Look, as much as I adore seeing my friends and family, particularly over the holidays; I will scream if one more person comes up to me and asks, “I heard [blah-blah movie] is good. Is it on Netflix?” These days, it’s a particularly tough question to answer because so many of this year’s major Oscar contenders are available to stream now on a wide number of major services. As a public service, I’ve taken the liberty to collect together the films with the most significant Oscar buzz and sort them in this handy guide according to where you can stream them.
A few ground rules: I’ve excluded all major contenders available only in theaters or can be rented on demand. This list is for streaming services only. As to what makes the cut as a major Oscar contender, I am including any film that has appeared on the NBP team’s recent Top 10 Predictions for every Oscar category (you can find the lists here).
So, let’s start streaming!
APPLE TV+
- THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE (Best Animated Short Film)
- CAUSEWAY (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor)
- EMANCIPATION (Best Makeup and Hairstyling)
- SPIRITED (Best Original Song)
CRITERION CHANNEL
- SIERRA (Best Animated Short Film)
- WARSHA (Best Live Action Short Film)
DISNEY+
- DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (Best Visual Effects)
- FIRE OF LOVE (Best Documentary Feature)
- THE FLAGMAKERS (Best Documentary Short Film)
- LE PUPILLE (Best Live Action Short Film)
- LIGHTYEAR (Best Animated Feature)
- RETROGRADE (Best Documentary Feature)
- STRANGE WORLD (Best Animated Feature)
- THE TERRITORY (Best Documentary Feature)
- TURNING RED (Best Animated Feature)
HBO MAX
- 38 AT THE GARDEN (Best Documentary Short Film)
- AMSTERDAM (Best Makeup and Hairstyling)
- THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor (2x), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing & Best Original Score)
- THE BATMAN (Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound & Best Visual Effects)
- ELVIS (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design & Best Sound)
- FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE (Best Visual Effects)
- THE JANES (Best Documentary Feature)
- THE MENU (Best Original Screenplay)
- NAVALNY (Best Documentary Feature)
HULU
- CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (Best Makeup and Hairstyling)
- GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE (Best Actress)
MUBI
- DECISION TO LEAVE (Best International Feature & Best Original Screenplay)
NETFLIX
- ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling & Best Sound)
- THE BAD GUYS (Best Animated Feature)
- BARDO, OR FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS (Best International Feature, Best Cinematography & Best Production Design)
- BLONDE (Best Actress & Best Makeup and Hairstyling)
- DESCENDANT (Best Documentary Feature)
- THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS (Best Documentary Short Film)
- GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design & Best Original Score)
- THE GOOD NURSE (Best Supporting Actor)
- GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (Best Animated Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song & Best Sound)
- HUSTLE (Best Actor)
- THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT (Best Documentary Short Film)
- MY FATHER’S DRAGON (Best Animated Feature)
- RRR (Best Picture, Best Director & Best Original Song)
- THE SEA BEAST (Best Animated Feature)
- WENDELL AND WILD (Best Animated Feature)
- WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (Best Original Song)
- WHITE NOISE (Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Original Song)
PARAMOUNT+
- AS FAR AS THEY CAN RUN (Best Documentary Short Film)
- TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Sound & Best Visual Effects)
PRIME VIDEO
- ARGENTINA, 1985 (Best International Feature)
- THIRTEEN LIVES (Best Visual Effects)
PEACOCK
- BROS (Best Original Screenplay)
- JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (Best Visual Effects)
- MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS (Best Costume Design)
- NOPE (Best Cinematography & Best Visual Effects)
- SHE SAID (Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Original Score)
SHOWTIME
- EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress (2x), Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song & Best Sound)
Thank you for considering these contenders in your Oscar voting. For those who are not voting, what would you like Academy voters to consider? Please let us know in the comments section below or on our Twitter account and check out our latest Oscar nomination predictions here.
