| Academy Awards organisers have announced that the nominees will be announced on January 31st. The 78th ceremony will take place on Sunday March 5th, 2006, a week later than normal in order to avoid a clash with the televised 2006 Winter Olympics. In addition to the change in date, the ceremony will also kick off a half hour earlier than last year, starting at 8pm. The event will be held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. | 
