How to watch Oscars 2026: stream 98th Academy Awards for free

The biggest night in movies is here as all the glitz and glamour of The Oscars arrives. The ceremony will stream live around the world on Sunday, March 15, with options to stream for FREE on ITVX in the UK and 7Plus in Australia (Monday). Don’t worry if you’re away from the UK, because you can watch the 98th Academy Awards from anywhere with a VPN.

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The 98th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, March 15.

Time: 7pm ET / 4pm PT / 11pm GMT / 10am AEDT (Monday)
UK: ITV | ITVX (free)
US: ABC via Sling TV | Hulu
AU: 7Plus (free)
How to use a VPN to watch the 98th Academy Awards from anywhere

After a stellar debut last year, Conan O’Brien returns to host, accompanied by a plethora of A-list presenters and the dulcet tones of Matt Berry on announcing duties. Also look out for live musical performances from the casts of K-Pop Demon Hunters and Sinners as well as multi-platinum selling artist Josh Groban.

On to the awards themselves — Sinners leads the pack with 16 nominations including Best Picture as well as nods for acting, directing and more. Also up for Best Picture are Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, Brad Pitt vehicle F1, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein adaptation, Shakespeare biopic Hamnet, table tennis flick Marty Supreme, black comedy Bugonia, Norwegian drama Sentimental Value and historical piece Train Dreams.

Ready to roll out the red carpet and celebrate the year’s biggest films? Here’s how to watch the 98th Academy Awards from anywhere in the world. We’ve got all the information you’ll need below, including the full nominations across all the main categories.

How to watch The Oscars 2026 online in the UK for free

ITV10.15pm GMT Sunday, March 15

The 98th Academy Awards will once again go out on ITV in the UK, with coverage starting at 10.15pm GMT on Sunday, March 15 before the main event kicks off at 11pm.

The show will also be available to stream for free on the network’s streaming platform ITVX.

If staying up that late on a school night isn’t for you, you can catch an extended highlights show on ITV the following day at 10.45pm.

ITV and ITVX are free to watch. If you’re trying to access ITVX while traveling outside the UK, you might want to use a VPN to allow you to watch from anywhere.

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