Monday afternoon's fête was a packed one, with studio executives, press, and guests celebrating the achievements of this year's nominees — nearly 200 in attendance — who posed for their traditional class photo (below).

Roars from the audience got underway as Everything Everywhere All at Once supporting actress nominee Jamie Lee Curtis was called up first to the stands, which filled up over the next 45 minutes or so with nominees from all categories. Like Curtis, the applause grew for folks including Steven Spielberg, Cruise, Bassett, Brendan Fraser, Farrell, Butler, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and Quan, who pumped his fist in the air as he quickly bounced his way down to the stage.
Noticeably absent among the acting nominees were Andrea Riseborough, Ana de Armas, and Barry Keoghan, while best song nominees Lady Gaga and Rihanna (fresh off her Super Bowl halftime performance) were also missing.

Before getting to the luncheon's traditional highlight, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Janet Yang encouraged those who'll be lucky enough to take the Dolby Theatre stage next month to keep their acceptance speeches to 45 seconds — the Academy has put in a lot of work to include all categories in the telecast, she said to cheers.

She also addressed the "unprecedented event" at last year's ceremony, referring to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage. Yang said the incident was "fully unacceptable" and admitted that "the response from our organization was inadequate." She promised that Academy will "act swiftly, compassionately, and decisively" in times of crisis moving forward.

The 95th Oscars will air Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.