The is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York?
Take one of the big winners of the , a film that鈥檚 been dominating conversations since it premiered at the in September. You might be eager to see what all the fuss is about with 215-minute postwar saga, which was nominated for 10 Oscars, including best picture. This weekend, it finally goes into wide release in North America. Leading nominee 鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥� requires less of a trip. It鈥檚 streaming on Netflix.
The Associated Press has pulled together a guide for what you need to know about this season鈥檚 big contenders, and where to watch them.
鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥� (13 Oscar nominations): Streaming on Netflix
audacious about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery is steamrolling awards season, with a leading 13 Oscar nominations, including best picture, SAG noms for and Zoe Salda帽a, who also , and a DGA nom. It also won the best musical/comedy Golden Globe, best original song (鈥淓l Mal鈥�) and best picture not in the English language.
鈥淭he Brutalist鈥� (10 Oscar nominations): In theaters
A major player, despite the lack of a SAG ensemble nomination, this film stars as a noted architect and Holocaust survivor who attempts to start life anew in America and gets a life-changing commission from Guy Pearce鈥檚 wealthy industrialist. It won the Golden Globe for best director, best drama and best actor. Felicity Jones was also among its Oscar nominations.
鈥淲icked鈥� (10 Oscar nominations): Available to rent or buy on video-on-demand
Jon M. Chu鈥檚 vibrant adaptation of the popular movie musical (well, the first half) was widely recognized by the academy, with nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and best picture. It also snagged a coveted , as well as individual nods for Erivo, Grande and Jonathan Bailey.
鈥淎 Complete Unknown鈥� (8 Oscar nominations): In theaters
did well Oscar morning with best picture, best director, best actor for Timoth茅e Chalamet, supporting actress for Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez, and supporting actor for Edward Norton as Pete Seeger.
鈥淐onclave鈥� (8 Oscar nominations): Streaming on Peacock
This about the selection of a new pope got a DGA nom for director Edward Berger and a SAG nod for Ralph Fiennes鈥� lead performance. It also won the best screenplay Golden Globe. Berger was not nominated for a best director Oscar, but Isabella Rossellini got in for supporting actress.
鈥淎nora鈥� (6 Oscar nominations): On VOD
about a New York stripper鈥檚 rollercoaster romance with a Russian oligarch鈥檚 son may not have won big (or at all) at the Golden Globes, but the shine is still there 鈥� especially after Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Mikey Madison and Yura Borisov, and their respective Oscar nominations.
鈥淒une: Part Two鈥� (5 Oscar nominations): Streaming on MAX
The first 鈥淒une鈥� got a best picture nomination but was snubbed for a directing nod 鈥� and the same thing happened with He was also left off the Directors Guild of America list.
鈥淭he Substance鈥� (5 Oscar nominations): Streaming on MUBI, limited theatrical re-release
Demi Moore鈥檚 turn as an aging actor who goes to extremes to preserve her looks in already won her a Golden Globe, got her a SAG nomination and an Oscar nod. It was also nominated for best picture and best director.
鈥淣osferatu鈥� (4 Oscar nominations): In theaters
Robert Eggers鈥� remake of the 1922 silent vampire classic starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsg氓rd was recognized for crafts and cinematography.
鈥淚鈥檓 Still Here鈥� (3 Oscar nominations): In limited theaters
stars Fernanda Torres (who won the Golden Globe) as Eunice Paiva, the wife of Rubens Paiva, a former leftist Brazilian congressman who was taken and not returned . It made best picture, best actress and best international feature.
鈥淪ing Sing鈥� (3 Oscar nominations): In theaters
has received a lot of recognition for his performance as an incarcerated man who helps lead a theater program for others at Sing Sing, including from the actors guild. Domingo, the screenplay and the music were recognized by the academy.
鈥淭he Wild Robot鈥� (3 Oscar nominations): Streaming on Peacock on Tuesday
of Peter Brown鈥檚 book about a smart robot who gets stranded in the wilderness and becomes caretaker to a young gosling is in the animated feature discussion.
鈥淭he Apprentice鈥� (2 Oscar nominations): VOD
got Oscar nominations for portraying Donald Trump and his lawyer Roy Cohn in this film about the future U.S. president.
鈥淔low鈥� (2 Oscar nominations): VOD, also in limited theaters
This about a cat escaping a great flood has become a favorite in the animation category. It won the animation Golden Globe and was nominated for an animation and international feature Oscar.
鈥淣ickel Boys鈥� (2 Oscar nominations): In very limited theaters
used first-person POV to adapt Colson Whitehead鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an abusive reform school in the Jim Crow South and for it got a best first feature nomination from the DGA.
鈥淎 Real Pain鈥� (2 Oscar nominations): Streaming on Hulu
After a Globes win, an Oscar and SAG nom, is quickly becoming the supporting actor favorite in the awards race for playing the chaotic, charismatic Benji in Jesse Eisenberg鈥檚 tragicomic film about odd couple cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland. Eisenberg was nominated for original screenplay.
鈥淎 Different Man鈥� (1 Oscar nomination): Streaming on Max
won a Golden Globe for his performance as an aspiring actor who drastically changes his face in this psychological thriller. It was only recognized for makeup and hairstyling.
鈥淕ladiator II鈥� (1 Oscar nomination): Streaming on Paramount+
did not get the one nomination. That went to the costume design team.
鈥淚nside Out 2鈥� (1 Oscar nomination): Streaming on Disney+
This about the emotions of a young girl is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, not accounting for inflation.
鈥淭he Seed of the Sacred Fig鈥� (1 Oscar nomination): In very limited theaters
Widely considered one of the best films of the year, (and Germany鈥檚 Oscar submission) is a political thriller and domestic drama about Iran鈥檚 authoritarian regime.
鈥淪eptember 5鈥� (1 Oscar nomination): In theaters
This film of how the sports reporters at A小蓝视频 covered the Munich Olympics hostage crisis live in 1972. It got an original screenplay nod.
鈥淲allace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl鈥� (1 Oscar nomination): Streaming on Netflix
An animated contender, this is only the film, and brings back favorite Feathers McGraw.
鈥淭he Last Showgirl鈥� (0 Oscar nominations): In theaters
got a SAG nomination for her portrayal of an aging Vegas performer in Gia Coppola鈥檚 film, but no such luck at the Oscars.
鈥淭he Piano Lesson鈥� (O Oscar nominations): Streaming on Netflix
got a supporting actress nod from SAG for her performance in Malcolm Washington鈥檚 August Wilson adaptation. The movie was shut out at the Oscars.
鈥淨ueer鈥� (0 Oscar nominations): On VOD
picked up a SAG nomination for his performance as a junkie expat infatuated with a young man in postwar Mexico in Luca Guadagnino鈥檚 William S. Burroughs adaptation.
The Associated Press
