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After a long awards season, the 2025 Oscars have finally arrived. With The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, Wicked, Conclave, and A Complete Unknown among the most-nominated movies of the night, the 97th Academy Awards will return once again to the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles tonight.
At a Glance: How to Watch the Oscars Online
Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars for the first time tonight during tonight’s ceremony. In between speeches, this year’s Academy Awards will also see a handful of must-see musical performances. The Academy announced that Wicked stars and Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande would perform during the awards show. Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink, Queen Latifah, and Raye are also set to perform during tonight’s Oscars. Want to watch the Oscars online?
Read on for how to stream the awards show without cable.
How to Watch 2025 Oscars Online Without Cable
The 2025 Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu at the same time this year, the first year the awards show has simultaneously been available to watch on cable and a streaming service at once. Check out our guide to watching the Oscars livestream, below, including how to stream the Academy Awards online with a free trial.
7-Day Free Trial
Watch the Oscars on fuboTV
If you don’t have cable, another easy way to livestream tonight’s Oscars is with a fuboTV subscription. Plans come with a 7-day free trial to start, and include access to local channels like ABC to watch the Academy Awards. Subscriptions start at $59.99/month following the free trial.
5-day Free Trial
Watch the Oscars on DirecTV Stream
Want to stream the Oscars on ABC without cable? You can also watch the 97th Academy Awards with a DirecTV Stream plan, which comes with a 5-day free trial. Plans start at $86.99/month after that.
30-Day Free Trial
Watch the Oscars on Hulu
The Oscars will stream live on Hulu for the first time this year at the same time they air on ABC. New subscribers can get a 30-day free trial to Hulu to watch the awards show.
Hulu + Live TV subscribers can also watch the ceremony live on ABC with a 3-day free trial. The plan bundles 95 channels, plus ESPN+ and Disney+, starting at $86.99/month after the trial.
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Watch the Oscars on Sling TV
Sling subscribers can watch the Oscars on ABC with the streaming service’s Blue package, which includes access to ABC and other local channels. The plan costs $25.50/month for the first month of streaming — among the more affordable options available right now.
When Are the Oscars? 2025 Date, Start Time
This year’s Oscars start at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT today, March 2, 2025. Both ABC and Hulu will air and stream the annual Academy Awards show this year.
Oscars 2025 Host, Presenters, Performers
O’Brien will make his Oscars hosting debut tonight. “We’re going to have a great show,” he recently told Jimmy Kimmel in an interview. “We’re going to have a great time. Things for me come together very late, so I started working on the Oscars about four hours ago and I’m going to pull an all-nighter.”
The Academy announced that 2024 Oscar winners Emma Stone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr. are among the presenters at the 2025 Academy Awards. In addition to Grande and Erivo, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will also perform during the 2025 Oscars.
2025 Oscar Nominees
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
See the complete list of the 97th Academy Award nods — and check out our guide on how to stream the 2025 Oscar nominees online.
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