round two is about to begin, and we're really enjoying bowen yang and rachel sennott this morning. think they're doing a great job with the announcements. >> yeah. no kidding. a lot of look at them that energy. they're getting ready. they are ready. >> they've been where the energy. >> comes from. they said let's go back. >> really special to be here with rachel. both got our start in the new york alt comedy scene. >> yeah, we go way back. for those of you who don't know, the alt comedy scene is sort of like regular comedy, but for women and gay people. and i just want to say, it makes so much sense that bowen and i are like, doing this now, at this moment in our careers. you know, bowen is such a huge star on snl. he's in the hit movie wicked. >> oh, thanks. and rachel is fatima. >> thanks so much. let's keep going. so anyways, the nominees for achievement in music original song are amal from amelia perez, the journey from the 6888, like a bird from sing sing mi camino from amelia perez, and never too late from elton john. never too late. >> woo! >> i love it. >> smashed it. you s

actors bowen yang and rachel sennott announced all of this year's nominees, including best actor. >> the nominees are adrien brody in the brutalist timothee chalamet in a complete unknown colman domingo, and sing, sing! ralph fiennes in conclave and sebastian stan in the apprentice. >> stan's costar in the apprentice, jeremy strong, scored a supporting actor nod. so did yuri borisov for honora. kieran culkin a real pain. edward norton for playing folk singer pete seeger in a complete unknown. and guy pearce for the brutalist. the brutalist. felicity jones got a nomination for her supporting role in the film, also in the supporting actress category. monica barbaro for complete unknown. ariana grande. wicked. isabella rossellini for conclave and zoe saldana. emilia perez in los angeles george pennacchio for abc news now. >> the song is nominated in the best original song category, will not be performed live during the oscar show. that move was announced in a letter to the membership yesterday. it said instead, the show will celebrate the nominated songwriters through personal reflectio

snl's bowen yang and actor rachel sennott are today's emcee, so we'll keep tabs on that. trending for you this morning. pulling double duty on snl is easier than it looks, as long as you're able to bring on a few extras to help out. i've never done this before, you know? i'm having to be snl host andusical guest in the same week, so it's a lot of work and i want to focus on the songs. so i brought in some help to cover with all the hosting duties. hey, so timothee chalamet summoning some of his lookalikes from the much anticipated stint as a musical guest and host. now you you you may remember that he actually did this. he actually showed up to a lookalike situation happening in a new york city park. this is where all of his doppelgangers were there. and you know what? now he's giving them their 15 minutes of fame. there you go. showing up there. oh, my gosh, this should be fun. very talented kid. yeah, very much so. all right. let's talk about the forecast. it's been so cold on some of these mornings, but then the afternoon is so nice. so we're just in this california wi

. >> number seven, we found out this morning bowen yang and rachel sennott will announce the 2025 oscarions this thursday. you can watch them live here on abc seven, starting at 5:30 a.m. and then remember to watch the oscars here on abc seven. that's sunday, march 2nd. >> have any of you started watching any of these movies? >> not yet. >> oh my gosh. slowly getting into it. >> yeah. saw the substance. >> of course, we don't know what's going to be nominated for the oscars. i'm taken from the past. >> what about the really long one with the intermission? >> oh the brutalist. the brutalist? >> yeah. i mean, it is brutal to be sitting there >> george: good morning america. president trump's first day. a deep freeze. and major winter storm. and ohio state takes the title. presidentr

saturday night live's bowen yang and actress rachel sennott announced the short list of hopefuls beforeh. and nbc entertainment correspondent is here now to break it all down for us. chloe, walk us through the picks. >> hey there anna. >> well, first let's talk about amelia perez. this netflix movie is leading the way with the most nominations. 13. and this is setting a record. >> for the. >> to record for a non-english. >> language film. >> that surpasses. >> the previous. >> record holders. >> like crouching. >> tiger. >> hidden dragon and roma. >> and karla sofia gascon, who stars in this film. she is the first. trans actor. >> nominated for. >> an oscar. >> so this. >> is. >> a very big moment. now i want. >> to. move over to the brutalist. >> and wicked, which tied. >> with ten nominations. >> this is a. >> movie that people. >> have their eyes on. it's over. >> three hours long. >> it even has a 15 minute intermission. you have to see this movie in theaters right now. it was directed by. >> brady corbet. >> who is nominated for best director. he won best director at. >> the golden

don't worry, rachel sennott had been through extensive pronunciation training. "wicked."rst for best performance by an actor in a supporting role, in "anora," kieran culkin in "a real pain," edward norton in "a complete unknown." guy pearce and "the brutalist," and jeremy strong in "the apprentice." [applause] >> next, the nominees for achievement and costume design. "a complete unknown," conclaves, "gladiator ii," "nosferatu" 2, and "wicked." [applause] >> the nominees for makeup and hair styling are... "a different man" "emilia perez," "nosferatu," "the substance," and "wicked." [applause] >> next up the nominees for achievement and music, original score. "the brutalist," conclaves, "emilia perez," "wicked," and the wild robot. [applause] >> now this year's nominee for best live action short film. "alien," "i'm not a last ranger" and the man who would not remain silent periods. >> many such cases. >> yes. [applause] >> okay for best animated short film, the nominees are, "beautiful man." >> where? >> "and that shadow at the cypress." wondered to wonder antioch. [laughte

this thursday, snl's bowen yang and rachel sennott will announce the nominees after a 6-day delay dueildfires. and keeping with award shows, our denny directo traveled over 8,000 miles to saudi arabia to co-host the lavender carpet at j oy awards. >> denny: exclusive interviews with the iconic legends of hollywood. are you ready to be dazzled? ♪ i heard you're going around playiiiiin' ♪ >> kevin: christina aguilera opened the show with a 7-minute medley of her biggest hits! on the carpet, she stunned in balmain with her man, matthew rutler, by her side. morgan freeman was presented the lifetime achievement award while matthew mcconaughey took home personality of the year, with wife camila alves beaming in the crowd. >> may we all go forward and enjoy what we do. appreciate it. >> kevin: also in attendance? amanda seyfried who rocked two looks, martin lawrence, and cuba gooding, jr.! >> it's magical, it feels like we're at the oscars or something. >> kevin: we jump from the middle east to aspen, where justin and hailey bieber silence those split rumors! >> i created a disconnect. >> th

. >> number seven, we found out this morning bowen yang and rachel sennott will announce the 2025 oscar nominations this thursday. you can watch them live here on abc seven, starting at 5:30 a.m. and then remember to watch the oscars here on abc seven. that's sunday, march 2nd. >> have any of you started watching any of these movies? >> not yet. >> oh my gosh. slowly getting into it. >> yeah. saw the substance. >> of course, we don't know what's going to be nominated for the oscars. i'm taken from the past. >> what about the really long one with the intermission? >> oh the brutalist. the brutalist? >> yeah. i mean, it is brutal to be sitting there >> george: good morning america. president trump's first day. a deep freeze. and major winter storm. and ohio state takes the title. president trump issues a total of 42 presidential actions upon his return to the white house including sweeping pardons for nearly all the january 6th rioters. >> full pardon. >> george: granting clemency to the 600 people charged with assaulting or resisting law enforcement. also taking on immigration, declares