Photo montage of the Oscar statuette and 2023's biggest movies, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'.
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How to watch the 2024 Oscars: Date, time, and where to watch

With a lineup of movies so great, this year's ceremony better be up to par.

The biggest night of the year (for film-obsessed nerds like me, anyway) is just around the corner, and the Oscars lineup is so great, it just might restore our faith in the future of cinema.

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We’ve got the two biggest and most multifaceted movies of 2023, Barbie and Oppenheimer, paired with some refreshingly unconventional titles like Poor Things and The Zone of Interest and genuinely sincere efforts like The Holdovers and Past Lives. Anatomy of A Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, and American Fiction not only highlight the thematic and tonal diversity of this year’s Best Picture nominees, but also the incredibly high standards of this edition of the Oscars. Suffice it to say, it’s an exciting time to be a movie fan!

When and where are the 2024 Oscars happening?

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Oscar statuettes are seen backstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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The 2024 Oscars will go back to their historic house, the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and will start an hour earlier than usual at 7pm ET/4pm PT on the first day of Daylight Savings Time. Those are two tricky reasons to accidentally miss the start of the show, so stay sharp!

How can I watch the 2024 Oscars?

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Oscar statuettes are seen backstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
Photo by Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images

The 96th Academy Awards will air on ABC, with Jimmy Kimmel taking on the host mantle for the fourth time. The network will also air a pre-show for 30 minutes before the ceremony. The industry’s biggest stars are expected to attend including the casts of all the nominated movies and a long list of presenters, which ABC has already begun announcing. Some of these presenters include:

  • Bad Bunny
  • Chris Hemsworth
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • Michael Keaton
  • Regina King
  • Jennifer Lawrence
  • Kate McKinnon
  • Rita Moreno
  • John Mulaney
  • Catherine O’Hara
  • Octavia Spencer
  • Ramy Youssef
  • Mahershala Ali
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Brendan Fraser
  • Jessica Lange
  • Matthew McConaughey
  • Lupita Nyong’o
  • Al Pacino
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Ke Huy Quan
  • Sam Rockwell
  • Michelle Yeoh
  • Zendaya

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