TV Guide: How to watch the 2025 Academy Awards
Nat Barr: 'Egos are clashing and the stakes are high – this is the red carpet event of the year, and we’re bringing it to you live.'
The 97th Academy Awards® will be broadcast live and free exclusively on Seven and 7plus, offering Australia a full front-row seat to all the action.
The network says its comprehensive coverage positions it as the destination for an audience eager for high-profile, award-winning entertainment.
Emmy® Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O'Brien will host, with presenters announced to date including Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Amy Poehler, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, June Squibb, Emma Stone and Bowen Yang.
Guy Pearce is up for Best Supporting Actor for The Brutalist.
Aussies are again making waves this year: Guy Pearce is up for Best Supporting Actor (The Brutalist); Greig Fraser for Best Cinematography (Dune: Part Two); the Aussie talent behind the visual effects in Better Man and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes are nominated.; Memoir of a Snail is in the running for Best Animated Feature; and Australian producer Maya Gnyp's project I Am Ready, Warden is nominated for Best Documentary Short.
From 5.30am, Sunrise and The Morning Show kick off the day with extensive coverage, including live red carpet updates from the Dolby Theatre® courtesy of Mylee Hogan. The Oscars Red Carpet Show follows live at 10.30am AEDT on Seven and is streamed nationally on 7plus.
Sunrise co-host Nat Barr said: "Aussies are making their mark, egos are clashing, and the stakes are high – this is the red carpet event of the year, and we’re bringing it to you live."
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Oscars host Conan O'Brien
While, 7NEWS US correspondent Mylee Hogan added : “I'm looking forward to letting all of Australia in on the red carpet, rubbing shoulders with our Aussie hopefuls and cheering them on from the sidelines, as they show Hollywood who's best.”
The main Oscars ceremony airs live from 11.00am AEDT on Seven and 7plus, with an encore screening at 10.00pm. For trade and advertising professionals, this multi-platform event presents a valuable opportunity to reach a broad, engaged audience during one of the year’s most anticipated global events.
Over on 7Bravo, E! Live From the Red Carpet 2025begins at 8.00am AEDT, followed by the Red Carpet Rundown at 10.30am AEDT.
