US EditionThe Countdown Is on for the 98th Oscars, with Conan O'Brien Back and a 'Moving' in Memoriam
The Academy aims to keep the 98th Oscars under 3.5 hours while spotlighting a new casting award and plans a YouTube broadcast shift in 2029 to boost younger, global viewers.
- Final preparations are underway for the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, with planned performances, tributes, and a spotlight on the newest casting award, while show producers aim to keep the telecast under three-and-a-half hours.
- After the 2021 ratings low, executives say viewership is recovering, with average viewership rising to 19.7 million in 2025, boosted by viewers ages 18 to 49 on mobile and laptop watches.
- Planning includes a move to YouTube in 2028 as part of the strategy for the 100th Oscars, with Kramer saying, 'We're looking at that puzzle constantly, and this year is going to be spectacular'.
- Aiming to keep viewers engaged, producers are tightening the telecast, with 'Lynette Howell Taylor, producer and awards chair', saying the show focuses on making it dynamic and emotionally connecting, to prevent losing home audience.
- The 98th Academy Awards ran four hours and 23 minutes, a historic benchmark as producers aim for tighter runs, while Taylor said, 'Every year is different'.
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This year, the Oscars are too late
The 98th annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, March 15, which is at least a month too late, writes WBUR film critic Sean Burns. "We’ve been talking about last year’s movies for so long people are starting to lose their minds."
This Sunday, March 15th, the 98th edition of the Oscars Awards will be held. The award charged with highlighting the best films, actors, team and musicians will have a new version conducted by Conan O’Brien. The ceremony will be at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood, in Los Angeles, United States. However, this event comes with a very close dispute between the productions of the different categories. Also read: "And your son? Free. And it co…
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BEHIND THE CURTAIN Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor, left, and CEO Bill Kramer pride themselves on being available to the members. “I’m an accessible president,” Taylor tells me. (The Ankler illustration; Wally Skalij/The Academy via Getty Images) ShareSubscribe nowSubscribe on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTubeNo matter what happens at the Oscars on Sunday, we’ve known for almost a year that the ceremony was in good hands — specifically sinc…
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