Oscars moving to YouTube after ABC deal ends

The Academy Awards are moving to YouTube starting in 2029, marking a new era for Hollywood's leading awards show and a mainstay of network TV for decades.

The Academy Awards are moving to YouTube starting in 2029, marking a new era for Hollywood's leading awards show and a mainstay of network television for decades.

The deal between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and YouTube announced Wednesday will start with the 101st Oscars ceremony in 2029 and run through 2033. The telecast has aired live on ABC since the 1970s. Disney owns ABC.

“We are thrilled to enter into a multifaceted global partnership with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our year-round Academy programming,” academy CEO Bill Kramer and academy President Lynette Howell Taylor said in a joint statement.

“The Academy is an international organization, and this partnership will allow us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest worldwide audience possible — which will be beneficial for our Academy members and the film community," they said.

An Oscar statue on the red carpet at the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, Saturday, March 9, 2024.Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images fileKramer and Taylor said the partnership would "leverage YouTube’s vast reach and infuse the Oscars and other Academy programming with innovative opportunities for engagement while honoring our legacy."