Oscars 2014 live stream [ABC]: Watch online 86th Academy Awards red carpet & complete backstage coverage via iOS & Android devices

86th Academy Awards host Ellen Degeneres

The 2014 Oscars will take place this Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

The stars will be stepping out onto the red carpet prior to the event, before dozens of winners take home the coveted Oscar statuettes.

Red carpet coverage will be provided by multiple outlets, including MTV, E!Online, and ABC.

ABC will be hosting its exclusive Oscars Red Carpet Live! from 7 p.m. ET on its primetime channel. The red carpet coverage will be followed by the 86th Annual Academy Award on ABC at 8.30 p.m. ET. Tune into Oscars Backstage, the ultimate viewing companion, available to watch for free without a subcscription on abc.com or the WATCH ABC app.

MTV will be collaborating with VH1 and LOGO TV to provie its own red carpet coverage from 5.00 to 7.30 p.m. ET. The complete red carpet coverage, including interviews, will be available to view on at MTV.comVH1.com and LogoTV.com.

E! Online will be offering a live stream of its red carpet coverage with hosts Catt Sadler and Jesse Gidlings from 5.25 p.m. ET.

E! will also air its "Live From the Red Carpet at the Oscars" on its cable channel at 1:30 p.m. ET.

The Oscars will be streamed live by ABC for the first time. The award show can be viewed online and via mobile devices.

The Academy Awards will be available to watch through WATCH ABC, which is available for subscribers to Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent Communications, Verizion FiOS, Google Fiber or AT&T U-Verse.

However, not everyone with subscriptions can view it online. Subscribers must also be living in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham or Fresno.

The all new WATCH ABC app will enable viewers to watch the show across all mobile platforms - iPad, iPhone, and Android devices and can be downloaded here. Viewing info for the U.K and Canada can be seen here.

Idina Menzel will be among the performers of the night. She will sing her hit song "Let It Go" from Disney movie "Frozen." See the full list of performers here.

A-listers presenting the statuettes include Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence and more.

Actresses up for Best Actress in a Leading Role are Amy Adams, Sandra Bullocks, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep. Actors up for Actor in a Leading Role are Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCario, Matthew McConaughey, Bruce Dern and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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