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How To Watch The Oscars In Australia 2018

Everything you need to know ahead of Hollywood's night of nights

Get your Oscar ballots and popcorn at the ready—the countdown to the 90th Academy Awards ceremony has begun. There’s a lot we’re looking forward to about the ceremony, from the jaw-dropping red carpet fashion to the nail-biting showdown between the best picture nominees (experts are torn between Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape Of Water and Get Out!)

So, without further ado, here’s absolutely everything you need to know ahead of Hollywood’s night of nights. 

When are the 2018 Oscars?

The 90th annual Academy Awards will take place on March 4, 2018 in the US (Monday, March 5 in Australia).

Where can I watch the Oscars in Australia? 

The red carpet will begin on E! Australia on Monday, March 5 from 9am. Channel Nine will then air the awards ceremony from 12pm.

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Who is hosting the Oscars? 

Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the Academy Awards for a second time after last year’s unforgettable ceremony that saw Moonlight accidentally announced as Best Picture instead of La La Land. “I want it to happen again,” Kimmel joked about the envelope gaffe in a recent interview. 

What are the Best Picture Nominees?

Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Who is nominated for Best Director?

Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan
Get Out, Jordan Peele
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro

Who is nominated for Best Actress? 

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post

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I, Tonya

Who is nominated for Best Actor? 

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress? 

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

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The Shape Of Water

Who is nominated for Best Supporting Actor? 

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Which film has the most nominations? 

The Shape Of Water leads the charge with 13 nominations, Dunkirk has eight nominations and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has seven.

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