Oscars 2021: How to watch the Academy Awards in Australia

This year’s Academy Awards are only days away – here’s how you can watch the ceremony and the red carpet here in Australia.

They may be two months late due to the pandemic, but this year’s Academy Awards are finally upon us.

Although things will be different this year, we can still expect lots of tears, red carpet glamour, funny monologues, more tears and of course, the most recognised trophy in the world.

Unlike the Emmys and the Golden Globes, which went virtual, the Oscars will remain an in-person event – meaning no Zoom acceptance speeches.

This year the show will be broadcast from several locations across Los Angeles, including the city’s historic Union Station in addition to its usual home, the Dolby Theatre.

Attendance will be limited to only the nominees, their guests and presenters. European hubs have been set up for those nominees who can’t fly in for the ceremony.

Here’s everything you need to know:

The 2021 Oscars are finally almost here. Picture: Mark RALSTON / AFP

When are the Oscars?

The 93rd annual Academy Awards ceremony takes place on Monday April 26, with the ceremony getting underway at 10am AEST.

How can I watch?

Channel 7 will air the ceremony live on TV from 10am Monday. Before, that, Tune into E! on Foxtel from 7am to watch all the red carpet action.

We’ll also be live blogging all the action on the day, bringing you red carpet photos, winners and unscripted moments as they happen.

Who is hosting?

For the third time in a row, there’ll be no host with celebrity presenters expected to stand in.

The 2018 show was the first Academy Awards in nearly 30 years to take place without an MC, after Kevin Hart tweeted himself out of the job.

Big names have been confirmed on the Academy’s official Social Media pages including Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon.

Who is nominated?

For the first time the Oscar’s 93 years, two women have been nominated for ‘Best Director’, Riz Ahmed could be the first Muslim actor to win a statuette and Anthony Hopkins could make history as the oldest person to win the ‘Best Actor’ award.

Netflix’s Mank, about the making of Citizen Kane starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried and Lily Collins is the most nominated film this year, racking up 10 nominations in total.

Following with six nods each are The Father starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman, Judas and the Black Messiah starring Daniel Kaluuya, Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed and The Trial of the Chicago 7 starring Sacha Baron Cohen.

For the first time, two women have been nominated for best director. Picture: AFP

Carey Mulligan’s Promising Young Woman is in the running, having been nominated for five awards.

The late Chadwick Boseman has also been recognised – receiving a nod for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.