--- description: Watch it on your iPhone. title: Oscars Will Be Streaming Online For First Time Ever image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt602fbe169a93609d/69868321d0b6f251fb302ff4/1280x72010.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Watch the Oscars Streaming Online for the First Time Ever by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2014 5:07 PM CUT  BRENTWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Nate Sanders displays the collection of Oscar statuettes that his auction company will sell online to the highest bidder on February 24, 2012 in Brentwood, California. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images) BRENTWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Nate Sanders displays the collection of Oscar statuettes that his auction company will sell online to the highest bidder on February 24, 2012 in Brentwood, California. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)Toby Canham—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2014 5:07 PM CUT For the first time in Oscar history, [you can watch Sunday’s award show](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/02/27/tv-on-the-web-exclusive-oscars-to-stream-live-online/5847179/ "undefined") streaming online from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Horrendous red carpet outfits might seem less offensive to the eyes on a second — smaller — screen. The Oscars isn’t the first major live broadcast to stream for free. Fox Super Bowl was streamed online for the [first time in February 2014](http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/fox-will-stream-super-bowl-xlviii-free-to-computers-and-ipads-1201066386/ "undefined") to great success — it was the most-viewed U[S sports livestream ever.](http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/3/5375802/fox-super-bowl-livestream-scores-528000-average-audience "undefined") WATCH ABC’s streaming Academy Awards service is available to viewers with cable subscriptions through Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent Communications, Verizon GiOS, Googble Fiber or AT&T U-Verse in select major cities, [_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/02/27/tv-on-the-web-exclusive-oscars-to-stream-live-online/5847179/ "undefined") reports. Nonsubscribers will have access to “The Oscars Backstage,” which will air highlights from the show and behind the scenes celebrity access. The Oscars, hosted by comedian Ellen Degeneres, will air March 2 at 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC. \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/02/27/tv-on-the-web-exclusive-oscars-to-stream-live-online/5847179/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/10183/watch-oscars-streaming-online/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/10183/watch-oscars-streaming-online/"},"headline":"You Can Watch the Oscars Streaming Online for the First Time Ever","datePublished":"2014-02-27T17:07:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:30:17.174Z","description":"Watch it on your iPhone.","url":"https://time.com/10183/watch-oscars-streaming-online/","keywords":["awards","Oscars"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt602fbe169a93609d/69868321d0b6f251fb302ff4/1280x72010.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt602fbe169a93609d/69868321d0b6f251fb302ff4/1280x72010.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"You Can Watch the Oscars Streaming Online for the First Time Ever","caption":"You Can Watch the Oscars Streaming Online for the First Time Ever","creditText":"Toby Canham—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/10183/watch-oscars-streaming-online/","name":"You Can Watch the Oscars Streaming Online for the First Time Ever"}}]}] ```