Read on to find out how to watch each Best Picture nominee
We are right in the middle of awards season, and that means the Oscar nominations were just announced! Of course, no nomination announcement is complete without its drama and snub-talk, but we’re not here to talk about that. One of the most important categories is Best Picture, which is filled with so many great movies this year.
If you’re asking yourself how to watch all of the movies nominated for Best Picture, here’s a guide on how to watch each movie!
American Fiction
Runtime: 1 hr 57 min | Rated: R | Genre: Comedy, Drama
Total Nominations: 5 (Best Picture, Best Actor – Jeffrey Wright, Best Supporting Actor – Sterling K. Brown, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score)
Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. – Fandango
American Fiction is still in theaters only. Find tickets on Fandango here.
Anatomy of a Fall
Runtime: 2 hr 31 min | Rated: R | Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Total Nominations: 5 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress – Sandra Hüller, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing)
A woman is suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness. – IMDB
Anatomy of a Fall is in theaters or available to rent on Amazon Prime Video
Barbie
Runtime: 1 hr 54 min | Rated: PG:13 | Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Total Nominations: 8 (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor – Ryan Gosling, Best Supporting Actress – America Ferrera, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Original Song – “I’m Just Ken” & “What Was I Made For?”)
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. – IMDB
Barbie is available for streaming on Max
The Holdovers
Runtime: 2 hr 13 min | Rated: R | Genre: Comedy, Drama
Total Nominations: 5 (Best Picture, Best Actor – Paul Giamatti, Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing)
A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go and a grieving cook. – IMDB
The Holdovers is available for streaming on Peacock
Killers of the Flower Moon
Runtime: 3 hr 26 min | Rated: R | Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Total Nominations: 10 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress – Lily Gladstone, Best Supporting Actor – Robert De Niro, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song)
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one – until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery. – IMDB
Killers of the Flower Moon is available for streaming on Apple TV+
Maestro
Runtime: 2 hr 9 min | Rated: R | Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Total Nominations: 7 (Best Picture, Best Actor – Bradley Cooper, Best Actress – Carey Mulligan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound)
This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. – IMDB
Maestro is available for streaming on Netflix
Oppenheimer
Runtime: 3 hr | Rated: R | Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Total Nominations: 13 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor – Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr., Best Supporting Actress – Emily Blunt, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score)
During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world’s first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.
Oppenheimer is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video. The film will be available to stream on Peacock on February 16, 2024.
Past Lives
Runtime: 1 hr 45 min | Rated: PG-13 | Genre: Drama, Romance
Total Nominations: 2 (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay)
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life.
Past Lives is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video. It will be available to stream on Paramount+ starting on February 2.
Poor Things
Runtime: 2 hr 21 min | Rated: R | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Total Nominations: 11 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress – Emma Stone, Best Supporting Actor – Mark Ruffalo, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing)
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Poor Things is still in theaters only. Find tickets on Fandango here.
The Zone of Interest
Runtime: 1 hr 45 min | Rated: PG-13 | Genre: Drama, History, War
Total Nominations: 5 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Sound])
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
