How to watch the Oscars & behind-the-scenes streams on Apple devices this weekend

People wanting to watch the Oscars will have a number of live options when the event unfolds on Sunday. Here's how to stream it on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.

For red carpet and backstage footage, people will be able to stream through the Oscars website, ABCNews.com, or the Facebook pages for ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Hosts will include Sofia Carson, Wesam Keesh, Chris Connelly, Ben Lyons, and Adnan Virk.

Things will become a bit trickier if you want to watch the actual awards ceremony, which starts at 5 p.m. Pacific time, 8 p.m. Eastern. ABC is the exclusive TV network for the event, which means you'll need an authenticated cable, satellite, or internet-based TV subscription if you want to watch legally.

Cord-cutters can use services such as Sling TV, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu, and DirecTV Now. In fact if the Oscars are all you care about, you can likely sign up for a free trial and cancel before any fees kick in.

With a subscription in tow, you now have the option to watch via ABCNews.com or the ABC News app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Be sure that you're taking advantage of Apple's single sign-on feature — on iOS devices, available through the TV Provider menu in the Settings app.

On an Apple TV, load the Settings app, select Accounts, TV Provider, and then Sign In.

11 Comments

rwx9901 100 comments · 7 Years

About 6 years ago

you'd have to pay me to watch this crap. And I'm not cheap.

SpamSandwich 32917 comments · 19 Years

I’ve not watched any Hollywood award shows for years thanks to the execrable politicization and propagandizing by the participants, but hey... free speech.

Soli 9981 comments · 9 Years

rwx9901 said:

you'd have to pay me to watch this crap. And I'm not cheap.

While not a scientifically derived list (how can it be?) there are several categories that are worth looking up if you enjoy movies. Some films may artsy or Hollywood insider to the point that it only appeals to that crowd, but usually there are plenty of enjoyable films that get nominated. My personal favorite this year is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

StrangeDays 12959 comments · 8 Years

SpamSandwich said:

I’ve not watched any Hollywood award shows for years thanks to the execrable politicization and propagandizing by the participants, but hey... free speech.

Translation: "I don't like hearing opinions different than mine."

That's fine. I don't listen to AM talk radio for the same reason. I personally don't watch award shows because I find them boring.

StrangeDays said:

SpamSandwich said:

I’ve not watched any Hollywood award shows for years thanks to the execrable politicization and propagandizing by the participants, but hey... free speech.

Translation: "I don't like hearing opinions different than mine."

That's fine. I don't listen to AM talk radio for the same reason. I personally don't watch award shows because I find them boring.

The monologues are usually solid comedy, which are done at the beginning. Plus, all the newsworthy clips can be found right away online if anything interesting actually happens which makes me wonder what's going on with their ratings.