Oscars: When is Red Carpet?

The Oscars red carpet event is the pinnacle of red carpet events for the award season. We have all the information on where you should watch.

As if there wasn’t any drama already leading up to Oscar Sunday, this year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences we will be charging a fee to TV stations and networks for broadcasting from the red carpet. This comes as a complete shocker for some press who have covering the Oscar red carpet for years. It’s a pretty smart move on the Academy’s part, since the Oscar red carpet is the most anticipated red carpet event of any year. Almost immediately after Oscar nominees are announced, designers are begging to dress them. Not to mention the post-Oscar coverage is more about who wore it best and less so on who won the award.

So that leads to the question who is going to have the best red carpet coverage and when will it start? Reportedly, per the Los Angeles Times linked above, the Academy is charging upwards to $500,000 for media outlets to broadcast live from the red carpet. This is going to leave some smaller networks out in the cold. Never fear. We’ve got you covered with all the best networks covering the 89th Academy Awards red carpet.

As always, E! is getting an early start on it Oscar red carpet coverage with its show Countdown to the Red Carpet. Coverage begins at 1 PM ET/10:30 AM PT with Catt Sadler and Jason Kennedy. Live On the Red Carpet special starts at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT. Greeting the Oscar nominees on the red carpet are hosts, Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic.

The Entertainment Tonight red carpet will be found on ETonline.com,  Facebook (Official Page) Twitter (@etnow) and Instagram (@entertainmenttonight).  Coverage starts at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT with hosts Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frasier.

The most exclusive coverage of the Oscars red carpet is going to be on ABC. The network is the only broadcaster that may broadcast live footage from the red carpet one hour before the Oscars. Their show Oscars Red Carpet Live is hosted by Good Moring America host Robin Roberts, Lara Spencer, and Michael Strahan. The ABC red carpet broadcast starts 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT. Also on hand to help with hosting is Jess Cagle of PEOPLE magazine, designer and Project Runway judge Nina Garcia, and Vanity Fair executive editor, Krista Smith.

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The Academy Awards will air live this Sunday on ABC at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT.