How to Watch the 2026 Oscars in Canada: Stream Live on Crave and CTV

The 98th Academy Awards are set to take over Hollywood this Sunday, March 15, and Canadian movie fans have several ways to catch the action live from the Dolby Theatre.

The ceremony features a slightly earlier start time of 7:00 p.m. ET or 4:00 p.m. PT. Comedian Conan O’Brien returns for the second year in a row as host, bringing his signature humour to celebrate the best films of 2025.

This time around, Bell Media has expanded its broadcast reach, as it holds the exclusive rights to the Oscars in Canada. While CTV remains the traditional home for the Oscars, the show is now available to stream on Crave. This means you can watch the entire event through the Crave app on a smartphone, tablet, or smart TV without needing a cable TV subscription.

This is a major win for cord cutters who previously struggled to find a legal streaming option in Canada. Many Canadians have already transitioned to using Crave for major live broadcasts following the platform’s successful streaming of the Super Bowl and the Olympics.

For those who still prefer a traditional television experience, CTV and CTV2 will carry the full programme across the country. You can also access the feed through the CTV website or app, though these platforms usually require a login with your television provider credentials.

If you want to see the red carpet fashion, the Etalk Live at the Oscars pre-show begins at 5:30 p.m. ET or 2:30 p.m. PT on CTV, Crave, and YouTube.

The Best Picture nominees are below. For those keeping tabs, the Apple TV original film F1 (starring Brad Pitt) is nominated:

• Bugonia – Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
• F1 – Directed by Joseph Kosinski
• Frankenstein – Directed by Guillermo del Toro
• Hamnet – Directed by Chloé Zhao
• Marty Supreme – Directed by Josh Safdie
• One Battle After Another – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
• The Secret Agent – Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
• Sentimental Value – Directed by Joachim Trier
• Sinners – Directed by Ryan Coogler
• Train Dreams – Directed by Clint Bentley

The competition this year is fierce with Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners leading the pack with a record 16 nominations. What are you keeping your tabs on for the best picture this year?

Here are the Canadian Nominees for the 2026 Oscars

• J. Miles Dale (Toronto): Nominated for Best Picture as a producer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
• Maggie Kang (Toronto): Nominated for Best Animated Feature as co-writer and co-director of KPop Demon Hunters.
• Domee Shi (Toronto): Nominated for Best Animated Feature as co-writer and co-director of Disney-Pixar’s Elio.
• Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Montreal): Nominated for Best Animated Short Film for their stop motion fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls.
• Alison McAlpine (Montreal): Nominated for Best Documentary Short Film for her experimental project Perfectly a Strangeness.
• Tamara Deverell (Toronto): Nominated for Best Production Design for her work on Frankenstein.
• Shane Vieau: Nominated for Best Production Design (Set Decoration) for his work on Frankenstein.
• Jordan Samuel (Toronto): Nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Frankenstein.
• Cliona Furey: Nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Frankenstein.
• Brad Zoern: Nominated for Best Sound for his technical work on the record breaking thriller Sinners.