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The 96th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood. Here’s what you need to know.
What time does the Oscars start?
The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC and elsewhere starting at 4pm PT/7pm ET, an hour before the start of the traditional Oscars ceremony. It’s also the first full day of daylight saving time, with spring taking effect starting at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Jimmy Kimmel will host the Academy Awards on Sunday for the fourth time, and the second year in a row.
What channels is the Oscars ceremony shown on?
In addition to ABC, the Oscars will be available on ABC.com and the ABC app via authentication with a cable or satellite provider. ABC is also available through streaming services including Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV, and FuboTV, many of which have free trials when you sign up.
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The show will also be available in over 200 countries and territories (see list of international broadcasters below).
This year’s Academy Awards will also be available in American Sign Language via livestream. Watch this live broadcast via the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences here.
Red carpet previews
ABC’s official preview, Oscars red carpet, will begin at 3:30 PM PT/6:30 PM PT with Vanessa Hudgens and Julianne Hough as hosts. On E! , annual network Live from the Oscars Red carpet coverage begins at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET.
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In Los Angeles, The CW’s KTLA-5 will broadcast a live red carpet show from the Oscars from 1-3:30 PM PT, hosted by news team Sam Rubin, Jessica Holmes, Megan Henderson and Doug Caulk.
Earlier today, ABC News will present Countdown to the Oscars: On the Red Carpet Live from 10am-1pm PT/1-4pm ET, which will be broadcast on ABC and broadcast on ABC News Live, with Linsey Davis and Whit Johnson hosting live from the Dolby Theater red carpet.
What to expect during the ceremony
Kimmel will headline a three-and-a-half-hour show honoring the best motion pictures of the year. He will be joined by a list of presenters that includes Mahershala Ali, Bad Bunny, Emily Blunt, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cynthia Erivo, America Ferrera, Sally Field, Brendan Fraser, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Ben Kingsley, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Lawrence, Melissa McCarthy, Matthew McConaughey, Kate McKinnon, Rita Moreno, John Mulaney, Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ki-Hui Quan, Issa Rae, Tim Robbins, Sam Rockwell , Octavia Spencer, Steven Spielberg, Mary Steenburgen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Yeoh, Rami Youssef, and Zendaya.
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All five songs nominated for the original song category will be performed on Sunday. That loaded list includes a pair of tunes from Barbiethe 2023 box office queen who’s racked up eight Oscar nominations (one of those songs, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”, won Song of the Year earlier this month at the Grammy Awards, where she and her brother/partners won Performed by songwriter Finneas O’Connell).
The songs nominated for Sunday’s show are:
“The Fire Within” from Flamin Hot
Performed by Becky G
Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
“I’m just Kane” from Barbie
Performed by Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson
Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew White
“Never Gone Away” from American Symphony
Performed by Jon Batiste
Music and lyrics by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
“Wahzhazhe (Song for My People)” from Moonflower Killers
Performed by Scott George and the Osage Singers
Music and lyrics by Scott George
“What were you created for?” from Barbie
Performed by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Who was nominated?
Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer It’s vying for 13 nominations on Sunday and is up for the most major awards shows so far this season including the Guilds (major and major), the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. The record for the most Oscars in a single year is 11 (joint with… Ben-Hur, Titanic And recently The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2004).
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Other top candidates on Sunday are Bad things With 11 nominations including Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos; Moonflower Killers With 10 including Best Actress for Lily Gladstone and Best Director for Martin Scorsese; And Barbie With eight nominations including supporting nods for Gosling and America Ferrera and adapted screenplay for Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (yes, Oscar voters left out Margot Robbie for lead actress and Gerwig for directing).
The four films mentioned above with American Fiction, Anatomy of the Fall, The Masterpieces, The Maestro, Past Lives And Area of interest They were nominated in the Big Screen race for Best Picture, which it won last year Everything everywhere at once.
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Other nominees to watch on Sunday include the acting categories, where Gladstone, Cillian Murphy (main), Robert Downey Jr. and Joey Randolph (supporting) have been consistent winners over the long awards season and are favored to take home statues.
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International broadcasting
The Academy Awards ceremony is also broadcast in more than 200 countries and territories. Here is a list of broadcasters according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
Africa (M-Net, DSTV Now); Armenia (Channel One); Australia (Seven Network, 7Plus); Austria, Alto Adige (ORF 1); Baltics (Duo 3, Duo 4, Duo 5, Duo 6, Filmzone, Filmzone+, Kidzone, Kino 7, Semeika, Kanal 2, Kanal 7, Kanal 7+); Belgium (Play6, Play More, GoPlay in Flemish; Proximus TV, Pickx in French); Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federalna Televizija); Bulgaria (Nova TV); Canada (CTV, CTV2); Croatia (HRT 1, HRT 2); Cyprus (best HD movies); Czech Republic (CT1, CT2, CT Art); Denmark (TV2 Denmark, TV2 Play, TV2 Zulu, DR2); El Salvador (Channel 2); Fiji and Fiji Islands (FBC TV); Finland (YLE Teema Fem, YLE Areena); France, Andorra, Mauritius, Monaco (Canal + France, Canal + On Demand, Canal Plus Decal, Canal Plus Cinema, Canal Plus Sport, Canal + Family, Canal + Series); Georgia (Imedi TV); Germany, Austria, Alto Adige, Liechtenstein, Switzerland (Pro 7, Kabel1, Kabel1 Doku, ProSieben Maxx, Sat.1, Sat.1 Gold, Sixx, Maxdome (Aka Joyn), 7TV, http://www.prosieben.de In Germany); Greece (Oti TV); Guatemala (Channel 31, Channel 35);
Iceland (Ligan, Stud 2, Channel 2); India (Disney + Hotstar); India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka (Fox, Fox Crime, FX, Star Gold, Star Movies, Star Movies Select, Star One, Star Plus, Star Utsav, Star World, Star World Premiere HD, Vijay); Indonesia (Disney + Hotstar); Ireland (RTE, RTE 2, RTE Player); Israel (yes HD movies); Japan (Wowwow, Wowwow members upon request); Latin America and the Caribbean (TNT, CNN Chile, HBO Max); Luxembourg (Proximus TV, Pickx in Belgian; Pro 7, Kabel1, Kabel1 Doku, ProSieben Maxx, Sat.1, Sat.1 Gold, Sixx, Maxdome (Aka Joyn), 7TV, http://www.prosieben.de in German ); Macedonia (Radio Television Macedonia); Mexico (Azteca 7, Azteca 13); Middle East and North Africa (MBC 2, MBC Mox, Culture, Shahid Plus); Mongolia (edutainment TV channel and Moviebox channel); Montenegro (TVCG1);
Netherlands (1st Film, Filmbox, ANOs (“Canal Digitaal”, “KPN”, “Ziggo”)); Poland (Canal+ (Poland), Player+, myCanal); Portugal (RTP 1); Romania and Moldova (ProTV, Pro Cinema, Voyo); Serbia (RTS); Singapore (Channel 5, meWatch); South Korea (OCN, OCN Movies, OCN Movies 2, TVN Limited, Genie TV, Genie TV Mobile, LG U+TV, LG U+ Mobile TV, Uflix); Spain, Andorra (Movistar+, Movistar Accion, Movistar Comedia, Movistar Drama, Movistar Estrenos, Movistar Estrenos 2, Movistar Series, Movistar Series 2, Channel 0, pop-up channel “The Oscars® on Movistar Plus+”); Switzerland (SF DRS (SF1 and SF2) in German); Taiwan (Taiwan TV); Thailand (True Movie Hits HD, True Film 1, TrueID, TrueVisions Now); Ukraine (Sospilny Kultura); UK, Ireland (ITV, ITVX); and Vietnam (K+, K+ Cine).