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The 2023 Oscars are just a few days away. Do you know how you're watching the show yet? The 95th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Best Picture nominees include All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking —and Everything Everywhere All at Once, which leads the pack with nominations in 11 categories.
We've got all the details on when and how to watch and stream the 2023 Oscars, and we'll keep this article updated with the latest tune-in info. If you're a cord-cutter, plan ahead, since you may need to sign up for a new streaming service to watch the broadcast. And with that, here's everything you need to know about how to watch or stream the biggest entertainment awards event of the year.
The Academy Awards take place at the Dolby Theatre at the Ovation Hollywood shopping center in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)
The 2023 Oscars will air on Sunday, March 12, from the Dolby Theatre at the Ovation Hollywood shopping center in Los Angeles.
The show starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and runs for three hours, until 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.
ABC News will air its pre-show segment starting at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3.30 p.m. PT, with Red Carpet coverage starting at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. You can watch the entire pre-show and Red Carpet coverage live on ABC News with no sign-in required.
The E! channel will broadcast its own coverage of the Red Carpet starting at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. It will also feature a post-Oscars coverage which begins at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT. You'll need to subscribe to cable or a streaming provider like Youtube TV and Hulu plus Live TV in order to watch it.
The 2023 Oscars will air live on ABC, with Jimmy Kimmel as host. ABC is on all cable and satellite packages, and you can also watch it for free on most televisions if you have an antenna.
ABC is on different channels in many markets. Check out this guide to ABC's local affiliate channels to find where it's airing in your location.
You can watch the broadcast for free on your local ABC station, if you have an antenna. You can also sign up for a free trial of many of the streaming services mentioned below — just remember to cancel the subscription when the trial ends.
If you don’t have cable or satellite, you can watch the Oscars on streaming providers such as Sling TV, YouTube TV, Fubo TV, Hulu plus Live TV and DirecTV Stream.
Sling TV is by far the cheapest option if you just want to watch the Oscars. The Blue package that includes ABC is just $45. Unfortunately, however, only select markets will receive ABC. Those regions include:
Chicago — WLS
Fresno — KFSN
Houston — KTRK
Los Angeles — KABC
New York — WABC
Philadelphia — WPVI
Raleigh-Durham — WTVD
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose — KGO
Sling TV currently does not have a free trial, but it is offering 50 percent off for the first month for new users.
