How to watch the 2020 Oscars

The biggest weekend in Hollywood is finally here, and if last year’s film reel is any indicator, the 2020 Oscars will be one of the biggest years yet.

Joaquin Phoenix’s noir take on the classic Batman villain landed Joker the most accolades with 11 nominations in total, including Best Actor and Best Picture. The coveted Best Picture category is especially eclectic this year, from the satirical Nazi-era romp Jojo Rabbit, to Little Women, and Netflix entries The Irishman and Marriage Story, as well as foreign language darling Parasite. Will one film sweep the categories, or will there be plenty of glories to go around? It’s anyone’s guess!

Here’s everything you need to know to watch the 2020 Oscars online for free.

Who is the 2020 Oscars host?

There will be no host at this year’s Oscars, however, there will be big-name presenters including Will Ferrell, Gal Gadot, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Mark Ruffalo, Kelly Marie Tran, and Kristen Wiig.

What time are the 2020 Oscars?

The 92st Academy Awards will air Sunday, Feb. 9, at 8pm EST.

What channel are the Oscars on?

The 2020 Oscars will air on ABC, but if you’ve cut the cord, there are still plenty of ways to watch online, as detailed below.

How to watch the 2020 Oscars online

1) Hulu with Live TV

• Cost: $54.99 per month
• Hulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS and Android devices
• Local channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the CW (check your local availability here)

Hulu with Live TV not only gives you access to on-demand content, but you’ll also be able to stream live TV, including local networks like ABC. If you miss the Oscars when they air, no worries: It will be available on demand along with countless movies, classic programs, and of course, original series available exclusively on Hulu. You’ll also get access to almost 60 channels, including Lifetime, ESPN, USA, and plenty more. (Here’s the complete list of Hulu Live TV channels.)

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2) Sling TV

• Cost: $30-$45 per month ($10 off first month)
• Devices: Amazon Fire TVs, Android Fire Stick, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, Google Chromecast, Oculus Go, and iOS and Android devices
• Local channels: NBC, Fox (check your local availability here)

For a more à la carte service, look to Sling TV. It offers two cable packages, Sling Orange and Sling Blue, both of which cost $30 per month. If you grab them both (Sling Orange + Blue) you can save $10 per month. Sling Blue offers more bang for your buck with over 40 channels, including sports necessities like FS1, NBCSN, and NFL Network. You’ll also gain access to the usual cable mainstays like Food Network, Discovery, Cartoon Network, SYFY, and FXX. Here’s the complete guide to Sling TV channels.

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How to use AirTV with Sling

ABC is not available on any Sling TV package. However, there is an easy workaround. By purchasing a basic AirTV for $79.99 or the AirTV Player for $119.99, you can gain access to local channels in your Sling TV package. As the Daily Dot wrote in its AirTV review, “It’s practically magic.”

The basic AirTV is a dual-tuner streaming device, while the AirTV Player is basically an upgraded Chromecast that has Netflix preinstalled. You’ll still need to own an HD antenna because even though AirTV gets you access to your local channels, it doesn’t actually physically show them to you.

But AirTV—which has no monthly fee—serves to strengthen one of Sling’s biggest weaknesses compared to other live streaming services. It’s the only way to watch The Bachelor using Sling TV.

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3) AT&T TV Now

• Cost: $50-$135 per month 
• Hulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, iOS and Android devices
• Local channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)

There’s a good chance that you’re already looking to AT&T for your wireless needs. The second you sign up you’ll gain instant access to 45+ channels, including local channels and even free HBO on PLUS and MAX channel suites. Plus, it comes with CloudDVR which lets you record up to 20 hours of TV per month. One account works on two devices, but you can add more devices for only $5.

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4) YouTube TV

• Cost: $49.99 per month
• YouTube TV devices: Google Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Xbox One, iOS and Android devices
• Local channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)

YouTube TV offers a streaming suite of more than 60 popular cable networks, including local channels. Among them are sports channels including ESPN and FS1, entertainment destinations like FXX and TBS, and even a handful of Spanish language channels like Telemundo and NBC Universo. One YouTube TV subscription lets you add up to six accounts, each with unlimited cloud DVR. (You can find the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)

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2020 Oscar Nominations

Best Picture

• Ford v Ferrari – Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and James Mangold
• The Irishman – Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
• Jojo Rabbit – Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi, and Chelsea Winstanley
• Joker – Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
• Little Women – Amy Pascal
• Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach and David Heyman
• 1917 – Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, and Callum McDougal
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, and Quentin Tarantino
• Parasite – Kwak Sin-ae and Bong Joon-ho

Best Director

• Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
• Todd Phillips – Joker
• Sam Mendes – 1917
• Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Bong Joon-ho – Parasite

Best Actor

• Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory as Salvador Mallo
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Rick Dalton
• Adam Driver – Marriage Story as Charlie Barber
• Joaquin Phoenix – Joker as Arthur Fleck / Joker
• Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Best Actress

• Cynthia Erivo – Harriet as Harriet Tubman
• Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story as Nicole Barber
• Saoirse Ronan – Little Women as Josephine “Jo” March
• Charlize Theron – Bombshell as Megyn Kelly
• Renée Zellweger – Judy as Judy Garland

Best Supporting Actor

• Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as Fred Rogers
• Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes as Pope Benedict XVI
• Al Pacino – The Irishman as Jimmy Hoffa
• Joe Pesci – The Irishman as Russell Bufalino
• Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Cliff Booth

Best Supporting Actress

• Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell as Barbara “Bobi” Jewell
• Laura Dern – Marriage Story as Nora Fanshaw
• Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit as Rosie Betzler
• Florence Pugh – Little Women as Amy March
• Margot Robbie – Bombshell as Kayla Pospisil

Best Original Screenplay

• Knives Out – Rian Johnson
• Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
• 1917 – Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
• Parasite – Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Irishman – Steven Zaillian based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt
• Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi based on the novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
• Joker – Todd Phillips and Scott Silver based on characters created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson
• Little Women – Greta Gerwig based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
• The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten based on his play The Pope

Best Animated Film

• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold, and Brad Lewis
• I Lost My Body – Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice
• Klaus – Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh, and Marisa Román
• Missing Link – Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner, and Travis Knight
• Toy Story 4 – Josh Cooley, Jonas Rivera, and Mark Nielsen

Best International Feature Film

• Corpus Christi (Poland) in Polish – Directed by Jan Komasa
• Honeyland (North Macedonia) in Turkish and Macedonian^[9] – Directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
• Les Misérables (France) in French – Directed by Ladj Ly
• Pain and Glory (Spain) in Spanish – Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• Parasite (South Korea) in Korean – Directed by Bong Joon-ho

Best Documentary Feature

• American Factory – Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert
• The Cave – Feras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod, and Sigrid Dyekjær
• The Edge of Democracy – Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris, and Tiago Pavan
• For Sama – Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts
• Honeyland – Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska, and Atanas Georgiev

Best Documentary Short Subject

• In the Absence – Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
• Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) – Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
• Life Overtakes Me – John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
• St. Louis Superman – Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
• Walk Run Cha-Cha – Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt

Best Live-Action Short Film

• Brotherhood – Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon
• Nefta Football Club – Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
• The Neighbors’ Window – Marshall Curry
• Saria – Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
• A Sister – Delphine Girard

Best Animated Short Film

• Dcera (Daughter) – Daria Kashcheeva
• Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
• Kitbull – Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
• Memorable – Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre
• Sister – Siqi Song

Best Original Score

• Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
• Marriage Story – Randy Newman
• 1917 – Thomas Newman
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams

Best Original Song

• “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from Toy Story 4 – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
• “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
• “I’m Standing with You” from Breakthrough – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
• “Into the Unknown” from Frozen II – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
• “Stand Up” from Harriet – Music and Lyrics by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

Best Sound Editing

• Ford v Ferrari – Donald Sylvester
• Joker – Alan Robert Murray
• 1917 – Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Wylie Stateman
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Matthew Wood and David Acord

Best Sound Mixing

• Ad Astra – Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
• Ford v Ferrari – Paul Massey, David Giammarco, and Steven A. Morrow
• Joker – Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland
• 1917 – Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler, and Mark Ulano

Best Production Design

• The Irishman – Production Design: Bob Shaw; Set Decoration: Regina Graves
• Jojo Rabbit – Production Design: Ra Vincent; Set Decoration: Nora Sopková
• 1917 – Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
• Parasite – Production Design: Lee Ha-jun; Set Decoration: Cho Won-woo

Best Cinematography

• The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto
• Joker – Lawrence Sher
• The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke
• 1917 – Roger Deakins
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Robert Richardson

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Bombshell – Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker
• Joker – Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
• Judy – Jeremy Woodhead
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten, and David White
• 1917 – Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis, and Rebecca Cole

Best Costume Design

• The Irishman – Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
• Jojo Rabbit – Mayes C. Rubeo
• Joker – Mark Bridges
• Little Women – Jacqueline Durran
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Arianne Phillips

Best Film Editing

• Ford v Ferrari – Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker
• The Irishman – Thelma Schoonmaker
• Jojo Rabbit – Tom Eagles
• Joker – Jeff Groth
• Parasite – Yang Jin-mo

Best Visual Effects

• Avengers: Endgame – Dan DeLeeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, and Dan Sudick
• The Irishman – Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, and Nelson Sepulveda
• The Lion King – Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Elliot Newman
• 1917 – Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, and Dominic Tuohy

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