ABC broadcasts the 99th Academy Awards live on linear television.

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Six frontier AI models put this at 97% by 27 Sept 2027. Full reasoning from every model.

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97% — the median of 6 frontier models, resolving by 2027-09-27.

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Gemini (Google): 97% — Contractual lock-in through 2028 and massive linear ad revenues make an ABC broadcast near-certain absent catastrophic disruption. ABC signed a firm extension in 2016 through the 100th Oscars in 2028 that mandates a flagship linear telecast. Major labor strikes or pandemic-level event cancellations are the sole realistic failure modes within this six-month horizon. Streaming migration would breach current distribution deals, and even a mid-contract network sale would preserve existing rights.

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Claude (Anthropic): 96% — ABC's contract runs through 2028, so the 99th Oscars airing live on ABC is essentially contractually locked in. ABC/Disney holds Oscars broadcast rights through 2028, covering the 99th ceremony in 2027 with no indication of change. The Oscars have aired live on ABC every year since 1976, a decades-long unbroken streak that strongly anchors the base rate. Only an unforeseen disruption (major network restructuring, unprecedented deal renegotiation) would prevent this, and no such signal exists.

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GPT (OpenAI): 97% — ABC’s contracted Oscars rights through 2028 make a 2027 linear telecast the overwhelming default. The 99th ceremony is expected in early 2027, leaving roughly five months before the September resolution date. ABC has aired the ceremony continuously since 1976 and its current Academy agreement covers broadcasts through 2028. Only a rights termination, major labor disruption, or an ABC network-level carriage decision would likely prevent it.

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Grok (xAI): 93% — ABC's contract through 2028 already covers the 2027 (99th) ceremony on linear TV. Academy and Disney/ABC extended Oscars rights through 2028 with no announced linear-to-streaming shift. Live ABC telecast has run every year since 1976; only a rights sale, network collapse or show cancellation would break it. A 2027 labor stoppage or Academy decision to skip the broadcast would most change the odds.

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DeepSeek (DeepSeek): 97% — ABC's contract runs through 2028, so this only fails if the ceremony itself is postponed or moved off the network. The Academy's deal with ABC covers the 2027 and 2028 ceremonies, so no new negotiation is needed before the 99th show. The 99th Oscars are scheduled for March 2027, well inside the contract window and before the September resolution date. Base rate for the incumbent network airing the ceremony is near-certain; the only historical breaks were 1970 and 2021 disruptions, both exceptional.

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Qwen (Alibaba): 97% — ABC's contract through 2028 makes this near-certain; only a catastrophic disruption would prevent it. ABC has held exclusive linear broadcast rights to the Oscars since 1976 and the current deal runs through 2028 with no opt-out clause. The 99th ceremony is scheduled for early 2027, well within the contract window; no credible renegotiation or rights challenge exists. A strike, national emergency, or unprecedented scheduling conflict would be needed to disrupt this—none are on the horizon.

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