Oscars 2024 broadcast time shifts earlier (7pm EST) for the first time

On Thursday, ABC and the academy announced that the 2024 Oscars will start an hour earlier on Sunday, March 10, 2024. The ceremony will commence at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT instead of 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. As a result, the 96th annual Academy Awards are expected to end before 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT, keeping the event’s culmination within primetime hours.