87th Annual Academy Awards date set for February 22

The 87th annual Academy Awards will air live beginning at 8.30pm EST from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on ABC on Sunday, February 22 next year.

The date, announced on Thursday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, marks the academy’s return to their standard pattern after pushing the show back to March 2 this year because of the Olympics.

2015 Oscar nominees will be announced on January 15 next year, which follows the academy’s recent plan. 2014 nominations were announced on January 16. Voting for the 2015 nominees will begin on December 29 and end on January 8, 2015.