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Oscars 2022: When are the Oscars on, who is nominated and how can you watch it in the UK?

The biggest night in show business is back a bit later than usual this year and the 94th Academy Awards will have a phenomenal array of stars and celebrities. Along with the nominated stars such as Will Smith, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench, numerous other stars will also be present with Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Samuel L. Jackson all expected to be in attendance at this year’s ceremony.

The hosting duties this year will be shared between three female comedians: Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. Beyonce, Billie Eilish and Finneas will be amongst the performers on the night.

The films that are favourites to win the Best Picture Oscar are the Benedict Cumberbatch western The Power of the Dog, which has been nominated in 12 categories, and the coming-of-age drama CODA, which stars Emilia Jones the daughter of Welsh TV presenter and singer Aled Jones. For more TV, Film and showbiz news, click here.

Read more: Emilia Jones's famous Welsh dad, her rise to fame and her BAFTA nomination

When are the Oscars on?

This year's Oscars take place on Sunday, March 27 in Los Angeles, but air in the UK at 1am on Monday, March 28 and should finish at around 4am.

How to watch the Oscars?

The Oscars this year will be available to view on Sky Cinema on their specific Oscars channel and on Sky Showcase. You can access Sky Cinema Oscars on channel 402 and on Sky on channel 302. Sky Showcase is on channel 110 on Virgin TV and on channel 106 on Sky.

If you do not fancy the late night/early morning, there are Oscars highlights on Sky Showcase at 10pm on Monday, March 28 and at 7pm on the same day on the Sky Cinema Oscars channel. You can watch these via Sky or NOW TV.

How to watch the Oscars online?

If you don’t have access to a TV, the Oscars are available to watch on the Virgin TV Go app that can be downloaded on your computer or phone. If you are not a Virgin subscriber, you can also watch the 2022 Oscars on Now which is again downloadable on your computer and phone.

If you don’t have access to any of these you can get a free Now 7 day trial, which enables you to watch the Oscars.

Who are the Oscar nominees?

After the cinema-less year everyone experienced in 2020, which resulted in the lowest viewed Oscar ceremony in its 94 year history, films and hence people returned to cinemas in 2021. The Oscars this year are celebrating the very best films of the year including such blockbusters as Dune and Encanto to small dramas like Drive My Car and CODA.

But to try and combat last year's low viewing figures, the Oscars have introduced a controversial popular film section (chosen by the public) and an Oscars Cheer Moment. Some of the films being recognised in these categories include Cinderella, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Johnny Depp’s Minamata.

Here are the nominees:

Best Picture

Belfast

CODA

Don’t Look Up

Drive My Car

Dune

King Richard

Licorice Pizza

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Dune (Daily Record)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos

Will Smith - King Richard

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog

Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

Andrew Garfield - tick, tick…Boom!

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos

Penélope Cruz - Parallel Mothers

Kristen Stewart - Spencer

Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

J.K. Simmons - Being the Ricardos

Ciarán Hinds - Belfast

Troy Kotsur - CODA

Jesse Plemons - The Power of the Dog

Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Judi Dench - Belfast

Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard

Jessie Buckley - The Lost Daughter

Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog

Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh is nominated for Best Director (Getty Images for Deadline)

Kenneth Branagh - Belfast

Ryusuke Hamaguchi - Drive My Car

Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza

Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog

Steven Spielberg - West Side Story

Best screenplay (Adapted)

CODA - Sian Heder

Drive My Car - Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Dune - Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Best Screenplay (Original)

Belfast - Kenneth Brannagh

Don’t Look Up - Adam McKay, David Sirota

King Richard - Zach Baylin

Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt

Best Animated Film (Feature)

Encanto

Flee

Luca

Raya and the Last Dragon

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best International Film

Drive My Car (Japan)

Flee (Denmark)

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)

The Hand of God (Italy)

The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Best Documentary (Feature)

Ascension

Attica

Flee

Summer of Soul

Writing With Fire

Best Cinematography

Dune

Nightmare Alley

The Power of The Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Best Film Editing

Don’t Look Up

Dune

King Richard

Tick, Tick…Boom!

The Power of the Dog

Best Original Score

Don’t Look Up

Dune

Encanto

Parallel Mothers

The Power of the Dog

Best Original Song

Be Alive - King Richard

Dos Oroguitos - Encanto

Down to Joy - Belfast

No Time To Die - No Time to Die

Somehow to Do - Four Good Days

Best Production Design

Dune

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Best Costume Design

Cruella

Cyrano

Dune

Nightmare Alley

West Side Story

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

Coming 2 America

Cruella

Dune

House of Gucci

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Best Sound

Belfast

Dune

No Time To Die

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Best Visual Effects

Dune

Free Guy

No Time To Die

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Short Film (Live Action)

Ala Kacchu – Take and Run

On My Mind

Please Hold

The Dress

The Long Goodbye

Best Short Film (Animated)

Affairs of the Art

Bestia

Boxballet

Robin Robin

The Windshield Wiper

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Audible

Lead Me Home

The Queen of Basketball

Three Songs of Benazir

When We Were Bullies

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