How to watch Oscars 2026 free in Mexico – stream 98th Academy Awards online

Australian-US actress Nicole Kidman attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Oscars 2026 – starts at 7 p.m. ET (full replay)
  • Watch free on 7Plus
  • Use Surfshark VPN ($1.99) to watch Oscars 2026 from Mexico

Hollywood’s biggest night is ready for its close-up. The 98th Academy Awards hits the Dolby Theatre with Conan O’Brien back on hosting duty, and movie fans in Mexico can watch the Oscars for free on 7Plus in Australia.

If you're stuck in Mexico right now and want access to your 7Plus Oscars live stream you'll need a specific VPN to watch the awards at 7pm ET plus the replay/highlights.

Not any VPN, since many don't work with 7Plus from Mexico. Here's pick of the best VPNs to watch Oscars 2026 for free tonight...

How to watch Oscars 2026 on 7Plus

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Australia's 7Plus splashed out to buy the rights to the Oscars, meaning tonight's Hollywood movie awards will stream free on 7Plus , including replays of speeches and the whole Oscars.

You can join 7Plus free here – it takes no time at all.

🇲🇽 If you're visiting Mexico, use the right VPN to watch 7Plus as if you were back in Australia.

Which VPNs work with 7Plus from Canada?

🇨🇦 Use a VPN to watch Oscars 2026 on 7 Plus from Mexico.

❌ Not all VPNs work with 7Plus.

✅ Here's 3 VPNs that work in Mexico....

Surfshark | 3 months FREE | $1.99 a month

Surfshark | 3 months FREE | $1.99 a month

Surfshark is the best cheap VPN out there – and it unblocks Paramount Plus so you can watch your usual Oscars 2026 free live/replay streams from Mexico (or anywhere else).

🚀 1,600+ Mbps speeds
✨ Fast streaming unblocking

This is the cheapest premium VPN deal for a while – buy with confidence.

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The Ferrari of VPNs, with great features – NordVPN is our #1 VPN for streaming services.

✅ 3 months extra FREE!
✅ 75% off usual price
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Use Nord to unblock your preferred coverage and watch Oscars live streams/replay with our exclusive deal.

Proton VPN | $2.99 per month

Proton VPN | $2.99 per month

Proton is one of the top privacy providers and unblocks streaming services for TV and sports fans seeking Academy Awards live streams and highlights.

What you get:

📺 Excellent streaming
🚀 Some of the fastest VPN speeds
30-day money-back guarantee

One of the best VPN deals we've seen in 2026. Nice.

Why should I watch Oscars 2026 for free?

TV audience figures for the Oscars have dropped massively, from 57 million viewers in the 90s to around 19 million last year. Critics claim that audiences are fed up with being lectured about how to live their lives by Hollywood stars.

But does that mean you should switch off? No. The Oscars is still the biggest awards show in showbiz and this year, a refreshing number of mainstream movies have been nominated. It's offically the peoples' Oscars once more...

Blood-sucking front-runner, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, stormed in with a record 16 nominations.

The main cage match? Sinners vs. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Hamnet lurk as spoiler alerts.

Jessie Buckley is riding serious buzz for Best Actress, while Timothée Chalamet could charm voters again.

A new “Best Casting” prize joins the lineup — because even the Oscars love a good call sheet. Bottom line: expect drama, surprises… and at least one speech that runs longer than the movie.

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