By Zach Johnson
Hollywood’s biggest night is almost here!
Before ABC rolls out the red carpet for The Oscars® on Sunday, March 27, we’ve created a guide to what you need to know. It covers everything from who’s hosting and presenting to how to watch the ceremony (and the pre- and post-shows). This year’s theme is Movie Lovers Unite—and we hope you join us in watching the show when ABC broadcasts the 94th Academy Awards® live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars:
How is Disney celebrating Oscars week?
Over the weekend, ABC broadcast Step Into…The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough, in which the titular duo recreated some of the most legendary cinematic performances alongside special guests such as Kevin Bacon, Ariana Debose, Jenna Dewan, Harry Shum Jr., and John Stamos. The special is available to stream on Hulu, meaning you can watch it anywhere, any time. You might even pick up a few steps!
Throughout the week, Good Morning America will preview Hollywood’s biggest night. Then, on Friday, March 25, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes will anchor GMA3 from the Oscars red carpet, where they will introduce the ceremony’s official trophy presenters.
Airing Friday, March 25, at 9 a.m. ET/PT, Live’s Pre-Oscar Show will feature Adrien Brody and Sandy Kenyon and include special videos of A-list celebs sharing their best Oscars memories and moments—including some from this year’s nominated hopefuls!
Hosted by Tamron Hall, Life Is Shorts: Oscar 2022 celebrates the magic of animation and features three Oscar-winning or -nominated shorts from Disney and Pixar: Bao, Burrow, and Lou. The special presentation, produced by Localish, will debut Friday, March 25, on Disney Channel at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, then on Disney XD at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Through Oscar Sunday, join FXM and FXM Retro as they celebrate six decades of Academy Award nominees and winners, featuring titles such as All About Eve (1950) and The Shape of Water (2017)—and everything in between. The FX Academy Awards Movie Marathon will broadcast past winners, including Jojo Rabbit and The Martian; tune in Friday at 8 a.m. ET/PT, Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET/PT, and Sunday at 7 a.m. PT. FXX will air The Simpsons Academy Awards Marathon starting at 7 a.m. ET/PT Sunday.
How and when can I watch the Oscars pre-shows?
ABC News will present not one but two live pre-shows on Oscars Sunday, starting with the three-hour ABC broadcast of On the Red Carpet Live! Countdown to the Oscars at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. (It will also stream on ABC News Live at 1:30 ET/10:30 a.m. PT.) Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes will host the broadcast live from the red carpet at Hollywood’s Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, which will feature interviews with Oscars hosts and nominees, highlights of the nominees’ past performances, and so much more. ABC News’ Chris Connelly, Kelley Carter, and Will Ganss will appear during the broadcast, as will Variety’s Clayton Davis and Elizabeth Wagmeister and celebrity stylist Joe Zee.
On the Red Carpet at the Oscars 2022 will present a live, star-studded, and fan-fueled pre-show on Sunday, March 27, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The red carpet event will air in 84 markets and across 200 territories worldwide. The star-studded show, hosted by ABC7 Los Angeles’ George Pennacchio and featuring ABC/WPVI-TV Philadelphia’s Alicia Vitarelli and ABC7/WABC-TV New York’s Sandy Kenyon, will also stream online. Nicky Hilton and Roshumba Williams will join ABC7 meteorologist Leslie Lopez in presenting a closer look at this year’s designs, trends, and fashion from the red carpet.
ABC News Live Presents…On the Red Carpet Live! Countdown to the Oscars will stream for two hours on ABC News’ flagship streaming network, ABC News Live, at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT. The pre-show will feature live red carpet interviews with celebrities, prerecorded interviews with nominees, real-time fashion reports, and more.
Actors Vanessa Hudgens and Terrence J and fashion designer Brandon Maxwell will host The Oscars Red Carpet Show, the official lead-in to the 94th Oscars, at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. The 90-minute special will highlight Oscar nominees, performers, and presenters, and give fans around the world an insider’s look at Hollywood’s biggest night. The show will feature a special appearance by DJ M.O.S.
How do I play Oscars Pick ’Em?
There’s still time to predict the winners! Through Sunday, March 27, at 4 p.m. PT, you can play for free on ESPN and compete for fun prizes. (Click here for the official rules.)
How can I watch the Oscars?
The awards ceremony will be held Sunday, March 27, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and in more than 200 territories worldwide. You can stream the show if you subscribe to Hulu + Live TV.
ABC News Radio will also feature reporting by entertainment correspondent Jason Nathanson, who will interview nominees and provide in-depth live backstage coverage.
Who are the nominees?
Films from across The Walt Disney Company combined to earn 23 Academy Award nominations. West Side Story leads with seven, followed by Nightmare Alley with five; Encanto with three; Cruella and The Eyes of Tammy Faye with two each; and Free Guy, Luca, Raya and The Last Dragon, Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) with one apiece. For a complete look at the 2022 nominees, please visit the Oscars website.
Who are the Oscars hosts?
As previously announced, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes will share hosting responsibilities. This will mark the first time hosting the ceremony for each of them. “I feel really blessed because I have two incredible co-hosts,” Hall says. “What’s been so fun thus far is being able to collaborate and bounce ideas [off of each other].”
Sykes hopes “something crazy” will happen during the ceremony, saying, “I think that’s what keeps it exciting. Be prepared to see something different. Just be open! Just have fun!” Unsurprisingly, Schumer shares Sykes’ sentiment, saying, “I like the unpredictable. The most interesting moments happen when things go wrong, so that’s what I’m most looking forward to that night. I’m going to really prepare and work on my jokes with Wanda and Regina, but the off the cuff stuff? There’s nothing like it.”
Who are the Oscars presenters?
The all-star lineup taking the stage includes Halle Bailey, Stephanie Beatriz, Josh Brolin, Ruth E. Carter, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kevin Costner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jacob Elordi, Jennifer Garner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tiffany Haddish, Woody Harrelson, Tony Hawk, H.E.R., Anthony Hopkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Lily James, Daniel Kaluuya, DJ Khaled, Zoë Kravitz, Mila Kunis, Lady Gaga, John Leguizamo, Simu Liu, Rami Malek, Shawn Mendes, Jason Momoa, Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong’o, Elliot Page, Rosie Perez, Tyler Perry, Chris Rock, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Scott, Naomi Scott, J.K. Simmons, Kelly Slater, Wesley Snipes, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Shaun White, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Yuh-Jung Youn, and Rachel Zegler.
Who are the Oscars performers?
Four of this year’s five nominated songs will be featured during the telecast: King Richard’s “Be Alive,” performed by Beyoncé; Encanto’s “Dos Oruguitas,” performed by Sebastián Yatra; No Time to Die’s “No Time to Die,” performed by Billie Eilish and FINNEAS; and Four Good Days’ Somehow You Do,” performed by Reba McEntire. The Academy invited Van Morrison to perform his nominated song, Belfast’s “Down to Joy,” during the show, but he is unable to attend the Oscars due to his tour schedule.
Encanto cast members Adassa, Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitan, and Diane Guerrero, along with Becky G and Luis Fonsi, will also sing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” marking the first live performance of the song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The Oscars’ music director, Adam Blackstone, will lead an all-star band that includes blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, percussionist and singer Sheila E., and pianist Robert Glasper. Joining them during the show will be a live orchestra and DJ D-Nice, the latter of whom will also perform during the Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars celebration. The Samples, the vocal group led by Jason White, will also be on the lineup. The producers will continue to announce musical guests and performances in the lead-up to the show.
Who makes up the Oscars creative team?
Emmy® Award–nominated producer Will Packer will produce the Oscars, marking his first involvement with the ceremony. “The power, the beauty, the romance of the imagery in movies has always attracted me,” he says. “I’m fully embracing the challenge of bringing an ode to one of the most iconic mediums in the world to life.”
Two-time Emmy-winner Glenn Weiss will direct the Oscars for the seventh time since 2016. Additional returning talent includes supervising producer Rob Paine; production designer and creative director David Korins; lighting designer Robert Dickinson; talent producer Taryn Hurd; head writer Jon Macks; and writers Dave Boonem, Mitch Marchand, Agathe Panaretos, and Chuck Sklar. New to the team are music director Adam Blackstone and writers Dana Eagle, Suli McCullough, and Danielle Schneider.
How can I watch Oscars post-show coverage?
On the Red Carpet After the Awards (9 p.m. PT) and On the Red Carpet After Dark (11:35 p.m. PT)—both hosted by Pennacchio—will recap the awards, fashion, and parties after the ceremony; correspondent Karl Schmid will broadcast from the Vanity Fair party, and ABC7’s Christiane Cordero will be live at the Elton John Foundation Gala. Pennacchio will return to host On the Red Carpet After the Awards at 7 a.m. PT on Monday, March 28. He will joined by ABC7’s Brandi Hitt and Leslie Lopez, 6abc’s Alicia Vitarelli, and Williams. All three post-shows will be available to stream online.
Good Morning America will have full coverage of the Oscars on Monday, March 28, starting at 7 a.m. ET/PT on ABC, featuring backstage interviews from Sunday’s show.
The After Oscar Show edition of Live with Ryan and Kelly will follow at 9 a.m. ET/PT, with Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa celebrating iconic characters and films, from The Eyes of Tammy Faye’s Tammy Faye Bakker to Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Spider-Man. Ripa and Seacrest will score the first winners’ interviews as they walk offstage, while Maria Menounos will interview stars on the red carpet. Later, Carson Kressley and Eva Chen will deconstruct all of the night’s fabulous looks with Ripa and Seacrest. Returning this year is Live’s popular Predict the Winners Ballot Contest. One entrant with the most correct answers will win a grand prize of $10,000. In addition, all viewers who fill out a ballot will be entered to win $5,000! (Click here to read the official rules.)
Later that afternoon, Robach and Holmes will anchor GMA3 from Los Angeles’ Academy Museum. They will give a special surprise to a movie fan and frontline worker. Following the Oscars, ABC Audio’s entertainment podcast Close Up, hosted by Carter, will feature a roundtable discussion with Hollywood insiders who attended the show who will share behind-the-scenes stories and discuss memorable red carpet moments.
