Oscars 2019 Ceremony Basics and Broadcast Reach
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The event was produced by Donna Gigliotti, Glenn Weiss, and Gary Smith, and directed by Glenn Weiss for broadcast on ABC in the United States. The show ran approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes without commercials, according to the network and production team.
ABC, owned by Disney, served as the U.S. broadcast network, while international distribution was handled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its global broadcast partners. The ceremony was also available as a live stream through the ABC app and other authorized streaming services tied to the network's distribution agreements.
Major Winners and Key Categories
Green Book won Best Picture, with producers Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga receiving the award. The film also took home Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali.
Rami Malek won Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody, and Olivia Colman won Best Actress for The Favourite. Spike Lee won Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman, and Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director and Best Cinematography for Roma, which also took home Best Foreign Language Film.
Live Stream Options and Viewership Data
In the U.S., viewers could watch the ceremony live through the ABC app, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and other services that carried the ABC linear feed. The Academy and ABC did not offer a standalone free live stream on their own website for the 2019 ceremony.
According to Nielsen data reported by ABC and industry outlets, the ceremony averaged about 13.9 million viewers in the United States, making it one of the lowest-rated Oscar broadcasts in recent years. The peak viewership occurred during the Best Picture announcement, which drew higher ratings than the overall average.