The Academy and YouTube Announce a New Global Home for the Oscars
Beginning in 2029, the Oscars will enter a new chapter. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has signed a multi-year partnership with YouTube, granting the platform exclusive global rights to the Oscars® and a wide range of Academy programming from the 101st ceremony through 2033.
Under the agreement, the Oscars will be streamed live and free on YouTube to audiences worldwide, reaching more than two billion viewers. In the United States, the ceremony will also be available to YouTube TV subscribers. Beyond the main broadcast, viewers can expect full red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes access, the Governors Ball, and additional content designed to bring audiences closer to the event. The partnership also emphasizes accessibility, with features such as closed captioning and multi-language audio tracks to serve the Academy’s increasingly international audience.
The collaboration extends far beyond Oscar night. Through the official Oscars YouTube channel, film lovers around the world will gain exclusive access to a wide range of Academy events and initiatives. These include the Governors Awards, nominations announcements, the Nominees Luncheon, the Student Academy Awards, and the Scientific and Technical Awards, as well as filmmaker interviews, podcasts, and film education programs.
A key element of the partnership involves Google Arts & Culture, which will work with the Academy to provide digital access to selected exhibitions and programs from the Academy Museum. The initiative will also support the digitization of parts of the Academy Collection, the world’s largest archive dedicated to film, comprising more than 52 million items. Together, these efforts aim to create a central, global hub for cinema history and education.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor described the partnership as a step toward widening access to the Academy’s work throughout the year. They emphasized that the collaboration reflects the Academy’s international outlook and its commitment to sharing cinema’s past, present, and future with the broadest audience possible.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan echoed this sentiment, calling the Oscars a vital cultural institution and highlighting the platform’s role in connecting new generations of viewers with film and storytelling, while respecting the ceremony’s long-standing traditions.
The Academy’s existing domestic broadcast partnership with Disney’s ABC will remain in place through the 100th Oscars in 2028, as will its international agreement with Disney’s Buena Vista International. From 2029 onward, however, YouTube will become the primary global stage for the Oscars—marking a significant shift in how the world gathers to celebrate cinema.
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