The Academy Awards have found a new home, with the award show and all the awards that aren't generally broadcast moving exclusively to YouTube starting in 2029.
On Wednesday, YouTube and the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced an upcoming partnership. So upcoming, in fact, that it won't actually happen until 2029.
Starting in 2029, the Academy Awards — colloquially known as the Oscars — will relocate from their longtime home on ABC to YouTube. The event will broadcast free globally and available on YouTube TV in the U.S.
Alongside coverage of the award ceremony, YouTube will also offer red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, and access to the Governors Ball. Google Arts & Culture will provide additional digital access to Academy Museum exhibitions and help digitize the Academy Collection.
Until then, ABC, the current home of the Academy Awards, will continue to hold exclusive broadcasting rights. The 98th Academy Awards ceremony covering 2025 will take place on March 15, 2026.
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
This isn't the first time the long-time awards show has moved from one home to another. The Oscars were initially televised in 1953 by NBC, but then switched to ABC for a number of years. NBC briefly took over in the early 70s, before reverting back to ABC.
