As soon as the Academy Award nominations are disclosed, the urge to watch the movies in running for the prestigious award heightens. Thankfully, many of this year’s nominations are readily available for viewing on major OTT platforms. Find out which film can be watched on which platform below:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
War breaks out in Germany in 1914. Paul Bäumer and his classmates quickly enlist in the army to serve their fatherland. No sooner are they drafted than the first images from the battlefield show them the reality of war.
Nominations: Best picture, best sound, best original score, best adapted screenplay, best international feature film, best makeup and hairstyling, best production design, best cinematography best visual effects
Watch it on Netflix
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when his buddy Colm suddenly puts an end to their lifelong friendship. With help from his sister and a troubled young islander, Pádraic sets out to repair the damaged relationship by any means necessary. However, as Colm's resolve only strengthens, he soon delivers an ultimatum that leads to shocking consequences.
Nominations: Best picture, best directing (Martin McDonagh), best lead actor (Colin Farrell), best supporting actor (Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan), best supporting actress (Kerry Condon), best original score (Carter Burwell), best original screenplay (Martin McDonagh)
Watch it on Disney+ Hotstar
ELVIS
Whilst on a mission to transform the mainstream rock and roll culture of the USA, singer Elvis Presley uses his fame to highlight racism within the country in this biopic.
Nominations: Best picture, best lead actor (Austin Butler), best costume design (Catherine Martin), best sound, best makeup and hairstyling, best production design, best cinematography, best film editing
Watch it on Amazon Prime Video
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Thirty years of service leads Maverick to train a group of elite TOPGUN graduates to prepare for a high-profile mission while Maverick battles his past demons.
Nominations: Best picture, best sound, best adapted screenplay, best original song (“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice), best visual effects, best film editing
Watch it on Amazon Prime Video
AFTERSUN
Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father Calum. At 11-years-old, as the world of adolescence creeps into Sophie's view, Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Sophie's recollections become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.
Nominations: Best lead actor (Paul Mescal)
Watch it on MUBI
BLONDE
A look at the rise to fame and the epic demise of actress Marilyn Monroe, one of the biggest stars in the world.
Nominations: Best lead actress (Ana de Armas)
Watch it on Netflix
CAUSEWAY
Lynsey, a U.S. soldier, experiences a traumatic brain injury during her tour in Afghanistan which forces her to return home. She struggles to return to her daily life with her mother as she waits for her eventual redeployment.
Nominations: Best supporting actor (Brian Tyree Henry)
Watch it on Apple TV+
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
Tech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.
Nominations: Best writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Watch it on Netflix
THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other that tests the barrier between the human and the animal world.
Nominations: Best documentary short film
Watch it on Netflix
RRR
A fearless revolutionary and an officer in the British force, who once shared a deep bond, decide to join forces and chart out an inspirational path of freedom against the despotic rulers.
Nominations: Best music (Original Song)
Watch it on Netflix
ARGENTINA, 1985
The true story of how a public prosecutor, a young lawyer, and their inexperienced legal team dared to prosecute the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship.
Nominations: Best international feature film
Watch it on Amazon Prime Video
BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS
A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker returns home and works through an existential crisis as he grapples with his identity, familial relationships and the folly of his memories.
Nominations: Best cinematography
Watch it on Netflix