The Academy Awards will no longer air on ABC beginning in 2029 and will move to YouTube, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028, when the Oscars celebrate their 100th anniversary. Starting in 2029, however, YouTube will hold the global streaming rights to the Oscars through 2033.
The Academy Awards, including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, and the Governors Ball, will be available live and free on YouTube for viewers worldwide, as well as for YouTube TV subscribers in the United States. Advertising will continue to run during the broadcast.
According to those involved in the deal, the move to YouTube is intended to make the Oscars more accessible to a growing global audience, with features such as multilingual subtitles and audio options.
“We are thrilled to enter into a global, multi-year partnership with YouTube as the future home of the Oscars and the Academy’s year-round programming,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor in a joint statement. They added that the partnership will help expand global access to the Academy’s work, inspire new generations of filmmakers, and celebrate cinema on an unprecedented international scale.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the Oscars are “one of the world’s most important cultural institutions,” and that bringing the ceremony to YouTube will help inspire a new generation of creatives and film lovers while honoring the show’s rich legacy.
