The Academy Awards are upon us. Whether you’re racing to catch as many films as possible before the big night, or focusing your attention on the top contenders in select categories, the 2023 nominees offer a solid blend of crowd-pleasing blockbusters, one-of-kind arthouse fare, and your typical Oscar bait.
Back in January, Academy voters wholeheartedly embraced the sequel, nominating both Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick” and James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” for the top prize (they were also nominated at the Best Picture-predicting Producers Guild Awards, losing, though, to “Everything Everywhere”). Other follow-ups, including Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” are enjoying nominations in other categories as well. But Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s universe-bending original “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the broader race with 11 total Oscar nominations, including acting nods for nearly every member in its core cast.
This year’s Best Picture competitors also include Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” Todd Field’s “TÁR,” Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” and Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Although “Avatar: The Way of Water” is still exclusive to theaters, the other nine honorees are available to stream right now — as are plenty of other nominees, including the movies vying for Best Animated Feature (“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” “Turning Red,” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” “The Sea Beast”) and Best Documentary feature (“All That Breathes,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Fire of Love,” “A House Made of Splinters,” and “Navalny.”)
To help you get started on (or more likely keep going with!) your Oscar preparations, we’ve pulled together all the information you need to watch 36 of the feature-length nominees: what each movie is, how good it is, where to see it, and which Oscar(s) it’s nominated for in 2023. From “The Batman” to “The Fabelmans,” from Michelle Williams to Michelle Yeoh, from “Avatar” to “TÁR,” here’s where to stream many of the Oscar-nominated films competing at the 95th Academy Awards on March 12.
Note: Unless a film currently streaming is listed as exclusive to a specific platform, it can be found through VOD as well. Shorts have been excluded from this guide.
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“All Quiet on the Western Front”
Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “Edward Berger’s handsome, but expected version of the story doesn’t add much to the canon except for some starkly beautiful imagery.” —Katie Rife
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay (Edward Berger, Ian Stokell, and Lesley Paterson), Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score
Where to watch: Netflix
Read IndieWire’s review of “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Grade: B)
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“Avatar: The Way of Water”
Image Credit: ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection “Even the filmmaker’s true believers were skeptical about going back to Pandora, but “The Way of Water” is a staggering improvement over the original ‘Avatar.'” —David Ehrlich
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design, Best Sound
Where to watch: Theaters
Read IndieWire’s review of “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Grade: A-)
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“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Image Credit: ©Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection “Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson experience a hilariously violent falling out in this poignant tale of friendship gone awry.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Martin McDonagh), Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh), Best Editing, Best Original Score
Where to watch: HBO Max
Read IndieWire’s review of “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Grade: B+)
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“Elvis”
Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection “Austin Butler gives a performance worthy of the King, but he’s buried alive under a rhinestone rollercoaster of weak biopic tropes.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor (Austin Butler), Best Cinemtaography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Haristyling, Best Costume Design, Best Sound
Where to watch: HBO Max
Read IndieWire’s review of “Elvis” (Grade: D)
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“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Michelle Yeoh gives the performance of her career in an orgiastic martial arts movie from the deranged minds behind ‘Swiss Army Man.'” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Original Screenplay (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Original Song (“This Is A Life” by David Byrne, Ryan Lott, and Mitski), Best Original Score
Where to watch: Paramount+ and Showtime
Read IndieWire’s review of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Grade: A)
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“The Fabelmans”
Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection “Spielberg’s coming-of-auteur story may not be one of his greatest masterpieces, but it shines a beautiful light onto how he made them.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Supporting Actor (Judd Hirsch), Best Original Screenplay (Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg), Best Production Design, Best Original Score
Where to watch: VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “The Fabelmans” (Grade: B+)
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“TÁR”
Image Credit: ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection “‘Little Children’ director Todd Field returns to screens with one of the most exciting new American films in years.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Todd Field), Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay (Todd Field), Best Editing
Where to watch: Theaters, VOD platforms, Peacock
Read IndieWire’s review of “TÁR” (Grade: A)
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“Top Gun: Maverick”
Image Credit: ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection “Joseph Kosinksi’s long-delayed sequel is a confidently rapturous, emotionally involving, take-your-breath-away great time at the movies.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (Ehren Kruger, Christopher McQuarrie, and Eric Warren Singer), Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Original Song (“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga)
Where to watch: Paramount+ and MGM+
Read IndieWire’s review of “Top Gun: Maverick” (Grade: A-)
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“Triangle of Sadness”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner is a frustratingly obtuse comedy about Marxism, superyachts, and the value of beauty.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Ruben Östlund), Best Original Screenplay (Ruben Östlund)
Where to watch: VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “Triangle of Sadness” (Grade: C+)
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“Women Talking”
Image Credit: ©Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Collection “A staggering ensemble cast led by Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, and Claire Foy power a surprisingly hopeful story of a religious colony in crisis.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (Sarah Polley)
Where to watch: Theaters, VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “Women Talking” (Grade: A-)
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“Blonde”
Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “Ana de Armas throws herself into a bizarre drama that only seems to want to deliver a story about a lifetime of victimization and exploitation.”
What it’s nominated for: Best Actress (Ana de Armas)
Where to watch: Exclusive to Netflix
Read IndieWire’s review of “Blonde” (Grade: C+)
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“To Leslie”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Michael Morris’ scattershot drama brilliantly casts the most chameleonic actress alive against a guy who can’t help but play himself.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Actress (Andrea Riseborough)
Where to watch: VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “To Leslie” (Grade: B-)
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“The Whale”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “For Fraser, ‘The Whale’ is a confident leap forward into the movie-star status that he rightfully deserves.” —Leila Latif
What it’s nominated for: Best Actor (Brendan Fraser), Best Supporting Actress (Hong Chau), Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to watch: Theaters, VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “The Whale” (Grade: B-)
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“Aftersun”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Paul Mescal takes his pre-teen daughter on a memorable Turkish holiday in a stunning movie about the mysteries of our parents.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Actor (Paul Mescal)
Where to watch: VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “Aftersun” (Grade: A)
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“Living”
Image Credit: ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection “‘Ikiru’ is one of the most profoundly moving films ever made; if nothing else, this stiff English-language remake understands why.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Actor (Bill Nighy), Best Adapted Screenplay (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Where to watch: Theaters
Read IndieWire’s review of “Living” (Grade: C+)
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“Causeway”
Image Credit: ©Apple TV/Courtesy Everett Collection “As great as [Jennifer Lawrence] is, Brian Tyree Henry might be even better… It sure is a thing of beauty to see him play a real person again, too.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Brian Tyree Henry)
Where to watch: Exclusive to Apple TV+
Read IndieWire’s review of “Causeway” (Grade: B-)
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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Image Credit: ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection “Weak action and forced MCU subplots keep ‘Wakanda Forever’ from greatness, but its emotional undercurrents run deeper than any Marvel movie.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett), Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Original Song (“Lift Me Up” by Rihanna)
Where to watch: Exclusive Disney+ as of February 1
Read IndieWire’s review of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Grade: B+)
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“Argentina, 1985”
Image Credit: ©Amazon/Courtesy Everett Collection “Greatness is thrust upon Ricardo Darín as the lead prosecutor in Santiago Mitre’s often amusing chronicle of The Trial of the Juntas.” —Sophie Monks Kaufman
What it’s nominated for: Best International Feature Film
Where to watch: Exclusive to Amazon Prime
Read IndieWire’s review of “Argentina, 1985” (Grade: B+)
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“EO”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Told through the eyes of a modest donkey, Skolimowski offers a visually experimental take on the 1966 black-and-white drama ‘Au Hasard Balthazar.'” —Adam Solomons
What it’s nominated for: Best International Feature Film
Where to watch: Theaters, The Criterion Channel
Read IndieWire’s review of “EO” (Grade: B+)
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“The Quiet Girl”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection What it’s nominated for: Best International Feature Film
Where to watch: Theaters
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“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “‘This world is too fucked up,’ a newborn baby declares in the first scene of a three-hour Netflix epic set between life and death.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Cinematography
Where to watch: Exclusive to Netflix
Read IndieWire’s review of “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” (Grade: C+)
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“Empire of Light”
Image Credit: ©Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection “Olivia Colman and breakout Micheal Ward star in a stilted May-December romance that struggles to capture the magic of cinema.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Cinematography
Where to watch: Exclusive to HBO Max as of February 7
Read IndieWire’s review of “Empire of Light” (Grade: C-)
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“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “For the second ‘Knives Out,’ Johnson and his stacked cast have a hell of a good time deconstructing and reorienting the whodunit. Audiences will, too.” —Kate Erbland
What it’s nominated for: Best Adapted Screenplay (Rian Johnson)
Where to watch: Exclusive to Netflix
Read IndieWire’s review of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Grade: A-)
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“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “A decades-long passion project results in a classic tale given new life with exquisite craftsmanship and a poignant story of rebellion.” —Rafael Motamayor
What it’s nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to watch: Exclusive to Netflix
Read IndieWire’s review of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Grade: A)
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“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer Camp return to their adorable stop-motion superstar for a feature-length outing that is as tender as it is insightful.” —KE
What it’s nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to watch: VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (Grade: B+)
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“Turning Red”
Image Credit: ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection “The specifics of Domee Shi’s feature debut (boy bands, Canada, scented pads) make it funny, but its big, inclusive heart is what makes it an instant classic.” —KE
What it’s nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to watch: Exclusive to Disney+
Read IndieWire’s review of “Turning Red” (Grade: A-)
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“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection “‘The Last Wish’ has no qualms about testing the expectations of its young audience while delivering a freewheeling tale about appreciating the nine lives we already have.” —Emma Stefansky
What it’s nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to watch: VOD platforms
Read IndieWire’s review of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (Grade: A)
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“The Sea Beast”
Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “The co-director of ‘Moana’ delivers a spirited and well-realized cross between ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and ‘Master and Commander.'” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to watch: Exclusive to Netflix
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“The Batman”
Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection “A latex procedural owing more to ‘Zodiac’ than it does ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘The Batman’ is a superhero movie that’s not a superhero movie.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound
Where to watch: HBO Max
Read IndieWire’s review of “The Batman” (Grade: B)
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“Babylon”
Image Credit: ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection “Chazelle’s orgiastic ode to the early days of Hollywood argues that the movies will live forever, it just doesn’t have any idea how.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score
Where to watch: Theaters, Paramount Plus
Read IndieWire’s review of “Babylon” (Grade: B)
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“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
Image Credit: ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection “A housekeeper waltzes into Dior in this frivolous tale full of wish fulfillment, escapism, and period costumes to rival ‘Mrs. Maisel.'” —Jude Dry
What it’s nominated for: Best Costume Design
Where to watch: Peacock
Read IndieWire’s review of “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” (Grade: B-)
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“All That Breathes”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Shaunak Sen’s hypnotic work of urban ecology focuses on two brothers and the birds they help amid the world’s smoggiest ecosystem.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Documentary Feature
Where to watch: Exclusive to HBO Max as of February 7
Read IndieWire’s review of “All That Breathes” (Grade: B+)
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“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Laura Poitras levels up with a devastating work of shocking intelligence and still greater emotional power.” —SMK
What it’s nominated for: Best Documentary Feature
Where to watch: Theaters
Read IndieWire’s review of “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (Grade: A+)
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“Fire of Love”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Miranda July narrates a documentary packed with style and substance about a love affair that ended in tragedy.” —Ryan Lattanzio
What it’s nominated for: Best Documentary Feature
Where to watch: Exclusive to Disney+
Read IndieWire’s review of “Fire of Love” (Grade: A-)
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“Navalny”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny solves the mystery of his own attempted murder in a doc that plays like a ‘Bourne’ movie.” —DE
What it’s nominated for: Best Documentary Feature
Where to watch: Exclusive to HBO Max
Read IndieWire’s review of “Navalny” (Grade: B)
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“RRR”
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “‘Baahubali’ filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli crafts a jaw-dropping action saga.” —Siddhant Adlakha
What it’s nominated for: Best Original Song (“Naatu Naatu” by Kaala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, and Rahul Sipligunj)
Where to watch: Exclusive to Netflix
Read IndieWire’s review of “RRR” (Grade: A)
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