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This year’s Oscar nominations for Best Picture are a wildly varied lot, ranging from heavy dramas (“Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”) to nostalgic heartstring-tuggers (“The Holdovers,” “Past Lives”) to WTF? eye candy (“Barbie,” “Poor Things”).
It’s going to be a tough call at the 96th Academy Awards.
If you haven’t seen all, or any, of the films nominated for Best Picture, there’s still time to take them in before the ceremony airs Sunday, March 10 on ABC.
Most are currently only available to buy or rent through video-on-demand outlets, but some are streaming right now on Max, Peacock, and Netflix.
Read on for where you can stream the Best Picture Oscar nominees for 2024.
“American Fiction”
An aggravated college professor (Jeffrey Wright) authors a satirically stereotypical “Black” novel to make a point, only to have it blow up on him when the book becomes a critical and commercial smash.
First-time director Cord Jefferson has arrived in resounding style with “American Fiction.”
“American Fiction” stars:
- Jeffrey Wright
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- John Ortiz
- Erika Alexander
- Leslie Uggams
- Adam Brody
- Issa Rae
- Sterling K. Brown
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jeffrey Wright)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sterling K. Brown)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Cord Jefferson)
- Best Original Score (Laura Karpman)
Where to stream “American Fiction”
“Anatomy of a Fall”
When her husband meets a mysterious demise in the French Alps, Sandra (Sandra Hüller) has to prove her innocence in court, even though all evidence and her rocky marriage point to her guilt.
French/English murder mystery “Anatomy of a Fall” won two Golden Globes in January.
“Anatomy of a Fall” stars:
- Sandra Hüller
- Swann Arlaud
- Milo Machado Graner
- Antoine Reinartz
- Samuel Theis
- Jehnny Beth
- Saadia Bentaieb
- Camille Rutherford
- Anne Rotger
- Sophie Fillières
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sandra Hüller)
- Best Director (Justine Triet)
- Best Original Screenplay (Justine Triet, Arthur Harari)
- Best Film Editing (Laurent Sénéchal)
Where to stream “Anatomy of a Fall”
“Barbie”
Barbie (Margo Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) journey from Barbieland to the Real World to find who owns her doll in reality and soothe Barbie’s sudden existential crisis.
Even stranger than its storyline, the colorful “Barbie” didn’t receive Best Actress or Best Director noms for Robbie or Greta Gerwig.
“Barbie” stars:
- Margot Robbie
- Ryan Gosling
- America Ferrera
- Kate McKinnon
- Issa Rae
- Rhea Perlman
- Will Ferrell
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ryan Gosling)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (America Ferrera)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach)
- Best Original Song (“I’m Just Ken,” “What Was I Made For?”)
- Best Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran)
- Best Production Design (Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer)
Where to stream “Barbie”
“The Holdovers”
A surly New England boarding school teacher (Paul Giamatti) is stuck chaperoning “holdover” students during Christmas break in 1970. But, he soon forms unexpected bonds with a troubled boy (Dominic Sessa) and a cafeteria worker (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
“The Holdovers” is a sentimental gem and a career high for Giamatti.
“The Holdover” stars:
- Paul Giamatti
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph
- Dominic Sessa
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Giamatti)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Da’Vine Joy Randolph)
- Best Original Screenplay (David Hemingson)
- Best Film Editing (Kevin Tent)
Where to stream “The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
Martin Scorsese’s sprawling epic (is there any other kind of Scorsese movie?) features veteran actors Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Newcomer Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous woman to win a Golden Globe this year. Now, she’s up for an Oscar for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“Killers of the Flower Moon” stars:
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Robert De Niro
- Lily Gladstone
- Jesse Plemons
- Tantoo Cardinal
- John Lithgow
- Brendan Fraser
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Lily Gladstone)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert De Niro)
- Best Director (Martin Scorsese)
- Best Original Score (Robbie Robertson)
- Best Costume Design (Jacqueline West)
- Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
- Best Film Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker)
- Best Original Song (“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)”)
- Best Production Design (Jack Fisk, Adam Willis)
Where to stream “Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
Director, writer, producer, and star Bradley Cooper worked on “Maestro,” a biopic about legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, for years.
But it’s Bernstein’s wife of 27 years, Felicia, who gets the more sympathetic portrayal, heartbreakingly played by a fantastic Carey Mulligan.
“Maestro” stars:
- Bradley Cooper
- Carey Mulligan
- Matt Bomer
- Maya Hawke
- Sarah Silverman
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bradley Cooper)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Carey Mulligan)
- Best Original Screenplay (Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer)
- Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, Lori McCoy-Bell)
- Best Sound (Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic)
Where to stream “Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
Along with “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” ruled the summer of 2023 with the dramatized story of “the father of the atomic bomb.”
Cillian Murphy turns in a brilliantly haunting performance as Robert Oppenheimer, but supporting players Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and an unnominated Florence Pugh also burn brightly.
“Oppenheimer” stars:
- Cillian Murphy
- Emily Blunt
- Matt Damon
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Florence Pugh
- Josh Hartnett
- Casey Affleck
- Rami Malek
- Kenneth Branagh
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Cillian Murphy)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Emily Blunt)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert Downey Jr.)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Christopher Nolan)
- Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
- Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
- Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
- Best Cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema)
- Best Costume Design (Ellen Mirojnick)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Luisa Abel)
- Best Production Design (Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman)
- Best Sound (Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell)
Where to stream “Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
In the fantasmically bizarre “Poor Things,” dead woman Bella (Emma Stone) is brought back to life by a vaguely Dr. Frankenstein-ish scientist (Willem Dafoe) and has to learn how to live as a grown woman with a child’s brain.
When handsome Duncan (Mark Ruffalo) enters the picture, “Poor Things” leans hard into its R rating.
“Poor Things” stars:
- Emma Stone
- Mark Ruffalo
- Willem Dafoe
- Ramy Youssef
- Christopher Abbott
- Jerrod Carmichael
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Stone)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mark Ruffalo)
- Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Tony McNamara)
- Best Original Score (Jerskin Fendrix)
- Best Cinematography (Robbie Ryan)
- Best Costume Design (Holly Waddington)
- Best Film Editing (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston)
- Best Production Design (James Price, Shona Heath, Zsuzsa Mihalek)
Where to stream “Poor Things”
“Poor Things” will be available to buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video and other platforms beginning on Feb. 27.
“The Zone of Interest”
“Anatomy of a Fall”‘s Sandra Hüller makes the list again, this time as the wife of a Nazi commander (Christian Friedel) working to build their dream home in the nightmarish neighborhood of the Auschwitz death camp in 1943.
The “Zone of Interest” is as unique and brutal as the rest of writer/director Jonathan Glazer’s works, including “Sexy Beast” and “Under the Skin.”
“The Zone of Interest” stars:
- Christian Friedel
- Sandra Hüller
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best International Feature Film
- Best Director (Jonathan Glazer)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Jonathan Glazer)
- Best Sound (Tarn Willers, Johnnie Burn)
Where to stream “The Zone of Interest”
“Past Lives”
Two childhood friends from Seoul (Greta Lee and Teo Yoo) drift apart and reconnect decades later in “Past Lives,” the directorial debut from playwright Celine Song, who’s also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
“Past Lives” isn’t a typical romance drama, but it is deeper and more emotional than a hundred Hallmark flicks.
“Past Lives” stars:
- Greta Lee
- Teo Yoo
- John Magaro
Other 2024 Oscar nominations:
- Best Original Screenplay (Celine Song)
Where to stream “Past Lives”
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