How to Watch the Oscars 2023 on Livestream, TV & More

As the start of Oscars 2023 looms ever closer, the red—ahem, champagne—carpet is being rolled out for Hollywood’s biggest night on Sunday. It’s Jimmy Kimmel’s third time hosting at the 95th Academy Awards, but elsewhere the Oscars will hold some novelty—even beyond a crop of fresh 2023 Oscar nominees. Many honorees (including all of the ultracompetitive best-actor hopefuls) are first-time nominees; a pregnant Rihanna will make her Oscars debut with a live performance; and the Academy has even enlisted a first of its kind “crisis team” to ensure that there are no repeats of last year’s incident that shall not be named. 

An exciting group of presenters and performers have already been unveiled for Oscars 2023. Even first-time attendee Pedro Pascal, whose hit HBO series The Last of Us will be airing its finale at the same time as the ceremony, is skipping a possible viewing party in favor of presenting at the Academy Awards. While stars assemble themselves for the evening—and live coverage from the Vanity Fair Oscar Party—here’s how to watch the Oscars 2023 live and ensure that all of VF’s predictions come true. 

How to Watch the Oscars

The 2023 Oscars air on Sunday, March 12, on ABC. You can watch the ceremony live on TV at your local ABC affiliate, or online at abc.com (or through the ABC app) by signing in with a participating television provider. (Details on various providers can be found here.) If you’ve cut ties with cable, streaming options include Hulu + Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV, Sling TV, or FuboTV, many of which come with free trial options. Best news of all? This year, Roku is offering the Oscars for free on the ABC news channel—no subscriptions required.

Where to Watch the the Oscars Red Carpet

The Oscars are a marathon, not a sprint. As such, awards festivities begin hours before the actual telecast. ABC’s On the Red Carpet Live! Countdown to Oscars 95 begins at 1 .p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on the ABC News Live website. Then, Ashley Graham, Vanessa Hudgens, and Lilly Singh will join forces to host the Countdown to the Oscars lead-in, which begin sat 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. Over on E!, Live From the Red Carpet coverage with host Laverne Cox will start at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.

How to Watch the Oscars Postshows

After the trophies are handed out, the real fun can commence with the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which will celebrate all of the 2023 Oscar nominees with a night of glamour and gossip. To start, at 9 p.m. PT, Hollywood Black List founder Franklin Leonard will join VF’s Katey Rich and Mike Hogan for an Oscars livestream complete with A-list celebrity interviews and analysis of Oscars 2023. That show, titled After the Awards With Vanity Fair, will air on VF.com as well as Vanity Fair’s YouTube and Twitter channels.

Then, at 10:30 p.m. PT, tune in to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party Live show, which will feature star-studded red-carpet coverage with the night’s biggest nominees and winners. Come for candid interviews and fashion commentary on Vanity Fair’s TikTok channel and vf.com/oscarparty the morning after and beyond for exclusive content. To stay up to speed on all things Oscars 2023,  sign up for the “HWD Daily” newsletter, and follow Vanity Fair on Instagram and Twitter.

When Do the Oscars Start?

The 95th annual Academy Awards begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 12. This year’s telecast will air live from the Dolby Theatre. 

Ahead of all the action, complete your VF Oscar ballot and watch this year’s Oscar nominees before the awards air live on ABC.