Ballon d'Or 2022 live stream: Date, time, where to watch, TV Channel

The 66th Ballon d'Or award ceremony is set to take place in Paris on October 17, with several of football's most prestigious individual honors set to be handed out.

Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas are the current holders of the top prizes, although the men's award will almost certainly have a brand new winner this year. The Kopa Trophy is presented to the best-performing under-21 player, and the Yashin Trophy, which recognizes the best goalkeeper, will also be awarded.

The Ballon d'Or also has brand new rules around its voting system this year, but where can you watch or stream the event? And who are the favorites to grab the evening's top honors?

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Where to watch Ballon D'or 2022

The ceremony will take place on Monday (October 17) at Theatre du Chatelet and will begin at midnight IST. Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast the awards live on Sony Ten 2 channels, with coverage beginning at 22:20.

Eurosport have the rights to broadcast the glamorous ceremony in the UK, with the event beginning at 19:30 BST. In the USA, Paramount+ will show the presentations, with red carpet coverage beginning at 12:50 EST (09:50 PST), with the main ceremony being shown at 14:30 EST.

Paramount+ will also showcase an hour-long press conference beginning at 16:00 EST featuring interviews with the winners.

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Ballon d'Or Streaming details

The ceremony will be available to stream live for free on L'Equipe's website and YouTube channel.

In India and the sub-continent, the awards will also be live-streamed on SPN's on-demand OTT platform SonyLiv. Eurosport's official app and website will showcase the event in the UK, while Paramount + have the rights in the USA.

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Change in rules for voting

This year's nominations for all the awards were released on August 12, more than two months before the winners will be revealed. This will be the first time in the honor's 66-year history that the winner will be based on what was achieved in a season, rather than the calendar year.

The new system is designed to cover the most important period with a more concise jury, tighter selection process and clearer award criteria. According to CBS Sports, France Football has specified that 'individual performances' and 'decisive and impressive character of contenders' will be the leading criteria.

The award will also be based 'the collective aspect and trophies won' as well as 'the player's class and sense of fair play'.

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Nominees for Ballon d'Or and Ballon d'Or Feminin

Men's 2022 Ballon d'Or nominations (All clubs were teams the individuals played for in the 2021-22 season):

Player	Club (2021/22)	Nationality
Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool	England
Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	France
Joao Cancelo	Manchester City	Portugal
Casemiro	Real Madrid	Brazil
Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	Belgium
Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	Belgium
Luis Diaz	Porto/Liverpool	Colombia
Fabinho	Liverpool	Brazil
Phil Foden	Manchester City	England
Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund	Norway
Sebastien Haller	Ajax	Ivory Coast
Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	England
Joshua Kimmich	Bayern Munich	Germany
Rafael Leao	AC Milan	Portugal
Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	Poland
Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	Algeria
Mike Maignan	AC Milan	France
Sadio Mane	Liverpool	Senegal
Kylian Mbappe	PSG	France
Luka Modric	Real Madrid	Croatia
Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	France
Darwin Nunez	Benfica	Uruguay
Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	Portugal
Antonio Rudiger	Chelsea	Germany
Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	Egypt
Bernardo Silva	Manchester City	Portugal
Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	South Korea
Virgil van Dijk	Liverpool	Netherlands
Vinicius Junior	Real Madrid	Brazil
Dusan Vlahovic	Fiorentina/ Juventus	Serbia

Women's 2022 Ballon d'Or nominations:

Player	Club (2021/22)	Nationality
Selma Bacha	Lyon	France
Fridolina Rolfo	Barcelona	Sweden
Vivianne Miedema	Arsenal	Netherlands
Lucy Bronze	Manchester City	England
Sam Kerr	Chelsea	Australia
Christiane Endler	Lyon	Chile
Lena Oberdorf	Wolfsburg	Germany
Kadidiatou Diani	PSG	France
Catarina Macario	Lyon	USA
Alexia Putellas	Barcelona	Spain
Alexandra Popp	Wolfsburg	Germany
Aitana Bonmati	Barcelona	Spain
Wendie Renard	Lyon	France
Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave	USA
Beth Mead	Arsenal	England
Asishat Oshoala	Barcelona	Nigeria
Marie-Antoinette Katato	PSG	France
Millie Bright	Chelsea	England
Trinity Rodman	Washington Spirit	USA
Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	Norway

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Prediction

Due to his incredible form in the Champions League, Karim Benzema of Real Madrid is the red-hot favorite to win the award. Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Robert Lewandowski may also be in with a shout.

However, it is hard to look past the impact that Benzema had for Los Blancos as he netted 44 times in 46 appearances last season.

As for the women's title, Alexia Putellas could claim back-to-back titles despite her serious injury, which kept her out of the European Championships.