Harrison Ford Diagnosed with Shingles, Will Miss 2025 Oscars: Sources Say

Harrison Ford will not be presenting an award at the 2025 Academy Awards due to a recent diagnosis of shingles.

At 82 years old, Ford is reportedly resting and recovering, as stated by Entertainment Weekly. The announcement of his withdrawal from the Oscars was made on Saturday, March 1.

Ford has yet to comment publicly on his health situation. Us Weekly has reached out for further details.

Originally scheduled to present at the 2025 Oscars, the event is set for Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Just days before, Ford attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards alone.

“My wife is in New York doing a play,” Ford mentioned about his wife, Calista Flockhart, while gracing the red carpet last month.

With Flockhart absent, Ford brought his talent agent as his date. He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, respectively, for his role in the series Shrinking. He lost to Martin Short and the cast of Only Murders in the Building.

Despite his distinguished career, Ford and Flockhart, who is 60, have never worked together in a film or television project.

“It’s just the way circumstances have unfolded; we haven’t had the opportunity to work together,” Ford told Us Weekly last month, expressing his desire to collaborate with his wife.

In the meantime, Ford is concentrating on his role as Dr. Paul Rhoades in Apple TV+’s Shrinking.

“This is the best job I’ve ever had,” he shared with Us. “I live only half an hour away, get to sleep in my own bed, and I’m close to my wife and kids, working on smart, meaningful storytelling with incredibly talented individuals.”

He further elaborated, “The joy of this job lies in the emotional journey it offers; you should allow your feelings to guide you, but also maintain control to ensure you reach the right emotional destinations.”

Ford believes working on Shrinking serves as an “emotional exercise.”

“That’s precisely what I think we’re providing to our audience,” he remarked to Us. “We offer an emotional exercise, an opportunity for empathy and understanding for those who are unlike us — people we don’t typically engage with — allowing them to learn from varied experiences.”

The 97th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET.