Oscar season is back, dear Polygon readers!
2023 was a great year for film and now it’s time for a big celebration in their honor.
The Oscar nominations are officially out (it was a big day for… Oppenheimer), and the ceremony is next on the calendar. That means there’s no better time to find out about awards season contestants before the awards show on March 10th. Here’s a full breakdown of the nominated films and where to watch them.
Check out the Best Picture nominees
Where can you see Oppenheimer?
What is it: Christopher Nolan’s ambitious biopic about the infamous physicist behind the Manhattan Project and the heavy favorite to win Oscar night.
Where to see: For digital rental/purchase Amazon, AppleTV, and Vudu. Coming to Peacock February 16th
Where can you see Barbie?
What is it: Greta Gerwig’s pop blockbuster about America’s most famous doll.
Where to see: Max
Where can you watch The Holdovers?
What is it: Alexander Payne’s historical drama about a grumpy teacher who is tasked with staying at a boarding school over the Christmas holidays and caring for students who have nowhere else to go.
Where to see: peacock
Where can you watch “Poor Things”?
What is it: Yorgos Lanthimos’ characteristically bizarre Frankenstein-esque story about a woman brought back to life who experiences the world in a very different way.
Where to see: In theaters
Where can you watch “Killers of the Flower Moon”?
What is it: Martin Scorsese’s epic western about the Osage murders of the early 20th century.
Where to see: Apple TV Plus
Where can you watch Anatomy of a Fall?
What is it: This year’s Palme d’Or winner at Cannes, a mystery/courtroom drama from director Justine Triet.
Where to see: For digital rental/purchase Amazon, AppleTVand Vudu
Where can you watch American Fiction?
What is it: Former digital media writer Cord Jefferson’s feature film debut, a satirical comedy about a black author who, out of frustration, writes a book full of stereotypes that then becomes an overnight success.
Where to see: In the cinema
Where can you see Maestro?
What is it: Bradley Cooper’s biopic about Leonard Bernstein, directed and starring Cooper.
Where to see: Netflix
Where to Watch Past Lives
What is it: Playwright Celine Song’s feature film debut about a happily married woman who years later meets her childhood sweetheart again.
Where to see: For digital rental/purchase Amazon, AppleTVand Vudu
Where can you watch The Zone of Interest?
What is it: Jonathan Glazer’s masterful drama about the Nazi commander who runs the Auschwitz concentration camp and his family who live just outside the walls.
Where to see: In theaters
Which Oscar films are really worth seeing?
Your mileage may vary, but my personal favorites among the nominees for this year’s awards are The zone of interest, Past lives, The Boy and the Heron, Oppenheimer, May December, The wonderful story of Henry SugarAnd Godzilla Minus One. They are all deservedly excellent.
Every Oscar nominee in streaming
Oscar films on Netflix
maestronominated for Best Film, Best Actor (Bradley Cooper), Best Actress (Carey Mulligan), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound
May Decembernominated for best original screenplay
Rustinnominated for Best Actor (Colman Domingo)
NyadNominated for Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster)
Society of Snownominated for Best International Feature Film, Best Makeup and Best Hairstyling
The wonderful story of Henry Sugarnominated for best live-action short film
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versenominated for best animated feature film
Nimonanominated for best animated feature film
To countnominated for best camera
American Symphonynominated for best song (“It Never Went Away”)
The afternominated for best live-action short film
Oscar films are playing Hulu
Flamin’ Hotnominated for best song (“The Fire Inside”)
The creatornominated for Best Sound, Visual Effects
Oscar films are playing Max
BarbieNominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (America Ferrera), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Song (“I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made”) For?” )
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinynominated for best film music
Flamin’ Hotnominated for best song (“The Fire Inside”)
Elementarynominated for best animated feature film
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3nominated for best visual effects
Goldanominated for Best Makeup and Best Hairstyling
The ABC of book banningnominated for Best Documentary Short Film
Oscar films are playing peacock
The leftoversnominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Giamatti), Best Supporting Actress (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing
Flower Moon KillerNominated for Best Film, Best Actress (Lily Gladstone), Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Score, Best Song (Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) “)
Oscar films online
Knight of Fortunenominated for Best Live Action Short Film, available to stream via The New Yorker
The Barber of Little Rocknominated for best documentary, available to stream via The New Yorker
The last repair shopnominated for best documentary, available to stream via The Los Angeles Times And Youtube
island in betweennominated for best documentary, available to stream via Youtube
Ninety-five sensesnominated for Best Animated Short Film, can be streamed via MAST
Invinciblenominated for Best Live Action Short Film, available to stream via Youtube
Oscar films to rent
Oppenheimernominated for Best Film, Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Best Supporting Actress (Emily Blunt), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Score , best make-up and hair styling, best sound
Anatomy of a fallnominated for Best Film, Best Actress (Sandra Hülser), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing
Past livesnominated for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay
The colour purpleNominated for Best Supporting Actress (Danielle Brooks)
Napoleonnominated for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoningnominated for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
Oscar films only in cinemas
The zone of interestnominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Sound
American fictionnominated for Best Film, Best Actor (Jeffrey Wright), Best Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score
Poor thingsnominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Makeup and Best Hairstyling
The Boy and the Heronnominated for best animated feature film
Perfect daysnominated for best international feature film
The teachers’ loungenominated for best international feature film
Godzilla Minus OneBest visual effects
Robot dreamsnominated for best animated feature film
Oscar films coming out soon
I am captainnominated for best international feature film
Red, white and bluenominated for best live-action short film
Nǎi Nai & Wai Ponominated for Best Documentary Short Film
Letter to a pignominated for best animated short film
Our uniformnominated for best animated short film
pachydermnominated for best animated short film
THE WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the music of John and Yokonominated for best animated short film
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