One of the most cinematic events of Hollywood’s award show season is just a few hours away.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences are slated to present a number of awards, recognizing artistic and technical excellence across the film industry, to the makers and actors behind some of your favorite films from 2024 at 97th Academy Awards.
Last month, the Academy unveiled its Oscar nominees which includes a broad range of films, from the nearly four-hour historical drama “The Brutalist” to the fantasy musical blockbuster “Wicked.”
The 2025 Oscars will be held at the at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday night. And comedian Conan O’Brien has been tapped to serve as this year’s master of ceremonies.
Details of the ceremony remain under wraps, but there’s a good chance that event organizers will take a cue from the recent Grammy Awards, which tastefully and appropriately made heroic firefighters and fundraising a focus after wildfires wreaked havoc across Southern California last month.
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Here’s how and where to watch the events of the big night, including how to catch the red carpet.
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When and where are the Oscars?
The 97th Academy Awards are Sunday, March 2 and will be broadcast live from 7-10 p.m. ET.
The Oscars’ venue is none other than the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, which has been the venue for the Academy Awards since 2001. It was previously known as the Kodak Theatre, located inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping center.
The state-of-the-art theatre, designed with the Academy Awards broadcast in mind, has a seating capacity of 3,300.
Before the Dolby Theater became the mainstay, the ceremony bounced between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Shrine Civic Auditorium and Expo Center from 1990 until 2001.
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How to watch the Oscars on TV, other streaming options
The 97th Academy Awards will air live Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/4 PT, on ABC. You can also stream the awards ceremony live on ABC.com, the ABC app, Hulu, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV.
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Where to watch Oscars red carpet
The official red-carpet show, hosted by Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer, starts at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 PT on ABC. E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet” special begins at 4 p.m. ET/1 PT.
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Contributing: Saman Shafiq and Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
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