How to watch Oscars in Europe for free

As we navigate through awards season, the pinnacle event looms ahead: the 98th edition of the Academy Awards, commonly referred to as the Oscars 2024. Renowned as the most significant night in Hollywood, this year’s ceremony promises an array of exceptional movies and performances. For those in Europe eager to catch the spectacle, key details such as how to watch, the hosting arrangements, date, and the lineup of top contenders merit attention.

Here’s what you need to know to watch Oscars 2024 online in Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Turkey, France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, and Czechia.

Quick Steps: How to watch Oscars 2024 online in Europe for free on 7plus using a VPN

When are the Oscars?

On March 12th, the 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre, situated in the center of Hollywood.

Where can I watch Oscars 2024 live in Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Turkey, France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, and Czechia?

At 8 p.m. EDT/5 PDT, the Academy Awards will be broadcasted live on 7plus in Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Turkey, France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, and Czechia, and will also be available for live streaming on various platforms such as the 7plus website and app.

Who is the Oscars 2023 host?

Jimmy Kimmel, the comedian and late-night host, is returning as the host of the Academy Awards. This is his third time hosting, after previously hosting the ceremony in 2017 and 2018. Kimmel now joins the ranks of other three-time Oscars hosts such as Jerry Lewis, Steve Martin, Conrad Nagel, and David Niven.

However, there are hosts who have hosted even more times, including Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon (4), Johnny Carson (5), Billy Crystal (9), and Bob Hope (19).

Is Will Smith going to be at the Oscars?

Will Smith has been prohibited from attending any Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events for a decade due to an incident in which he slapped Chris Rock, who was presenting an Oscar, over a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Usually, actors who attend the Oscars are either nominees or invited to present an award. As the winner of the Best Actor award in the previous year for his portrayal in “King Richard,” Smith would typically present the award for Best Actress at this year’s ceremony.

Which movies are nominated for Oscars?

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” has garnered the most nominations with 11, while “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” follow closely with nine, “Elvis” with eight, “The Fabelmans” with seven, and “Tár” with six.

For a complete list of nominees for this year’s Oscars is here.

Best Picture

• “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• “Avatar: The Way of Water”
• “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• “Elvis”
• “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
• “The Fabelmans”
• “TAR”
• “Top Gun: Maverick”
• “Triangle of Sadness”
• “Women Talking”

Best Director

• Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
• Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
• Todd Field, “TAR”
• Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett, “TAR”
• Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
• Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
• Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
• Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Actor

• Austin Butler, “Elvis”
• Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
• Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
• Bill Nighy, “Living”

Best Supporting Actress

• Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
• Hong Chau, “The Whale”
• Kerry Condon, “The Banshees on Inisherin”
• Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
• Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Supporting Actor

• Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
• Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”
• Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Adapted Screenplay

• “All Quiet on the Western Front” Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
• “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Written by Rian Johnson
• “Living” Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
• Top Gun: Maverick” Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warner Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
• “Women Talking” Screenplay by Sarah Polley

Best Original Screenplay

• “The Banshees on Inisherin” Written by Martin McDonagh
• “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
• “The Fabelmans” Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
• “TAR” Written by Todd Field
• “Triangle of Sadness” Written by Ruben Ostlund

Best Cinematography

• James Friend, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• Darius Khondji, “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
• Mandy Walker, “Elvis”
• Roger Deakins, “Empire of Light”
• Florian Hoffmeister, “TAR”

Best Costume Design

• Mary Zophres, “Babylon”
• Ruth Carter, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
• Catherine Martin, “Elvis”
• Shirley Kurata. “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
• Jenny Beavan “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”

Best Film Editing

• Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, “Elvis”
• Paul Rogers. “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
• Monika Willi, “TAR”
• Eddie Hamilton, “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerova, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine, “The Batman”
• Camile Friend and Joel Harlow, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
• Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, Aldo Signoretti, “Elvis”
• Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley, “The Whale”

Best Original Score

• Volker Bertelmann, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• Justin Horwitz, “Babylon”
• Carter Burwell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• Son Lux, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
• John Williams, “The Fabelmans”

Best Original Song

• “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
• “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
• “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
• “This is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

Best Production Design

• “All Quiet on the Western Front” Production Design, Christian M. Goldbeck; Ser Decoration, Ernestine Hipper
• “Avatar: The Way of Water” Production Design, Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration, Vanessa Cole
• “Babylon” Production Design, Florencia Martin; Set Decoration, Anthony Carlino
• “Elvis” Production Design, Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration, Bev Dunn
• “The Fabelmans” Production Design, Rick Carter; Set Decoration, Karen O’Hara

Best Sound

• Victor Prasil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
• Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson, “The Batman”
• David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller, “Elvis”
• Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor, “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Visual Effects

• Frank Petzold, Viktor Muller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
• Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy, “The Batman”
• Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick, “Black Panther: Wakanda Firever”
• Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher, “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best International Feature

• “All Quiet on the Western Front” Germany
• “Argentina: 1985” Argentina
• “Close” Belgium
• “EO” Poland
• “The Quiet Girl” Ireland

Best Animated Feature

• “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Under and Alex Bulkley
• “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Carolina Kaplan and Paul Mezey
• “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
• “The Sea Beast” Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
• “Turning Red” Domee Shi and Lindsay Collins

Best Animated Short

• “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
• “The Flying Sailor” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
• “Ice Merchants” Joao Gonzalez and Bruno Cactano
• “My Year of Dicks” Sara Gunnarsdottir and Pamela Ribon
• “An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It” Lachlan Pendragon

Best Documentary Feature

• “All That Breathes” Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
• “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed: Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
• “Fire of Love” Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fishman
• “A House Made of Splinters” Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellstrom
• “Navalny” Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

Best Documentary Short

• “The Elephant Whisperers” Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
• “Haulout” Evgeniaq Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
• “How Do You Measure a Year?” Jay Rosenblatt
• “The Martha Mitchell Effect” Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
• “Stranger at the Gate” Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Best Live-Action Short

• “An Irish Goodbye” Tom Berkeley and Ross White
• “Ivalu” Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
• “Le Pupille” Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuaron
• “Night Ride” Erik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
• “The Red Suitcase” Cyrus Neshvad

Who will win the best actor Oscar?

Initially, it appeared that Austin Butler’s portrayal of the late Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biographical film “Elvis” would win him the Best Actor award at the Oscars, especially after he had already won this accolade at the Golden Globe and British Academy Film Awards.

However, Brendan Fraser’s unexpected victory as Best Actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards caused bookmakers to reconsider and raised doubts about Butler’s chances of winning the Oscar. Colin Farrell, another nominee for the Best Actor award, seems to be out of the race after his performance in “The Banshees of Inisherin” failed to capitalize on the momentum from his Globe nomination. Bill Nighy (“Living”) and Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) are the other nominees in this category.

Who else could win at the Oscars?

GoldDerby predicts that the cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will be successful, with Michelle Yeoh winning Best Actress and Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan winning Best Supporting Actor. This follows a trend from the 2022 awards season, where SAG winner Jessica Chastain and supporting actors Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose all went on to win Oscars.

“Everything” is also the favorite for Best Picture, while “All Quiet” is likely to win Best International Feature after winning Best Movie at the BAFTAs and Best Director for Edward Berger. Michelle Yeoh and her film’s cast have been recognized with major awards, making them top contenders for the 2023 Oscars.

Who are the Oscar presenters?

The Academy Awards ceremony is known for attracting top-tier celebrities to present awards, and the initial list of stars confirmed for this year’s event includes Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Questlove, Deepika Padukone, Zoe Saldaña, and Donnie Yen.

Who will perform at the Oscars?

David Byrne, founder of the band Talking Heads, will join supporting actress nominee Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux to perform “This Is A Life,” the Oscar-nominated song from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Other performances at the Oscars will include Rihanna singing “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Sofia Carson and Diane Warren performing “Applause” from “Tell It Like A Woman,” and Indian singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava performing “Naatu Naatu,” a song-and-dance number from the action movie “RRR.”

However, Lady Gaga will not perform her nominated song “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Who is being honored by the academy this year?

In addition to the winners, this year’s Oscars will also honor several Hollywood icons for their contributions to the film industry. Diane Warren, a songwriter with 14 Oscar nominations and collaborations with Lady Gaga, will receive an honorary Oscar, along with Australian filmmaker Peter Weir, known for films such as “Master and Commander” and “The Way Back,” and Euzhan Palcy, the first Black woman to direct a major studio release (1989’s “A Dry White Season,” starring Marlon Brando).

Michael J. Fox, a film and TV actor who has been a passionate fundraiser for Parkinson’s research in recent years, will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Who is predicted to win big at this year’s awards?

The most highly anticipated award of the night, the Best Picture trophy, is traditionally announced towards the end of the ceremony, leaving viewers eager to find out which movie will take home the prestigious prize.

With the most nominations in the major category, Everything Everywhere All At Once is the clear front-runner, though it faces tough competition from other contenders such as The Banshees of Inisherin, which has already won several awards this season, and Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, a heartfelt tribute to the art of filmmaking.

That being said, the Best Picture award has been known to go to unexpected winners, making the German-language war film, All Quiet on the Western Front, a dark horse candidate that could potentially take the prize. A win for this film would also be a major victory for streaming services, particularly after CODA’s win in 2022. All Quiet on the Western Front’s chances have also been boosted following its BAFTA Outstanding Film win in February.

How are the fans reacting to 2023 Oscars on social media?

Lady Gaga will not perform at the 2023 #Oscars. https://t.co/vCYZIqpBEI

— billboard (@billboard) March 9, 2023

Pedro Pascal will be presenting at the 2023 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vlHLiMWxeO

— Pedro Pascal Daily (@pascalarchive) March 9, 2023

FAQs

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