Oscars Sets 2027, 2028 Ceremony Dates on ABC
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- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scheduled the 99th Oscars for March 14, 2027 and the 100th Oscars for March 5, 2028, both airing live at 7 p.m. ET on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in more than 200 territories worldwide.
- YouTube will become the Oscars' new distributor after 2028, with the Academy also announcing the venue will shift from the Dolby Theatre to the Peacock Theater beginning in 2029, where the ceremony will remain through 2039.
- ABC's first-quarter 2027 slate includes its first time distributing the Grammy Awards on Feb. 7 under a new 10-year deal running through 2036 — ending CBS's 54-year run — plus Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, the network's first NFL championship broadcast since 2006.
- This year's Academy Awards drew 17.86 million viewers across ABC and Hulu, marking a 9% decline from 2025's 19.7 million — which had been a five-year high for the ceremony.
- The 2026 contender slate shows early promise, anchored by box office hits including "Project Hail Mary" and anticipated films such as "Dune: Part Three" with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu's "Digger" starring Tom Cruise.
- The Academy released key 2026-2027 season dates: eligibility runs Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2026; nominations voting Jan. 11–15, 2027; nominations announced Jan. 21, 2027; and final voting Feb. 25 through March 4, 2027. No host has been announced for either upcoming ceremony.
Why it matters: The 2027 and 2028 dates mark the closing chapter of ABC's longtime Oscars relationship, with the YouTube move and Peacock Theater relocation reshaping the ceremony's distribution and physical home from 2029 onward — making Q1 2027 a uniquely concentrated prestige window (Grammys, Super Bowl, Oscars) for the network before the transition.
