Overview
- Nominees from all 24 categories gathered at the Beverly Hilton for the official luncheon and posed for the traditional class photo.
- Ryan Coogler’s 'Blood & Sinners' remains the frontrunner with a record 16 nominations, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another' with 13.
- Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor announced that casting directors are formally included among the honorees for the first time.
- Taylor urged winners to keep acceptance remarks to about 45 seconds and to read from paper rather than a phone for the broadcast.
- International and technical nominees were prominently represented, including German visual-effects contenders Michael Ralla and Guido Wolter for 'Blood & Sinners'.