How to watch the 2022 Ballon d'Or live: Date, time, and broadcast listings for France Football's award ceremony

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The 66th edition of France Football's prestigious event will take place on Monday as fans eagerly wait to find out the winners of the men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards.

That time of year has finally arrived! Monday, October 17 will see the winner of the 2022 Ballon d'Or announced as the footballing world prepares for the upcoming gala in Paris, France.

The event, which will be the 66th edition of France Football's prestigious award, will crown one man out of 30 candidates as the best player in the world. While Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema is the favorite for this award, it will be interesting to see whether the Frenchman becomes the third Blancos player to win this accolade in the last five years.

Unlike previous years, the 2022 prize will not be judged on performances in this calendar year, hence why Lionel Messi missed out on the 30-man shortlist. Instead, the criteria for this edition will be the achievements during the season (2021/22). Here's everything you need to know about the latest Ballon d'Or event.

When and where will the 2022 Ballon d'Or gala be held?

The event kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET/18:30 GMT and will be held at the Theatre du Chatelet in the French capital.

What are the awards being handed out this year?

A total of seven awards will be handed out, the standout ones being the 2022 Men's Ballon d'Or, the Women's Ballon d'Or, and the Kopa Trophy (for the best-performing under-21 player). However, those aren't the only prizes up for grabs.

Elsewhere, we have the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the season as well as the newly-created Muller Award, named after the iconic German striker Gerd Muller, which will honor the best striker of 2021/22.

Additionally, there are the Socrates Award (for the best social initiative) and the Club of the Year prize up for grabs.

Who are the nominees for the major awards?

2022 Men's Ballon d'Or finalists

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

*Vlahovic and Diaz made the move from Fiorentina to Juventus and from Porto to Liverpool during the 2021/22 season, meaning their achievements for both clubs will be factored in.

2022 Women's Ballon d'Or finalists

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

2022 Kopa Trophy finalists

Karim Adeyemi - RB Salzburg (now at Dortmund)/Germany
Jude Bellingham - Dortmund/England
Eduardo Camavinga - Real Madrid/Frane
Gavi - Barcelona/Spain
Ryan Gravernberch - Ajax (now at Bayern Munich)/Netherlands
Josko Gvardiol - RB Leipzig/Croatia
Nuno Mendes - PSG/Portugal
Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich/Germany
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen/Germany

2022 Yashin Trophy finalists

Alisson Becker - Liverpool/Brazil
Yassine Bounou - Sevilla/Morocco
Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid/Belgium
Ederson - Manchester City/Brazil
Hugo Lloris - Tottenham/France
Mike Maignan - AC Milan/France
Edouard Mendy - Chelsea/Senegal
Manuel Neuer - Bayern Munich/Germany
Jan Oblak - Atletico Madrid/Slovenia
Kevin Trapp - Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany

Who are the favorites to win the major 2022 awards?

While 30 finalists have been named for the 2022 Men's Ballon d'Or, this year's prize is destined to go to Karim Benzema. The Frenchman, who scored the opening goal in Real Madrid's 3-1 El Clasico victory over Barcelona on Sunday, led his club to the UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles last season after a tremendous campaign in front of goal, netting 44 goals across all competitions in 2021/22.

The Women's Ballon d'Or is where things get a bit tricky. While Alexia Putellas, last year's winner, looks to be the favorite, Ada Hegerberg, who led Lyon to the UEFA Women's Champions League crown last season, and Beth Mead, who was England's standout player during their UEFA Women's Euro success over the summer, are also in the running.

Thibaut Courtois is touted to win the Yashin Trophy while Robert Lewandowski and Gavi could come away with the Muller Award and Kepa Trophy.

Where to watch the 2022 Ballon d'Or live on TV/streaming/on-demand