How to watch the 2025 Oscars for free: Time, channel, streaming, nominees

The 2024-25 awards season comes to an end tonight; it’s time for the 2025 Oscars!It’s been an awards season filled with surprising wins and its fair share of controversy, but most importantly, it’s been a season of great movies.Tonight’s nominated movies had to be released during the 2024 calendar year and include “Anora,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Brutalist” — all of which won at least one top prize during a precursor award ceremony like the BAFTAs or Golden Globes.RELATED: Johnny Oleksinski’s Oscar predictions 2025: Who will win vs.

who should win this yearThis year, the ceremony will air on streaming and cable for the first time in its 97-year history.Here’s how you can tune in.

The 2025 Oscars are tonight, Sunday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m.ET.

The telecast will air live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.As they have every year since 1976, the Oscars will air on ABC.If you have cable or a TV antenna, all you have to do is change the channel around 7:00 tonight.If you recently cut the cord, the best way to stream the Oscars for free is to use a live TV streaming service with a free trial.We recommend DIRECTV Stream, which offers a five-day free trial for new subscribers.

When the trial is over, you’ll pay $86.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels, including ABC.fuboTV also offers a free trial for new users.It runs for seven days, and then you’ll be able to save $25 on your first month ($59.99, $84.99/month after).

This year, the Oscars are also airing on Hulu, which has a 30-day free trial for new subscribers.Comedian and former talk show host Conan O’Brien is set to host the 2025 Oscars.A two-time Emmy Awards host, it’s O’Brien’s first time emceeing the Academy Awards.

Below, find the nominees for some of the evening’s biggest prizes; you can read a full list here.As is tradition, all four of last year’s acting award winners — Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., and Da�...