The 2025 Oscars are nearly right here, and cord-cutters have a brand new route to watching the glitzy Academy Awards ceremony dwell.
Live TV streaming providers stay a method to stream the present because it unfolds, however for the first time, subscribers to common Hulu (adverts or no adverts) may also give you the option to watch the Oscars dwell. The present, which comic Conan O’Brien will host, may also air on ABC.
Ten movies are up for greatest image, together with the musical movie Wicked and the physique horror flick The Substance. The different movies vying for the prime honor are The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Anora, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, Dune: Part Two and the most nominated contender, Emilia Pérez. If you missed any of these films, this is a information to streaming nominees earlier than the ceremony.
Performers at the Academy Awards embrace Doja Cat, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Queen Latifah, Raye and the Ok-pop star (and White Lotus season 3 actor) Lisa. If you are prepared to have a good time the greatest movies of 2024 at the Oscars, this is precisely when and the way to catch it dwell.
When to watch the 2025 Oscars
The 97th Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. You may also stream the present dwell on Hulu.
According to the streaming service, all Hulu subscribers shall be in a position to watch the ceremony in real-time. The Oscars may also stream on-demand the subsequent day, Monday, March 3.
Another method to watch the 2025 Oscars with out cable is through a dwell TV streamer with ABC. We’ll stroll you thru the prime choices beneath.
Hulu has the Oscars dwell this 12 months, and all subscribers can tune in. The ad-supported model of the streamer prices $10 per 30 days and $100 per 12 months, and the ad-free model prices $19 per 30 days with no annual fee choice. You may also stream the 97th Academy Awards on Hulu the day after the ceremony airs.
Hulu Plus Live TV is a dwell TV streaming service that permits you to watch ABC and the Oscars. It’s at the moment one in all the two greatest dwell TV streamers CNET recommends for cord-cutters. With an $83 per 30 days subscription, you get dwell channels and on-demand content material from the ad-supported variations of Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus.
CNET additionally recommends Sling’s Blue plan for cord-cutters. Sling Blue might throw in ABC, however it relies on what metropolis you are in (you may examine on this web site). Sling Blue prices between $46 and $51 per 30 days.