As firefighters gradually gain control over the wildfires across Los Angeles, life in Hollywood is edging back toward normalcy. After a series of speed bumps, the 2025 Oscar voting process is gearing back up, with a big milestone finally achieved as of 5 p.m. PT Friday.

With the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations, the members of the Academy have, in effect, responded to the natural and political disasters of the moment in the name of solidarity. A remarkable consensus has crystallized among a small number of movies that,