The 96th annual Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Here’s how to watch (or stream) the Oscars 2024.
The 96th annual Academy Awards are set to kick off this Sunday, March 10, at the new time of 7 p.m. EST (an hour earlier than usual). Many critics expect “Oppenheimer” to sweep the major categories. It could also be a night of firsts for many nominees, including Best Director nominee Christopher Nolan.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” actress Lily Gladstone is the first Native American to be nominated for an Oscar and is the odds-on favorite to win Best Actress. She would be the first indigenous woman to win an acting Oscar.
Greta Gerwig, Colman Domingo, Martin Scorsese and many others are poised to set milestones at this year’s ceremony. See our full rundown below for everything you need to know heading into Sunday.How to watch the 2024 Oscars
This year’s Oscars broadcast will air on ABC and will also be available to stream via Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, FuboTV and AT&T TV. This year the ceremony will begin an hour earlier than usual at 7 p.m. EST.
The red carpet pre-show begins at 1 p.m. EST with “Countdown to Oscars: On The Red Carpet Live,” until 4 p.m. EST, when the live show will start and celebrities will make their way into the Dolby Theatre. You can catch the action on ABC, or stream it via ABC’s website and app or the red carpet Facebook and YouTube pages.Who’s hosting the 2024 Oscars?
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel will emcee the awards show for the fourth time. Among returning hosts, he now trails only Bob Hope (19 times), Billy Crystal (nine times) and Johnny Carson (five times) for the most.
The 56-year-old comedian added that it might be his last time hosting. “I don’t presume that I’ll be asked to do it again … but I don’t know. I’ll say four seems like a solid number to me,” he said.Who is favored to win at the 2024 Oscars?
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is heavily favored to win several major categories and leads the pack with 13 total nominations, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things,” which has 11 nods.
Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor are all predicted to go to Nolan’s three-hour historical drama, with awards for cinematography, editing and sound possible as well.