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We'd like to offer those three million people the following online viewing alternatives. These options will also be good extra material for folks who do have the ability to watch on their TVs.
For the Ceremony: Liveblogs
The live video options on this list won't cover the Oscars ceremonies; they'll just plug you in to what's going on on the red carpet and backstage. If you want to follow the awards show itself without turning on the TV, liveblogs are your best option.
As with the other choices on our list here, these can also be supplements to over-the-air, cable or satellite TV viewing. Here are a few to choose from.
The Red Carpet: The Associated Press/Livestream
We've embedded the Associated Press and Livestream's "AP Live" video widget above. It will show red carpet coverage, and you can use it to track and make Twitter and Facebook updates about the Oscars.
You can also watch AP Live at
Oscar.com Facebook Webcast
ABC's live red carpet show streams stream at Oscar.com from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT (6:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET). The stream will be attached to a Facebook discussion engine, and many of the reporters' questions will be pulled from there.
It's similar to what CNN did with Facebook for President Obama's inauguration and the Michael Jackson memorial service.
After the ceremony starts you'll be given a look backstage, but there won't be a live stream of the ceremony itself. You might get an even more in-depth experience, though. Oscar.com will host a "Thank You Cam" for award winners who want to say more than they did on stage.
TVGuide.com
TVGuide's "fashion cam" will probably be minimalistic but it will be sufficient for seeing all the fantastic clothes the stars will wear as they walk down the red carpet. We're not able to embed it here because TVGuide hasn't provided a way to do so yet, but we do have the link to TVGuide's Oscar video library.
You can also check out TVGuide's six-part Academy Awards preview video series.
You can use social media to track what's going on with the Oscars. "Oscars" is already a trending topic even though it's several hours before the show as we're writing this.
Just watch the stream for that topic and you'll definitely hear about each big turn and revelation as it happens. The commentary of the masses should prove interesting too.
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