How to stream this year’s Oscar lineup
Everything about this year’s Oscars is a little bit different, from the timing of the show to the types of movies nominated to the ceremony itself, which will unfold on April 25 in a live presentation we still don’t know a whole lot about.
It’s befitting of a year in which Hollywood was turned upside down and inside out, where theaters were shuttered and blockbuster movies sat on the sidelines while smaller films and awards season fare secured release deals on streaming platforms.
As a result, most of the year’s Academy Awardnominated films are available on major streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video.
Here are some recommendations of movies to stream before the ceremony.
1. “Nomadland” Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Chloe Zhao), Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Adapted Screenplay (Chloe Zhao), Best Cinematography (Joshua James Richards), Best Film Editing (Chloe Zhao)
On: Hulu
2. “Pieces of a Woman” Nominated for: Best Actress
(Vanessa Kirby)
On: Netflix
3. “Sound of Metal” Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor (Riz Ahmed), Best Supporting Actor (Paul Raci), Best Original Screenplay (Abraham Marder and Darius Marder).
On: Amazon Prime
4. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Nominated for: Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman), Best Actress (Viola Davis), Best Production Design (Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Sroughton,
On: Netflix
5. “One Night in Miami...” Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Leslie Odom Jr.), Best Adapted Screenplay (Kemp Powers), Best Original Song (“Speak Now”)
On: Amazon Prime
6. “My Octopus Teacher” Nominated for: Best Documentary Feature Streaming on: Netflix
7. “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Nominated for: Best Actress (Andra Day)
On: Hulu
8. “Two Distant Strangers”
Nominated for: Best Live
Action Short Film
On: Netflix