what time are oscars eastern time?
| AP. It's finally time for Hollywood's big night. The 2013 Oscars begin tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time (5:30 p.m. Pacific Time) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. It's the 85th annual Academy Awards and you can watch live on ABC. The show itself will be preceded by Red Carpet arrivals, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.