Where to watch 2022 Oscar-nominated movies online

streaming

on netflix

“The Power of the Dog” — Major nominee with a dozen Oscars, including Kirsten Dunst, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons and Cody Smit-McPhee. It also received Best Picture and Best Director nominations for Jane Campion. Cumberbatch is a rough-and-tumble Montana rancher with a menacing ego in a lively Gothic tale on the Western Plains.

“Don’t Look Up” – Adam McKay’s apocalyptic comedy garnered four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Original Score, and Original Screenplay. The climate change satire starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence stars Earth six months before a giant comet destroys the planet.

“Tick, tick… boom!” — Andrew Garfield earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Jonathan Larson, who raised the theater world as the producer of “Rent.” An autobiographical musical adaptation by Larsson, who died suddenly and young in 1996, was Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut and also earned a name for film editing.

“The Lost Daughter” – starring Olivia Colman, Jesse Buckley and Dakota Johnson, received three Oscar nominations, including nods for Colman and Buckley. The adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name is a psychological drama in which Coleman and Buckley play the same roles as the young and old versions of the gloomy and depressed translator Leda Caruso, set on vacation in Greece.

“The Mitchells vs the Machines” – The oddball Mitchell family must quell a rebellion by the world’s electronic devices during a road trip to drop their daughter Katie (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) for her first year of film school. Thank goodness robot friendly for two. Best Animated Feature nominee Mike Rianda, who created “Gravity Falls”. Also available on Apple TV, Disney, Vudu, Redbox and more at affordable prices.

on HBO Max

“Dune” – It’s no longer streaming on HBO Max, but worth watching for its return. Meanwhile, digital rentals and purchases are plentiful through Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, iTunes and Google Play. Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 novel based on the sweeping desert sci-fi saga received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Cinematography. It stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. Denis Villeneuve directed.

“King Richard” – Directed by Reynaldo Marcus Green, the story of Richard Williams – the father, coach and driving force behind tennis legend Venus and Serena Williams – stars Will Smith in the lead. The film earned six Oscar nominations, including one for Smith. Best Picture and Original Song for “Be Alive” by Ajonew Ellis, Dixon and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. It’s an intimate, authoritative view of the family and their rise from Compton, Calif. to the top of the tennis world. The film is no longer streaming to HBO Max subscribers, but may return someday. Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Redbox, YouTube and more at a price.

“Nightmare Alley” – This Guillermo del Toro remake of the 1947 neo-noir classic earned four Oscar awards, including Best Picture and Cinematography. The cast is star packed: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen and David Strathearn. It’s the story of a handsome hustler’s brief rise, from low-level Carney to high-paid showman. It’s also streaming to Hulu subscribers.

“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”—the story of the rise and fall of televangelist power couple Tammy Faye and Jim Baker—earned Chastain his third Oscar nomination. The film received two nods—including makeup and hairstyling—notable for Tammy. Andrew Garfield plays Bakker.

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“Spencer” – Kristen Stewart’s unsung Princess Diana earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress after a snub from the British Academy and Screen Actors Guild. Director Pablo Lahren takes a sadly surreal approach in this biopic. Although reviews were mixed, some critics consider it a suggestive and artistic look at one of the most famous women of all time. It is set over Christmas weekend with the royal family, which preceded their divorce from Prince Charles.

“Runaway” – This grand jury prize winner at Sundance is fully animated, with the exception of live-action archival footage. It is the story of Amin, a pseudonym for a refugee boy who filmmaker Jonas Pohar Rasmussen befriended in his sleepy Danish town when he himself was 15 years old. Amin did not talk about his past in Afghanistan or about his family when they were children. It took almost 20 years for Amin to open up to his friend.

“Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Couldn’t Be Aired)” – Thanks to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival gets its due, and an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature . Held at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park), the film includes performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, BB King, The 5th Dimension and the New York Festival. more.

on amazon prime video

“Belfast” – Based on the childhood of Kenneth Branagh, this black-and-white film received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, A Direction for Branagh, Best Supporting Actress for Judi Dench and Supporting for her screen husband, Ciaran Hinds Actors included. The absence was up a notch for star Jamie Dornan. The film was one of the first shot in the UK after the lockdown in 2021. It stars Dornan as a Belfast father struggling to keep his family safe as trouble begins in 1969. This is no longer streaming for subscribers but can come back. Available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, Redbox, Vudu and more at the price.

“Being the Ricardos” – A behind-the-scenes look at the work and marriage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz received three acting nominations: Javier Bardem as Desi, Nicole Kidman as Lucy, and JK Simmons in a supporting role. Aaron Sorkin creates a loving and intense dramatization of a particularly horrifying week during the making of the TV classic “I Love Lucy.”

“Coming 2 America” ​​- This sequel to the Eddie Murphy hit earned an Oscar nomination for hair and makeup. With Murphy as Prince Akim — and along with three other characters — things are looking up for women in the Craig Brewer-directed comedy Zmunda, following #MeToo. Yes, it is still a patriarchy and yes, there are still obedient royal bathers. It also stars Jermaine Fowler, Tracy Morgan, Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones, Keiki Layne, and more.

on apple tv

“CODA” — Apple received its first Best-Picture nomination with the play, which made history as supporting actor nominee Troy Kotsur became only the second deaf actor ever to be nominated. (His “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin was the first.) It was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film follows the Rossi family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Ruby, a high school senior, is the only hearing member in her family and often her only connection to the hearing world.

“The Tragedy of Macbeth” – directed by Joel Coen, starring Denzel Washington as the gray-haired Macbeth who knows in his aching bones that the witches’ prophecy has given him his last chance to become who he is Wants, no, deserves! King of Scotland. Washington’s turn in Shakespeare in this black-and-white version earned him a lead actor Oscar. The film also received nominations for Cinematography and Production Design. Frances McDormand co-stars.

at Disney

“Encanto” – There’s something about this Disney animated feature. Rather, there is something about music that has tickled many. The soundtrack became the first film since 2019 to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. Its most popular song, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” became the highest-charting song from a Disney animated film in more than 26 years, ranking even higher than “Let It Go”. The Magic of Music was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The story is magical too. It features a charming family called the Madrigals in the Colombian mountains of Encanto. Miranda earned nominations for Original Song (“Dos Orugitas”) and other names for Original Score (Jermaine Franco) and Best Animated Feature Film.

“Luca” – Disney and Pixar’s coming-of-age story about a boy and his summer on the Italian Riviera is one of the contenders for best animated feature. Luca is voiced by Jacob Tremblay. He befriends another boy, Alberto, voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer. There’s a lot of fun by the sea, but the two share a dangerous secret. Directed by Enrico Casarosa.

“Rae and the Last Dragon” – another film in the competition for best animated feature. Travel to Kumandra, where 500 years ago an evil force destroyed the harmony between humans and dragons. Dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, that evil is back and the warrior Raya once again goes in search of a mythical last dragon to restore order.

in theater only

Notable are some of the Oscar nominees that are only playing in theaters right now.

These include the 1970s “Liquorice Pizza” with three nominations: Best Picture, Director (Paul Thomas Anderson) and Original Screenplay. Set in sunny Southern California, it is a charmingly loose love letter to the San Fernando Valley of Anderson’s youth.

“Drive My Car,” from Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is a three-hour drama that garnered four major Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story. The film follows a widowed actor played by Hidetoshi Nishijima. He seeks out a driver and ends up with a 20-year-old girl played by Toko Miura. A touching friendship develops against a backdrop of loss and sadness.

The re-imagining of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is still playing in theaters, but it will be available to Disney customers starting March 2. His version of the 1961 classic received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Director for Him. Ariana DeBos was nominated for Anita. Spielberg, Tony Kushner and Steven Sondheim dig deep to rethink the iconic Romeo and Juliet story, in which sharks and jets are front and center in New York City.