t’s almost time for the 96th Academy Awards! This Sunday, Mar. 10, Hollywood’s biggest names of the year will gather at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California to hand out those coveted gold statues. This year, Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic Oppenheimer leads in nominations with a whopping 13 nods, Yorgos Lanthimos’ quirky comedy Poor Things is in second place with 11 nods and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon takes third with 10. Greta Gerwig's box office record-breaker Barbie earned eight nominations, including for Best Picture, but both Gerwig and the film’s lead actress and producer, Margot Robbie, were notably not nominated in their respective categories.
The Oscars will see performances of all five of the original songs nominated this year, including a much-anticipated live performance of “I’m Just Ken” from Ryan Gosling. The awards show will also have a star-studded slate of presenters, which includes Zendaya, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, America Ferrera, Brendan Fraser, Ariana Grande, Ryan Gosling, Matthew McConaughey, Michelle Yeoh and Al Pacino.
Are you ready to tune in? Here’s what you need to know about watching the 2024 Oscars this year — with or without cable.
P.S. — looking for where to watch all the Oscars Best Picture nominees? We’ve got you covered there too.
The Oscars will be held on Sunday, Mar. 10.
This year, the Oscars will start an hour earlier than usual, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
The 96th Academy Awards will air on ABC, which you may have access to through cable or a live TV antenna. Don’t have access to ABC? You can stream the channel live with the help of a live TV streaming service like Fubo, Sling, DirecTV Stream and more, or grab yourself an old school TV antenna to tune into ABC free (as long as you live in an area with good enough over-the-air service). Here’s what we recommend for how to watch the Academy Awards without cable.