The 2025 awards season is (finally) approaching its end. The 97th Academy Awards will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre, where Hollywood’s biggest stars will assemble to celebrate this awards cycle’s best films and performances one last time. Is Sean Baker’s “ Anora ” a shoo-in for the evening’s top prize, as many awards prognosticators believe? Or will “ Conclave ” pull off a surprise following its SAG Awards win ? And just how much of the “ Wicked ” soundtrack will Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande perform? You’ll have to tune in to the 2025 Oscars to find out.
When is the show? The 97th Academy Awards will be held on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The show will kick off at 4 p.m.
PT. How can I watch? The 2025 Oscars telecast will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu. Those with cable subscriptions also can use their credentials to access the livestream on abc.
com and the ABC app. This is the first year that the Oscars will stream live on Hulu. In prior years, cord-cutters needed subscriptions to platforms with live-TV tiers such as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV or FuboTV to catch the show.
What about the red-carpet shows? The official live preshow, “The Oscars Red Carpet Show” — hosted by Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer — will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on ABC and Hulu.
Those interested in tuning into the festivities even earlier can choose from preshow offerings that include “E! Countdown to the Red Carpet” (E!, 11 a.m.), �.
