By Tom O’Brien
​Look, I adore seeing my friends and family, particularly over the holidays, but I will scream if one more person comes up to me and asks, “I heard [X 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. So, 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 that are 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 appears on the NBP team’s Top 10 Predictions for every feature Oscar category (you can find the lists here).
So, let’s start streaming!
NETFLIX
- DON’T LOOK UP (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score & Best Original Song)
- THE HAND OF GOD (Italy’s Entry) (Best International Feature Film)
- THE HARDER THEY FALL (Best Original Song)
- THE LOST DAUGHTER (Best Actress & Best Adapted Screenplay)
- THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (Best Animated Feature)
- PASSING (Best Supporting Actress & Best Adapted Screenplay)
- THE POWER OF THE DOG (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Sound & Best Original Score)
- PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN (Mexico’s Entry) (Best International Feature Film)
- PROCESSION (Best Documentary Feature)
- THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS (Best Animated Feature)
- TICK, TICK…BOOM! (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Film Editing)
- VIVO (Best Animated Feature)
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
- ANNETTE (Best Original Song)
- BEING THE RICARDOS (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing & Best Production Design)
- COMING 2 AMERICA (Best Makeup & Hairstyling)
- THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN (Best Costume Design)
- A HERO (Iran’s Entry) (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay & Best International Feature Film) – Begins streaming January 21st
- THE TENDER BAR (Best Supporting Actor) – Begins streaming January 7th
HULU
- THE FIRST WAVE (Best Documentary Feature)
- FOUR GOOD DAYS (Best Original Song)
- PIG (Best Actor)
- SUMMER OF SOUL (Best Documentary Feature)
​DISNEY+
- BLACK WIDOW (Best Visual Effects)
- CRUELLA (Best Costume Design & Best Makeup & Hairstyling)
- ENCANTO (Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score & Best Original Song)
- ETERNALS (Best Visual Effects) – Begins streaming January 12th
- LUCA (Best Animated Feature)
- RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (Best Animated Feature)
- THE RESCUE (Best Documentary Feature)
- SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (Best Visual Effects)
APPLE TV+
- BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY (Best Documentary Feature)
- CODA (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Original Song)
- THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design & Best Original Score) – Begins streaming January 14th
- THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Best Documentary Feature)
HBO MAX
- THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (Best Actress & Best Makeup & Hairstyling)
- GODZILLA VS. KONG (Best Visual Effects)
- THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS (Best Sound & Best Visual Effects) – Leaving January 21st
- RON’S GONE WRONG (Best Animated Feature)
- THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Best Makeup & Hairstyling)
​CRITERION CHANNEL
SHOWTIME ANYTIME
PARAMOUNT+
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The Oscar contenders are waiting to be watched. Happy streaming! What do you plan on watching? Let us know in the comments section below or on our Twitter account.
You can follow Tom and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @thomaseobrien