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Before Conan O’Brien makes his Oscar hosting debut tonight, the 97th Academy Awards will kick off with the stylish arrivals on the red carpet before they head inside the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
The 2025 Oscars broadcast live on ABC and live stream on Hulu tonight starting at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. Julianne Hough and Bachelor alum Jesse Palmer will co-host ABC’s Oscars Red Carpet Show at 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET and E! will return with its iconic Glambot in its annual red carpet coverage starting at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET. Laverne Cox won’t be returning to her role at E; Access Hollywood entertainment reporter Zuri Hall will lead interviews this year’s nominees, presenters and attendees.
At a Glance: How to Watch the 2025 Oscars Red Carpet Online
Keep reading below for more details on the 2025 Oscars red carpet pre-show coverage and how to watch the fashionable festivities with and without cable, including for free.
Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer will host the official Red Carpet Pre-Show starting at 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET on ABC and livestreaming on Hulu.
E! will kick off its Oscars coverage with E!’s Brunch at the Oscars beginning at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET. E! News‘ Keltie Knight, style expert Zanna Roberts Rassi, NBC Sports host Maria Taylor, actress Bresha Webb and E! correspondent Will Marfuggi will predict this year’s winners and chat about what the nominees are expected to wear tonight.
E!’s Academy Awards coverage continues with Live from E! The Oscars starting at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET and will include the iconic red carpet Glambot. Access Hollywood‘s Zuri Hall will interview stars, presenters and nominees as they arrive. Fashion designer Christian Siriano and comedian and actress Yvonne Orji will join Rassi and Taylor will provide commentary on the night’s most show-stopping looks, while Knight and Marfuggi will give viewers a bird’s eye view of the Oscars red carpet from the top if Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum on Hollywood Boulevard.
You can stream Oscars pre-show and red carpet coverage on ABC and E! on any live TV streaming service that carries the networks, including Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Fubo, and DirecTV Stream.
Cable subscribers can stream E! online by logging into with their TV provider credentials, including both traditional and streaming TV providers such as DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.
See below for more on each streaming option for streaming the Oscars red carpet online.
