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Oscars 2024: Ceremony to start one hour earlier for the first time

New DelhiEdited By: Zeba KhanUpdated: Dec 01, 2023, 02:59 PM IST
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Oscars 2024: This is happening to ensure the show wraps within primetime hours. 

The Oscars 2024 ceremony will have different timings unlike previous years as organisers have decided to start the show an hour earlier. The Academy plans to keep the ceremony within primetime hours. Hence, they announced that this year’s telecast is set to air live on March 10 from 7pm to 10:30 pm ET. 

There will also be a 30-minute pre-show that will lead to the live ceremony.

Following the ceremony, ABC will air a new episode of its Emmy-winning comedy series, Abbott Elementary. The network has planned the ceremony such that once it wraps, the telecast can then follow Abbott Elementary to round off the evening. Abbott Elementary is a hit mockumentary series created, produced, and written by Quinta Brunson who also stars in it. It has been nominated for eight Emmys.

Oscars will have TV host Jimmy Kimmel back to hosting duties for the night. Raj Kapoor will serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan serving as executive producers. Hamish Hamilton is set to direct the telecast.

The upcoming 96th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.