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The 96th Academy Awards are coming up quickly. Taking place on March 10, this year's event will honor tremendous achievements in filmmaking over the past year. While many people are figuring out who are the favorites to win in each category, others are like, "I am not familiar with a whole lot of these Oscar-nominated films." Don't worry, as there are plenty of these movies we weren't aware of as well--what are Oppenheimer and Barbie, anyway? However, in 2024, there's a plethora of ways to watch the vast majority of these movies. That's right: You can sit back on the couch and watch almost every nominated movie right this second. But where can you watch them, which ones will you have to pay for, and which ones are on various streaming services? Don't worry, as we have all the info you need. Below, you'll find every feature-length, Oscar-nominated movie, along with what the film is nominated for and where you can watch them. And if you're not familiar with the movie, there's also a brief description for you. Let's get to watching all the movies!
Oppenheimer
Where to watch: In cinemas or rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role, actress in a supporting role, cinematography, costume design, directing, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score), best picture, production design, sound, writing (adapted screenplay) The film follows J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role and creation of the atomic bomb.
Barbie
Where to watch: Max or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Actor in a supporting role, actress in a supporting role, costume design, music (Original song)--two nominations, best picture, production design, writing (adapted screenplay) Barbie and Ken enter the real world, and it changes their views of life.
Maestro
Where to watch: Netflix Nominated for: Actor in a leading role, actress in a leading role, cinematography, makeup and hairstyling, best picture, sound, writing (original screenplay) Composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre's relationship is explored.
Rustin
Where to watch: In cinemas or Netflix Nominated for: Actor in a leading role Bayard Rustin's creation of the 1963 Civil Rights Movement March on Washington is explored as Rustin faces racism and homophobia in his day-to-day life.
American Fiction
Where to watch: In cinemas or to buy on Prime Video, Vudu Nominated for: Actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role, music (original score), best picture, writing (adapted screenplay) A frustrated novelist is fed up with culture's obsessiveness of black culture and profiting from it. So he writes a book under a pen name, proving the hypocrisy of it all.
The Holdovers
Where to watch: In cinemas or Peacock Premium Nominated for: Actor in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, film editing, best picture, writing (original screenplay) During the holiday season at a remote prep school, an ornery history teacher stays back with a troubled student and upset cook.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Where to watch: In cinemas, Apple TV+, or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Actor in a supporting role, actress in a leading role, cinematography, costume design, directing, film editing, music (original score), music (Original song), best picture, production design The Martin Scorsese film takes place in the 1920s, in Oklahoma, where Osage people are being murdered after a massive oil deposit is discovered on their land.
Poor Things
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: Actor in a supporting role, actress in a leading role, cinematography, costume design, directing, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score), best picture, production design, writing (adapted screenplay) Scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter brings Bella Baxter back to life, and the film follows her comedic journey.
Nyad
Where to watch: In cinemas or Netflix Nominated for: Actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, The movie follows the true story of 60-year-old Diana Nyad, who sets off to accomplish her dream of a 110 mile swim from Cuba to Florida.
The Color Purple
Where to watch: In cinemas or rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Actress in a supporting role A woman bonds with other women as she finds hopes while facing plenty of hardships in her life, in this musical adaptation.
The Boy and the Heron
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: Animated feature film Director Hayao Miyazaki tells the tale of a young man who goes on a journey with a heron into a fantastical world featuring the living and the dead.
Elemental
Where to watch: Disney+ or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Animated feature film A young woman made of fire falls for a young man made of water, and together, the two try to gain acceptance for their non-traditional relationship.
Robot Dreams
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: Animated feature film During the 1980s, a dog and a robot go on some fun adventures.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Netflix or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Animated feature film Miles Morales and Spider-People from across the multiverse take on a villain who can travel between the multiverse.
Nimona
Where to watch: In cinemas or Netflix Nominated for: Animated feature film A knight in a futuristic world must team with a monster he's sworn to kill to prove he didn't commit a crime.
El Conde
Where to watch: In cinemas or Netflix Nominated for: Cinematography A vampire named Augusto Pinochet has lived for 250 years and wants to die.
Anatomy of a Fall
Where to watch: In cinemas or or rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Actress in a leading role, directing, film editing, best picture, writing (original screenplay) A blind son is placed in a predicament as the main witness to the alleged crime of his mother killing his father.
The Zone of Interest
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: Directing, international feature film, best picture, sound, writing (adapted screenplay) Rudolf Höss and his wife build a house and a garden next to Auschwitz, where Rudolf is a commandant.
Golda
Where to watch: Paramount+, in cinemas, or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Makeup and hairstyling The "Iron Lady of Israel" Golda Meir had an immense number of responsibilities and decisions to make during the Yom Kippur War.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Where to watch: Disney+ or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Musical Score (Original) Indiana Jones is back, and this time around, he's searching for the fabled Dial of Destiny which allegedly can take the user back in time.
Nyad
Where to watch: In cinemas or Netflix Nominated for: Actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, The movie follows the true story of 60-year-old Diana Nyad, who sets off to accomplish her dream of a 110 mile swim from Cuba to Florida.
Napoleon
Where to watch: In cinemas or rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Costume design, production design, visual effects The film follows the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and his relationship with Josephine.
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Where to watch: Disney+ Nominated for: Documentary feature film This documentary follows Bobi Wine, Ugandan opposition leader and activist, who used his music to fight against Yoweri Museveni, who led the country for decades.
The Eternal Memory
Where to watch: Paramount+ or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Documentary feature film Augusto developed Alzheimer's disease eight years ago. He's been with Paulina for 25 years, and they both worry about the moment when Augusto no longer recognizes her.
Four Daughters
Where to watch: In cinemas or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Documentary feature film Two of Olfa's daughters disappear. A filmmaker hires two actors to fill in for them.
To Kill A Tiger
Where to watch: Not available for streaming Nominated for: Documentary feature film Ranjit is from a small town in India. One day, his 13-year-old daughter is raped, though Ranjit is forced to drop the charges, while town leaders campaign for his daughter to marry her attacker.
20 Days in Mariupol
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Documentary feature film Ukrainian journalists are trapped in the city of Mariupol during the Russian invasion and document the war.
Io Capitano
Where to watch: Not available for streaming Nominated for: International feature film Two cousins decide to leave Dekar and make their way to Europe, with the film centering on the struggle they encounter on the journey.
Perfect Days
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: International feature film Living what seems to be a simple life as a janitor, Hirayama'a secretive past is revealed.
Society of Snow
Where to watch: Netflix Nominated for: International feature film, makeup and hairstyling Based on the true story of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash, a group of rugby players are forced to survive in the Andes and resort to extreme measures in order to keep living.
The Teachers' Lounge
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: International feature film Teacher Carla Nowak suspects one of her students has been stealing, and as she tries to figure out what's happening, the system and her actions cause her to break down.
Flamin' Hot
Where to watch: In cinemas, Disney+, and Hulu Nominated for: Music (Original song) Following the, as it turns out, not-true story of Richard Montañez, this film sees a Frito Lay janitor as the person responsible for creating Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
American Symphony
Where to watch: Netflix Nominated for: Music (Original song) Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife undergoes cancer treatment in this documentary.
Past Lives
Where to watch: In cinemas or rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Best picture, writing (original screenplay) Two childhood friends have a close relationship, one moves away from another, and years later, as adults, they reunite.
The Creator
Where to watch: Hulu or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Sound, visual effects During a war between humans and AI robots, a man finds a young synthetic boy who could end the war forever.
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Sound, visual effects Ethan Hunt is back, and this time around, he's after a powerful weapon that could do some serious damage if it falls into the wrong hands. Yes, this sounds like the plot of every Mission Impossible movie. No, it doesn't make this one any less entertaining.
Godzilla Minus One
Where to watch: In cinemas Nominated for: Visual effects A retelling of the origin story of Godzilla in a post-WWII Japan.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Where to watch: Disney+ or rent or buy on Apple TV+, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu Nominated for: Visual effects A villain named High Evolutionary works on the perfect being, and the Guardians need to stop him. In doing so, we learn about Rocket Raccoon's origin in James Gunn's final Guardians film.
May December
Where to watch: Netflix Nominated for: Writing (original screenplay), An actress named Elizabeth heads to her home to prepare for a role. She interviews her family and discovers controversial elements of the family's past.
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