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The Oscars might be later than usual, but will still bring this year's awards race to its traditional close on Sunday, April 25.

It'll be a very different Oscar ceremony than usual though with restrictions applied to it due to the ongoing global pandemic. The ceremony is set to take place in two locations in Los Angeles at the ever-present Dolby Theatre and Union Station in downtown LA.

Other award ceremonies during this past year have included virtual elements with few in-person elements, but the Academy received a backlash when producers said there would be no opportunity to 'Zoom in' to the ceremony.

Instead, there are set to be venues in the likes of London and Paris where nominees who can't make it to LA can attend and be filmed for the broadcast, rather than calling in virtually from their homes.

You can see how it all pans out in the UK as the build-up to the Oscars and the ceremony itself will be broadcast live on Sky Cinema Oscars from Sunday, April 25. The ceremony is due to start at 1am (UK time) on Monday, April 26.

If you don't have the movie channels, you can sign up for Sky Cinema for £11 a month, which is discounted from the usual price of £19 per month, and is part of an 18-month contract.

But if you're not a Sky subscriber and don't fancy signing up, you can also watch the Oscars on NOW with a Sky Cinema membership.

The usual cost of the Sky Cinema Pass is £11.99 a month, but new subscribers get a seven-day free trial, so you could watch the Oscars for free. The subscription will auto-renew when the trial is up, so make sure to cancel if you don't want to continue.

Whether you're going to watch the Oscars on Sky Cinema or NOW, you can also warm up for the ceremony by watching a host of Oscar nominees and winners from recent years as Sky is launching an Oscars collection from April 10-30.

That includes one of this year's contenders Promising Young Woman which will premiere on Sky Cinema and NOW on April 16.