March makes dreams touch the sky, twinkle like stars, and shine on Hollywood's biggest night to celebrate the best in storytelling. The 98th Academy Awards thrives in all glory and power over show businesss offering a grand spectacle of fashion and artistic expression, emotional moments, and victorious outcomes to record cinematic history. Movie buffs repeat their annual ritual, streaming the Academy Awards, betting on their calculated predictions, faith, or on movies that touched their hearts.

Like usual, the 2026 Oscars will offer specific channels as its authorized broadcasting platforms for a seamless vieweing experience.

Netflix will not live broadcast the Oscars through its streaming service despite its growing involvement in live event coverage and award shows. People can watch the Academy Awards, which will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 15, 2026, through broadcasting and streaming services that hold official rights to the event.

ABC will continue to broadcast the Oscars through its live United States transmission, which has been ongoing for more than 60 years. The ceremony will provide online viewing through its live stream on Hulu, which will be available to subscribers who want to watch the awards show in real time. Alongside Hulu Live TV, viewers can watch the Oscars 2026 on YouTubeTV, AT&T TV, and FuboTV, many of which offer a free trial.

International audiences can select from several free viewing choices, such as the official website of the Academy, which will stream free HD live broadcasts, local networks such as ITV for the UK, 7Plus for Australia, Crave for Canada, and more. The official Oscars YouTube channel and social media platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, will share live coverage of the event, though not the main event yet.

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The Oscars offer new worldwide viewing possibilities through their various streaming options, though it is about welcome a major change in the near future.

After decades of successful broadcasting, the Oscars will leave home and migrate to a new, entirely free platform from ABC following its 100th year, slated for 2028. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has declared that the main award ceremony will be streaming on YouTube from 2029.

"The Oscars, including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, Governors Ball access, and more, will be available live and for free to over 2 billion viewers around the world on YouTube, and to YouTube TV subscribers in the United States," reads the official press release by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

YouTube will not only provide the entire content for free but also provide closed captions and audio tracks accompanying every broadcast, available in multiple languages. Meanwhile, though, the Oscars have moved forward without Netflix, the streaming titan, despite not bagging Hollywood's biggest night, has brought home one of music's biggest events. 

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