Overview
- The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ABC with a live Hulu stream, following ABC News’ red carpet preshow at 3:30 p.m. ET and the official red carpet show at 6:30 p.m. ET.
- In India, live coverage streams on JioHotstar and airs on Star Movies, Star Movies Select and Colors Infinity, with red carpet at 3:30 AM IST and the main telecast at 4:30 AM IST on March 16, plus a 9:00 PM IST repeat.
- Comedian Conan O’Brien returns as host for a second year, with a slate of presenters that includes Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Robert Downey Jr. and Anne Hathaway.
- Two original-song performances are set: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, marking the first K‑pop song on the Oscars stage, and “I Lied To You” from Sinners.
- Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads with a record 16 nominations as the Academy debuts its new Casting award, with elevated security coordinated with federal and Los Angeles authorities.