Award season is upon us once more, and the 2022 Oscars have an incredible stack of talent across all major categories. Wondering where to watch the 2022 Oscar nominated movies? We've got you covered.
The Academy Awards are set for Sunday, March 27th and will be hosted by Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, and Amy Schumer in Los Angeles, California. Among those nominated are classic Oscars powerhouses like Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth) and Steven Spielberg (West Side Story) and first time nominees like Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer).
If you haven't watched this years' contenders, no stress — there's still time to see the films that caught the Academy's eye this year. Below are some of the standout Oscar-nominated movies and where you can stream them ahead of the ceremony.
Related: Oscar Nominations 2022: See Complete List of Nominees
Watch on Netflix
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay
Where To Watch: Netflix
Don’t Look Up is Adam McKay's dark satire around climate change and ineffective government. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as two scientists that no one will listen to (with guest stars like Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande), Don’t Look Up is a timely mirror to our society.
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jesse Plemons), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kirsten Dunst), Best Cinematography, Best Director (Jane Campion), Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay
Where To Watch: Netflix
The Power of the Dog is a western family drama that follows wealthy ranch-owning brothers, Phil and George Burbank. Their relationship descends into turmoil when George marries his wife — whom Phil loathes — and adopts her teenage son, Peter, with whom Phil later strikes up a unique relationship.
Nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Andrew Garfield), Best Film Editing
Where To Watch: Netflix
Tick, Tick, Boom is based on the autobiographical musical by playwright and composer Jonathan Larson (creator of Rent). It documents his time as a struggling artist before he hit mainstream success and his fears, friendships, and relationships as he sets out to get his work known.
Nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia Colman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jessie Buckley), Best Adapted Screenplay
Where To Watch: Netflix
The Lost Daughter is a psychological thriller about motherhood, and it's Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut. The film follows a college professor (played by Olivia Colman) on vacation in Italy and her obsession with a young mother (played by Dakota Johnson) and her child, who reminds her of her own early days of motherhood.
Watch on HBO Max
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Will Smith), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Aunjanue Ellis), Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay
Where To Watch: HBO Max starting March 24; Apple TV ($5.99), Amazon Prime ($5.99)
Inspired by the true stories of Serena and Venus Williams, King Richard follows their father, Richard Williams (played by Will Smith) and the vision he had for his family. It depicts the real story of how the Williams family changed the sport of tennis and the father/daughter dynamics so crucial to their legacy.
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay
Where To Watch: HBO Max
Drive My Car is based on the Haruki Murakami short story — actor and director Yūsuke Kafuku is in need of a chauffeur, which leads his path to cross with the young Misaki Watari. The two share a special bond as Yūsuke prepares for his next role, while each individually navigates traumas in their lives.
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing. Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay
Where To Watch: HBO Max
The sweeping space opera follows the young Paul Atreides (played by Timothée Chalamet) amid an interstellar political uprising. Atreides must travel to dangerous lands to protect his family while dreaming about a mysterious woman (played by Zendaya) and growing into his powers.
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design
Where To Watch: HBO Max, Hulu
Set in 1940s New York, Nightmare Alley is a dark noir that follows an ambitious carny named Stanton Carlisle (played by Bradley Cooper) who gets tangled up with a traveling circus. As Carlisle crafts his next scheme, he finds himself on a dark road filled with betrayal, psychological warfare, and heartache.
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ariana Debose), Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
Where To Watch: HBO Max, Hulu (Premium Subscription), Disney+
West Side Story is Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of the classic musical and Romeo and Juliet-inspired love story. It’s a sweeping drama of warring gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, and the star-crossed lovers who find themselves at the center of it all in 1950s New York City.
Nominations: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jessica Chastain), Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where To Watch: HBO Max, Apple TV
The Eyes of Tammy Faye is based on the true story of Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker, the nation's most notorious televangelists in the 1970s and 80s. It looks at the rise and fall of the couple as they swindle millions of dollars from their following and eventually fall into scandal.
Watch on Apple TV+
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Troy Kotsur), Best Adapted Screenplay
Where To Watch: Apple TV+
Coda is a coming-of-age film centered around Ruby, the only hearing member of a deaf family in Massachusetts. At 17-years-old, Ruby balances her responsibility as a caregiver and a teenager while falling in love with singing and her duet partner.
Nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Denzel Washington), Best Cinematography
Where To Watch: Apple TV+
The Tragedy of MacBeth is a film adaptation of Shakespeare's beloved MacBeth. Denzel Washington plays the title character who finds himself swallowed by his own ruthlessness and ambition.
Watch on Disney+
Nominations: Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Score
Where To Watch: Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV
Disney's Encanto is about the Madrigals family in Colombia, who live in the hidden mountains of Encanto. Every child is blessed with a gift except for Mirabel, though she may be their last hope at saving Encanto when danger arises.
Watch on Prime Video
Nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Javier Bardem), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole Kidman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (J.K. Simmons)
Where To Watch: Prime Video
Being the Ricardos follows the true events around infamous Hollywood power couple, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and their popular television show. It documents their career, relationship, and scandals in the 1950s at the height of their fame and success.
Watch on Hulu
Nominations: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Kristen Stewart)
Where To Watch: Hulu
Kristen Stewart takes on the beloved role of Princess Diana in this historical reimagining of the late princess's marriage to Prince Charles. It's a deep character study of Princess Diana and her inner turmoil during Christmas Eve 1991.
Watch On Demand
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ciarán Hinds), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Judi Dench), Best Director (Kenneth Branagh), Best Original Screenplay
Where To Watch: Apple TV ($5.99), Amazon Prime ($5.99)
Belfast is a semi-autobiographical drama that spans across a working class family's turmoil during the late 1960s in Ireland. It follows the coming-of-age of the son Buddy as his family navigates the class uprisings in the Irish capital.
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Original Screenplay
Where To Watch: Apple TV ($19.99), Amazon Prime ($19.99)
Licorice Pizza is a coming of age story starring Alana Kane (played by Alana Haim) and Gary Valentin (Cooper Hoffman) set in ‘70s California, full of pining and the ups and downs of young love.
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