The wait is over. After one year, the Oscars ceremony will be celebrated on Sunday, February 26th, 2012 in the Hollywood & Highland Center (formerly known as Kodak Theatre), in Los Angeles, California. Thanks to the Internet and streaming service providers, you can watch Oscars 2012 live online for free from your home. You just need your computer and one internet connection. Thankfully, most services offer the streaming for free in exchange of advertisement banners embedded.
Before visiting the resources we have prepared for you, remember that you’ll need in most cases, a modern web browser with the Adobe Flash® plugin installed, as many web based players use this special add-on to stream media. Well, after reading this little announcement, we’ll proceed to list 10+ sites where you can watch the Oscars 2012 live.
1.- The Official Oscars website
The website oscar.go.com has a lot of content related to the ceremony. Polls, news, updates, photos and of course, they will have a live stream of the ceremony. As of today, this stream is disabled, but it will went live on Sunday, so keep an eye on the official Oscars 2012 website.
2.- AP Live entertainment Livestream channel
Livestream is a popular website where millions of persons create streams for other people to watch. AP Live Entertainment has a Livestream channel where they will be streaming the Oscars ceremony in real time as well as information capsules, interview with the nominees and more. Right now, there are a lot of interviews and special clips with nominees and famous actors who give their opinion about the actors.
3.- AP LIve entertainment @ Facebook
If you’re a fan of Facebook, then you’ll want to follow AP Live Entertainment’s page, where they will be transmitting the ceremony online. In fact, it’s the same Livestream video, but it’s embedded into a Facebook page so you can comment and share your opinions in real time. You don’t need a Facebook account to watch the event, but if you have one, go to Facebook login and invite your friends to watch the ceremony too. There will be a lot of buzz in the previous hours and you can join the conversation.
4.- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – The Oscars @ Facebook
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have prepared a special Facebook page where they will be updating the information in real time for the social media addicts to be informed about the Oscars 2012. If you’re not logged in or you haven’t liked the page, the content will not be visible. You need to like the page in order to get access to more information and the live streaming section. There are more than 361,150 persons who already have liked this fan page.
5.- The Oscars 2012 official YouTube channel
The Academy Awards have an official YouTube channel where they upload featured videos about the ceremony. The nominees, featured scenes, interviews and more. They will be streaming live the event from the Hollywood & Highland Center and the YouTube users will be able to watch this transmission in real time too. Of course, this streaming will be free of charge and will be available in High Definition.
6.- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Livestream Channel
This is yet another Livestream channel. This time, it’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official channel, where you will be able to find related videos, featured interviews and more. Please note that this channel is different from AP Live entertainment Livestream channel. The content is different, and the ceremony will be broadcasted in real time in this channel too.
All of the above are certified and legal channels to watch Oscars 2012 live online for free. We know that you can find alternative channels in sites like JustinTV or Hulu, but you must be aware that those sites are streaming copyrighted content, which represents a felony in the United States.
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