Workers prepare the red carpet area on Friday ahead of the Oscars at the Dolby Theater.
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Workers prepare the red carpet area on Friday ahead of the Oscars at the Dolby Theater.
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The 94th Academy Awards will air at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, with red carpet programming starting 90 minutes before showtime at 6:30 p.m. ET.
ABC will broadcast the Oscars live. Cable subscribers can also stream the ceremony live on abc.com or through the ABC . app by logging in through your cable provider.
Those without a cable subscription can access the ceremony through subscription services like Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo, YouTubeTV, The Roku Channel, AT&T TV, and FuboTV. (Many offer free trials.)
The ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and will require nominees and guests – although not performers or presenters – to present proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. All attendees will be required to present a negative test result. After three consecutive years without a host, this year’s ceremony will feature three runner-ups: Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer.
While the first Academy Awards ceremony lasted 15 minutes which was very effective, today the ceremony tends to last around 3 and a half hours on average. This year, the academy made controversial decision to cut eight categories from the live broadcast – instead record them before airing and put the footage into the reality show. The categories that were cut included film editing, original points, production design, makeup and hairstyling, animated short, documentary short, action short, and sound mixing. The Academy also added a new award, the fan favorite award, decided by popular vote held on Twitter.
