How to Watch the 2026 Oscars and Who Prediction Markets Are Betting On

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is facing off with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, among other films, for the top prize at this Sunday’s Academy Awards. The Oscars are set to start at a new time — 7:00 p.m. Eastern and 4:00 p.m. Pacific. Hopefully, that means host Conan O’Brien can wrap up the festivities well before 11 p.m. on the East Coast. This will also be one of the last times the ceremony is broadcast on ABC, its television home since 1976. The network’s final broadcast will come in 2028 before the awards show moves to YouTube in 2029, when it streams the 101st Academy Awards. The YouTube deal was announced in December and will run through 2033. For now, viewers can watch this year’s awards on ABC through cable, satellite, or over-the-air with an antenna. Another option is to watch online at ABC.com or through the ABC app with a TV provider login. If you’ve cut the cord, the next best way is Hulu. The Disney-owned streamer (Disney also owns ABC) will carry the awards for the first time this year. The broadcast will be available to all Hulu subscribers and does not require a Hulu + Live TV subscription. You could also try a free trial from streaming TV services that c