The 96th Annual Academy Awards is the 2024 ceremony broadcast celebrating the finest achievements in cinema over the preceding year, bringing together the global film industry's most celebrated talent for an evening of recognition, performance, and spectacle that has defined Hollywood's awards season for nearly a century.
What is The 96th Annual Academy Awards about?
Hollywood's most prestigious evening unfolds across nearly three hours as nominees from dozens of categories gather to receive cinema's highest honors. The broadcast moves through awards spanning acting, directing, cinematography, writing, production design, visual effects, and more, punctuated by live musical performances and tribute segments honoring the year's losses. Presenters from across the industry take the stage, and winners deliver remarks ranging from heartfelt to historically memorable. The evening culminates in the announcement of Best Picture, closing the awards season that began months earlier with critics' circles and guild nominations. Every discipline of filmmaking gets its moment in the spotlight.
Cast & crew
The 96th ceremony featured a broad roster of presenters and performers drawn from Hollywood and international cinema. With no directors or actors listed in the catalog record, the broadcast itself serves as a collective showcase — a gathering of the year's most acclaimed talent across every filmmaking craft, assembled on one stage for a single televised evening.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers and the Iranian diaspora, the Academy Awards carry a particular resonance. Iranian cinema has a long and distinguished relationship with the Oscars — the country has produced multiple Academy Award winners and nominees over the decades, making the ceremony a moment of genuine pride and connection for diaspora audiences. Beyond that Iranian thread, the Oscars represent a shared cultural touchstone: families across the diaspora have watched the ceremony together for generations, debating winners, celebrating favorites, and following international films that reflect their own multilingual, multicultural experience. This broadcast is available with a Persian dub, making it fully accessible without needing to follow rapid English dialogue.
Where & how to watch
The 96th Annual Academy Awards is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no extra download and no VPN needed. Start and cancel anytime.