"In 2029, viewers will be able to watch influencer vlogs, conspiracy explainers, AI slop, and the Oscars ceremony all in the same place. After more than half a century on broadcast television, the Academy Awards are officially moving to YouTube, where the ceremony will stream exclusively beginning with the 101st Oscars. It's a seismic shift for Hollywood's biggest night. The Oscars were first broadcast on NBC in 1953,"
"In a joint statement announcing the partnership, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor emphasized the global ambitions behind the move. The statement reads: "The Academy is an international organization, and this partnership will allow us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience possible, which will be beneficial for our Academy members and the film community." That global push comes as Oscars viewership has steadily declined over the past decade."
The Academy Awards will stream exclusively on YouTube beginning with the 101st Oscars in 2029. The long ABC partnership concludes with the 100th ceremony in 2028 after more than 50 years on network television. The move aims to expand global access to the Academy's work and reach the largest worldwide audience possible to benefit Academy members and the film community. Oscars viewership has fallen from over 40 million in the late 1990s to about 18 million recently as audiences increasingly watch clips online rather than full broadcasts. Social reaction quickly focused on concerns about YouTube ads and commercial interruptions.
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