88th Academy Awards: What Time Do The 2016 Oscars Start?

What time do the Oscars start tonight? That's the question being sent via text message and entered on Google all day today. So if you find yourself on the receiving end on "What time do the Academy Awards start tonight," you can send them this handy link, because we've taken all the guess work on when the 2016 Oscars begin.

Here is what you need to know:

The Chris Rock hosted 2016 Oscars are live on ABC tonight, February 28th, at 8:30PM Eastern & 5:30PM Pacific.

But surely you want to know more than just what time the award ceremony starts, right?

How about when does the Red Carpet begin for the big award show? The Red Carpet start time for the 2016 Academy Awards is 7PM Eastern & 4PM Pacific.

Now that you know when the 2016 Oscar Awards begin, have you checked out who is nominated for what? Luckily for you, ComicBook.com will be covering the show LIVE and you can follow along on Twitter with @ComicBook and this handy dandy story right here.

Are you getting dressed up for the 2016 Academy Awards? Tweet us your party pictures and we'll share them with our fans!

Is this Leonardo DiCaprio's big year? The only way to find out is to follow along during the 2016 Oscars!