Overview
- The Academy, in a Thursday announcement, signed a 10-year deal with AEG to host the Oscars at the Peacock Theater from 2029 through 2039.
- Starting in 2029, the ceremony will stream globally on YouTube, ending its ABC run after the 100th Oscars in 2028.
- AEG and the Academy say the venue will get comprehensive technical and facility upgrades, and the L.A. Live plaza will stage an expanded red carpet arrival.
- Organizers say the venue’s technology will let them reimagine the show’s look, with more room for guests than at the Dolby Theatre according to multiple reports.
- The move ends a run at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre that began in 2002, with the lone 2021 ceremony held at Union Station downtown.