This Sunday, March 10th, the 96th Oscars ceremony will be held, and here is everything you need to know to get the most out of the weekend’s events and coverage.
How to Watch
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s ceremony starts an hour earlier than normal at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT. Keep in mind in America, Daylight Savings Time goes into affect at 2am on March 10th, so if your area doesn’t observe DST, the clocks move forward one hour.
The Oscars will be broadcast on ABC in the U.S., and also be available to stream on ABC News Live, ABC.com, and on the network’s app.
An American Sign Language (ASL) livestream with Deaf Interpreters will accompany the 96th Oscars broadcast on the Oscars YouTube channel, also starting at 7pm ET/4pm PT.
Outside of the U.S., The Hollywood Reporter has put together a great guide of How to Watch the Oscars 2024 Around the World.
Oscars Pre-Show Coverage
The ceremony culminates the biggest weekend of the year for the film industry, and Disney is making sure it is offering major coverage via its networks and media outlets.
ABC’s “Good Morning America” will have Whit Johnson co-anchor the Saturday, March 9th, and Sunday, March 10th, broadcasts of the news show live from Hollywood.
On Friday, March 8, ABC News’ DeMarco Morgan and Eva Pilgrim and chief health and medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton will originate special editions of “GMA3: What You Need to Know” from the red carpet and live from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, respectively.
In addition to interviews with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” co-host Guillermo Rodriguez, and Academy social media ambassador and red carpet correspondent Amelia Dimoldenberg, there will be segments highlighting the Best Costume Design nominees; a tour of the Academy’s museum, library, and archive; and more.
Also, on March 8th, Linsey Davis will anchor a special edition of “ABC News Live Prime” live from the red carpet.
ABC News will broadcast “Countdown to Oscars: On the Red Carpet Live!” on Sunday, March 10, at 1pm ET/10am PT. The pre-show coverage will begin streaming on ABC News Live at the same time and continue throughout the day until the start of the Oscars ceremony.
Linsey Davis and Whit Johnson will host live from the red carpet, where they will preview the ceremony and interview nominees and presenters and share an exclusive preview of the Governors Ball. The pre-show will also feature ABC News’ Pilgrim, Morgan, Chris Connelly, Kelley Carter, and Mike Muse, in addition to Variety‘s Clayton Davis and celebrity stylist Joe Zee.
Local red carpet coverage starts Sunday, March 10, at 1pm ET/10am PT with “Countdown to Oscars: On The Red Carpet Live” and will continue at 4pm ET/1pm PT with “On The Red Carpet at the Oscars,” hosted by George Pennacchio with Roshumba Williams, Leslie Lopez, and Rachel Brown. Watch all the action from the red carpet live on ABC, or stream each show live on OnTheRedCarpet.com or On the Red Carpet’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
At 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT on ABC, Vanessa Hudgens and Julianne Hough will host “The Oscars Red Carpet Show,” the official lead-in to the 96th Oscars. This will marks Hough’s inaugural year and Hudgens’ third consecutive year hosting the official pre-show.
The 30-minute special will highlight Oscar nominees, performers, and presenters, and provide a multi-view experience of the red carpet arrivals, showing viewers every can’t-miss moment from Hollywood’s biggest night. The pre-show is executive produced by David Chamberlin.
GoodMorningAmerica.com, the “Good Morning America” social media accounts, and ABCNews.com will have live coverage of the red carpet and awards show beginning at 4pm ET/1pm PT on March 10th.
Not enough pre-Oscar coverage? Tune in to the all-new “Oscars On the Red Carpet Encore Unlocked Channel” to see memorable moments from years past during the epic celebration that takes place on Hollywood’s biggest night. The fashion, glamour, and star power can currently be streamed for free 24/7, with no sign-in needed, in the ABC app (available on iOS and Android), on ABC.com, or via connected devices using Amazon Fire TV, AppleTV, and Roku.
After the Oscars
“Good Morning America” will air its signature “Oscars After Party” on March 11th, live from Times Square. It will include post-show updates, as well as Lara Spencer’s backstage interviews.
The syndicated “Live with Kelly and Mark” will air it’s popular “After the Oscars” special, which features hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood at 9am ET/PT on Monday, March 11th. The show will also feature unforgettable moments with the winners captured the moment they walk offstage. The show is distributed by Disney Entertainment.
If you’re in Los Angeles, there are still free tickets to be in the audience, but be warned…they’ll be starting the show at 6am PDT.
ABC News Radio affiliates across the U.S. will feature full audio, video, and written recaps of the night’s big moments on March 11th.
ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know” will feature comedian Roy Wood Jr., who will share his takes on all the winners from the big night on Monday, March 11th.
And of course I’ll have the complete list of Disney-branded winners here on Monday morning.
Watch Disney’s Oscar Nominees
The Walt Disney Company received a combined 20 nominations across its Walt Disney Studios, content brands, and platforms for this year’s Oscars.
To help you watch them all, I put together this of all the nominees, and where you can watch them (hint: they’re all available on either Disney+ or Hulu).
So, let me know in the comments if you’ll be watching, and who you think will win this weekend.
