Saturday, March 6, 2010

Oscars Live Video: Watch the Academy Awards Streaming Online

The Oscars will air on ABC this Sunday, March 7, but if you’re really into movies (or at least celebrities and fashion), you’ll want to watch the red carpet and backstage coverage on the web too. To that end, we’ve found three live video streams that will accompany the awards ceremony.

There aren’t as many choices as there were last year, but we do have quality ones for backstage access and red carpet coverage. Though neither of them are streams of the actual ceremony, the appeal for a lot of folks is that peek into the lives of Hollywood’s top celebrities, and these livestreams will be at least as interesting as the ceremony itself to gossip and fashion addicts.

While you’re waiting for these streams to commence, you can also turn to social media to see who’s leading in Oscar buzz. If you know of any other great ways to keep up with the Oscars on the web, let us know in the comments.

Oscar.com and Facebook

ABC will do a live red carpet show from 3:00 to 5:00 PM PT (6:00 to 8:00 PM ET) at Oscar.com. ABC’s reporters will ask arriving celebrities questions submitted by Facebook users, and you’ll be able to chat with your Facebook friends about the event as it happens.

We’ve seen similar setups before. Facebook was integrated with CNN Live’s coverage of both Barack Obama’s inauguration and the Michael Jackson memorial service in 2009.

The coverage will continue with backstage cameras after the ceremony starts. There will also be a “Thank You Cam” on which award winners will share extended comments and thanks after they’ve left the stage. That way, even if they’re driven off stage by a swelling orchestra warning them that they’re in danger of cutting into advertiser time, they’ll still have a chance to thank everyone they know!

There’s no embeddable video yet, but if Oscar.com adds one we’ll add it to this page.

The Associated Press and Livestream

Watch live streaming video from theoscars at livestream.com


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