The biggest awards ceremony in American film will announce its nominees soon, and you no longer need access to a TV to watch it all unfold live.
Let’s face it: half the fun of the Oscars is just trying to figure out which movies and performances will score the coveted nominations. Sure, there are movies that are pretty obviously Oscar bait — hey there, La La Land — but this is also the year that Deadpool is making as serious a push as a movie like Deadpool can for a Best Picture nomination. In other words, it might actually be interesting to see which movies are even nominated for the big categories!
This seems to be why there’s an actual, live as of this writing, live stream available on YouTube directly from the Oscars’ official account. Of course, it isn’t actually showing anything right now other than a request to stand by.
According to Entertainment Weekly, certain shows like Good Morning America will also show the nomination announcement live. Additionally, the official Oscars website will run a stream. Since you may be at work by the time the announcements begin, the Oscars site may end up being the safer choice, since it’s less likely to be blocked.
The announcements begin at 8:18 a.m. ET, 7:18 a.m. CT, 6:18 a.m. MT, and 5:18 a.m. PT. As that time is so specific, we fully expect the Academy to get the show on the road at precisely that minute. EW reports that Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson will both announce some of the nominations as part of a larger group.
Finally, Jimmy Kimmel, as previously announced, will host the actual awards ceremony. He hosted the Emmy Awards last year, so one supposes that the Oscars count as a step up. (Not to knock the Emmys, but, you know, it’s the 89th ceremony for the Oscars.)
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The Oscars air Feb. 26 on ABC.