The Oscars will be broadcast live for the first time on Hulu

The Oscars ceremony is In its 97-year history. The Oscars will be broadcast on Hulu at the same time as it is broadcast on traditional network television via ABC. The ceremony begins on March 2 at 7 p.m. ET, although there is a live red carpet show starting a half-hour before that.

It’s very strange that it took this long, but whatever it is, I’ll take it. I don’t even have a regular TV, so Hulu will be the only way I’ll be able to watch live, as well as catch a suspicious stream somewhere. It’s likely the same for many of you reading this.

To that end, Hulu streaming could lead to a serious ratings spike, with The television broadcast will reach 30 million live viewers. The Oscars haven’t gotten this many eyeballs since 2017 moonlight From my jaw La la land defeat. The 2024 ceremony attracted 21.5 million viewers, but that represents a significant increase compared to the Covid years.

This year’s broadcast is hosted by The king of hot wings himselfConan O’Brien. Awards nominees won’t be announced until January 17, and there are plenty of films that could end up in first place. These include evil, Brutal, Anura and I saw the glow of the televisionamong many other things.