How to Watch the 2025 Oscars in Canada: Live Stream & TV Guide

The 97th Academy Awards are happening on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It’s that time of the year again to tune in to see big winners in film, fashion on the red carpet, and also for the first time ever, Conan O’Brien hosting the Oscars. Here’s how to watch the 2025 Oscars live in Canada and also where to stream the awards show live.

Where to Watch the 2025 Oscars in Canada

The Oscars will air live on Bell Media’s CTV with red carpet coverage starting earlier in the evening, again with exclusive rights in Canada.

• Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
• TV Channel: CTV
• Red Carpet Show: 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET
• Main Ceremony: 4pm PT / 7pm ET

How to Stream the 2025 Oscars in Canada

If you don’t have cable, you can stream the show on:

• CTV’s website (CTV.ca)
• CTV App (Available on iOS, Android, Apple TV and select Smart TVs)

You will need a TV provider login to stream of course as it won’t be free.

Who’s Hosting the 2025 Oscars?

It’s hard to believe, but this will be Conan O’Brien’s first time hosting the Oscars. Let’s see if he can bring back his late night TV magic to the Oscars. O’Brien has hosted the Emmy Awards twice, but never the Oscars. The man behind some of the best seasons of The Simpsons will bring back his wit and dry humour to the Oscars, hopefully.

Will we see the return of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog? The 2025 Oscars red carpet is a prime opportunity to roast some celebs.

Oscars 2025: Nominees & Presenters

This year’s presenters include:

• Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., and more

Oscars 2025 Performances

Instead of the usual Best Original Song performances, this year’s show will feature live acts from:

• Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Doja Cat, Lisa (BLACKPINK), Queen Latifah, Raye, The Los Angeles Master Chorale

Red Carpet & Post-Show Coverage

Both CTV and E! will provide Oscars coverage before and after the ceremony. It’s basically going to be non-stop coverage from the red carpet both before and after the show.

CTV Schedule:

• 3pm PT / 6pm ET – Etalk Live at the Oscars
• 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET – The Oscars Red Carpet Show
• 4pm PT / 7 pm ET – Oscars 2025 Ceremony
• 7:30pm PT / 10:30pm ET – Etalk After the Oscars

E! Network Schedule:

• 11am PT / 2pm ET – Countdown to the Red Carpet
• 1pm PT / 4pm ET – Live From the Red Carpet
• 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET – Red Carpet Rundown
• 7:30pm PT / 10:30pm ET – E! After Party

Here are the 2025 Oscars nominees for the main categories that everyone will have their eyes on:

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Director

• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
• Sean Baker – Anora
• Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
• James Mangold – A Complete Unknown

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
• Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actress

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
• Mikey Madison – Anora
• Demi Moore – The Substance
• Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

• Yura Borisov – Anora
• Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

• Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande – Wicked
• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
• Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

“Emilia Pérez” leads with 13 nominations, followed by “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” with 10 each.

The Oscars always has some sort of crazy surprise (like when Will Smith went on a slapping spree on Chris Rock’s face) and also some surprise wins and performances. It’s the biggest night live from Hollywood and Canadians always like to tune in. Last year, Bell said 3.5 million Canadians tuned in to the Academy Awards. Let’s wait and find out what the numbers are for 2025.