The 95th Academy Awards aired live on Sunday, March 12 at 8 p.m. ET. This year the awards recognizing top achievement in film will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who has hosted two previous times as well. There is a wide range in movies that have been leading the awards race thus far, from Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Fabelmens to The Banshees of Inisherin and The Whale, as well as more genre films like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Elvis.
The awards will broadcast live on ABC, but don’t worry if you don’t have cable. Any of the services mentioned below that carry ABC will let you watch the event as it airs, so read on for more details.
- When Are The Oscars: The Academy Awards are on Sunday, March 12, at 8:00 p.m. EDT
- What Network: The Academy Awards air on ABC.
- How You Can Watch The Oscars Live: DIRECTV STREAM provides live ABC and offers a 5-day free trial. FuboTV (sign up) and YouTube TV (Free Trial) also offer ABC and have a free trial.
- How You Can Watch The Oscars On-Demand: On Monday, March 13, at 3 A.M. EDT, the 94th Academy Awards will be available to stream On-Demand through Hulu’s Streaming Library (30-Day Free Trial)
Watch The Oscars Live Without Cable
The 95th Academy Awards air live on Sunday, March 12 at 8:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. The following summarizes your options are in our guide to watching ABC without cable and will let you watch The Oscars as they air live on ABC.
Watch The Oscars Free
The best way to watch The Oscars for free this year if you don’t have cable is to use a TV antenna if you live close enough to an ABC broadcast tower or stream ABC live with the free streaming service Locast.
Watch The Oscars on DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM offers live ABC streaming in many markets. ABC is available through its “Entertainment” package for $79.99 a month, along with a ton of cable TV and other broadcast networks. DIRECTV STREAM offers ABC in over half the markets in the US. They offer a free trial to allow you to make sure ABC is offered in your area. For more information, check out our review of DIRECTV STREAM.
How Much: $79.99 per month through the “Entertainment” package.
Watch The Oscars on YouTube TV
YouTube TV is another great option to watch The Oscars live. YouTube TV offers live ABC with its streaming service in nearly ALL markets in the US. The only market where YouTube TV doesn’t offer ABC is in the Rochester-Mason City-Austin market, which covers parts of Minnesota and Iowa. (YouTube TV does offer ABC in Rochester, NY, and Austin, TX.)
YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies. Be sure to check out our review of YouTube TV for more information. You can sign up for their free trial.
How Much: $72.99 per month.
Watch The Oscars Live on Hulu
Hulu offers a live TV service that carries ABC in nearly all US TV markets along with cable TV and broadcast networks. Therefore, you can watch The Oscars live as it airs on ABC. To see if live ABC is available in your area, you can use this tool: Hulu Live TV Channels by Zip code. Please be aware that Hulu Live TV has lost live ABC in 31 Markets due to recent contract disputes with local affiliates.
Hulu + Live TV is supported on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android, and more. You can read more about Hulu in our review of Hulu. There isn’t a month-to-month contract, so you can sign up to test the service without fear of a long-term commitment. You can sign up for Hulu Live TV using this link.
How Much: $76.99 per month.
Watch The Oscars on fuboTV
FuboTV recently added ABC in the following major markets:
- Chicago, IL
- Fresno-Visalia, CA
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Raleigh-Durham, NC (Fayetteville)
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
You can check out a free trial to FuboTV here. Fubo TV supports the following streaming devices:
- Android smartphones
- Android tablets
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple TV (4th Generation only)
- Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
- Roku
- Chromecast
For more information on FuboTV features, please see our Fubo TV review.
How Much: FuboTV costs $74.99.
Watch The Oscars Ceremony On-Demand
Hulu’s streaming library will air the 95th Academy Awards on-demand starting Monday, March 13 at 3:00 a.m. EDT. Hulu’s Streaming Library, starting at just $7.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. The $7.99 plan is ad-supported. However, you can watch commercial-free by subscribing to Hulu’s ad-free plan for $17.99 per month. Hulu has a massive catalog of TV shows on-demand, and you will also have access to Hulu Originals like The Handmaid’s Tale, Shrill, and The Act. You can watch Hulu on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and more. See our review of Hulu for more details.
