The Academy Awards ceremony will be broadcast on YouTube, free and worldwide, starting in 2029, according to the agreement between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Hollywood and the platform, which will have an initial duration of five years.
The agreement will take effect with the 101st edition of the Oscars, in 2029, and will end in 2033, the academy said Wednesday in a statement. This means that ABC, which has been broadcasting the gala since 1976, will do so for the last time in the 2028 edition.
The entire Oscars universe will be available for free on YouTube
And it won’t just be the Oscar ceremony, it will be everything awards-related.
Such as the red carpet, Governors Ball, nominations announcement, nominees luncheon, scientific and technical awards gala and any other Buzzy related events.
As well as interviews with academy members and filmmakers, educational programs on film or podcasts.
Thus, the potential audience for the Oscars will be 2 billion people, which is the number of people who have access to YouTube.
This will make the awards more accessible to a growing global audience, which will also have subtitles and audio tracks in multiple languages.
YouTube and the Academy expand cultural access to films
In addition, the Google Arts & Culture initiative will provide digital access to select exhibitions and programs at the Academy Museum.
As well as the digitized elements of the Academy Collection, the largest film collection in the world, with more than 52 million items.
“We are excited to form a multi-faceted global collaboration with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our annual Academy programming.”
The institution’s president, Lynette Howell Taylor, and its executive director, Bill Kramer, said in the statement.
While YouTube CEO Neal Mohan noted that the Oscars…
“They are one of our essential cultural institutions, rewarding narrative and artistic excellence.”
With information from EFE
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