How to Catch up With All This Year’s Oscar Nominees Ahead of the Awards Ceremony
This Sunday, Hollywood’s biggest names will gather for the 88th Annual Academy Awards . Whether you are looking to win an Oscar this year or just want to watch some of the most famous films of the year, you can watch all of this year’s Oscar nominees here.
It’s important to note that some of the nominees are still in theaters, so if you want to see them you should go and see them like that. Of course, if you’d rather watch them from the comfort of your home, you can use our guide to download anything as soon as it’s available to watch. We’ll start with the nominees you can stream and then list those who are still in theaters.
Spy bridge
Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance), Best Original Screenplay (Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen), Best Original Soundtrack, Best Soundtrack and Best Design Direction.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions . Available for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu, and Google Play .
Hear the music nominated for Best Original Soundtrack:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Film, Best Director (George Miller), Best Sound Editing, Best Soundtrack, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography (John Seal), Best Makeup and Hair, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD , Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Google Play, and Vudu . Stream onHBO Go and HBO Now .
Martian
Best Picture, Best Actor (Matt Damon), Best Adapted Screenplay (Drew Goddard), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD and iTunes , and for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Vudu, and Google Play .
Number
Best Picture, Best Director (Lenny Abrahamson), Best Actress (Brie Larson) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Emma Donoghue).
Where to watch it: In select cinemas, available for rent and purchase on Vudu, and available for purchase on Amazon Instant Video , iTunes and Google Play .
Spotlight
Best Picture, Best Director (Tom McCarthy), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Best Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Best Original Screenplay (Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy) and Best Film Editing.
Where to watch it: In cinemas. Also available for rent and purchase on Vudu and available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD , Amazon Instant Video , iTunes and Google Play .
Trumbo
Best Actor nomination (Brian Cranston).
Where to watch it: Available for rent or purchase on Amazon Instant Video , Vudu and Google Play , and for purchase on iTunes .
Steve Jobs
Nominated for Best Actor (Michael Fassbender) and Best Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet).
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD and iTunes , and for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Vudu, and Google Play .
Danish girl
Nominated for Best Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Best Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander), Best Production Designer and Best Costume Designer.
Where to watch it: Available for purchase on Amazon Instant Video , iTunes and Google Play, and for rent or purchase on Vudu . Stream for free with an Xfinity cable TV subscription.
45 years
Best Actress nomination (Charlotte Rampling).
Where to Watch It: Currently in select theaters ( check screenings ) and available for purchase on imported Blu-ray / DVD discs .
Creed
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Sylvester Stallone).
Where to watch it: Available for purchase from Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu and Google Play .
Sicario
Nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Best Sound Editing and Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins).
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD and iTunes , and for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Vudu, and Google Play .
Hear the music nominated for Best Original Soundtrack:
Ex Machina
Best Original Screenplay (Alex Garland) and Best Visual Effects.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD and iTunes , and for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Vudu, and Google Play . Free streaming to Amazon Instant Video for Amazon Prime members.
Inside out
Nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Pete Docter, Mag LeFow, Josh Cooley and Ronnie Del Carmen) and Best Animated Feature.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD , Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu, and Google Play .
Straight from Compton
Best Original Screenplay (Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, S. Lee Savage and Alan Vencus).
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD and iTunes , and for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Vudu, and Google Play . Available for streaming on demand for Xfinity cable customers.
100-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared
Nominated for the best make-up and hairstyle.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD , Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , and for rent or purchase on Vudu and Google Play . Free streaming to Amazon Instant Video for Amazon Prime members.
Cinderella
Best Costume Design nomination.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD , Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu, and Google Play . Free for Starz subscribers.
Sean the Sheep Movie
Best Animated Feature Film nomination.
Where to Watch It: Available for purchase on Blu-ray / DVD and iTunes , and for rent or purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Vudu, and Google Play .
We cannot live without space
Best Animated Short Film nomination.
Where to watch it: see all this in the video above! Also stream for free online on The Scene .
The world of tomorrow
Best Animated Short Film nomination.
Where to watch it: Stream on Netflix .
Amy
Nominated for the best full-length documentary film.
Where to watch it: Amazon Instant Video (free for Prime members), Google Play , iTunes, and Vudu .
Cartel Land
Nominated for the best full-length documentary film.
Where to watch it: Stream it on Netflix , or rent or buy it from Amazon Instant Video , Google Play , iTunes, and Vudu .
Silence gaze
Nominated for the best full-length documentary film.
Where to watch it: Available for purchase from Amazon Instant Video , Google Play , iTunes , Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on Blu-ray / DVD .
What’s the matter, Miss Simone?
Nominated for the best full-length documentary film.
Where to watch it: Stream on Netflix .
What is not available on the Internet
Big shorts
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Adam McKay), Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Best Adapted Screenplay (Adam McKay and Charles Randolph) and Best Film Editing.
Where to watch it: Now in cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Brooklyn
Best Picture, Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Nick Hornby).
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Survivor
Best Film, Best Director (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), Best Makeup and hairstyle, best costume design, best film editing and best visuals.
Where to watch it: Now in cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Carol
Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Supporting Actress (Rooney Mara), Best Adapted Screenplay (Phyllis Nagy), Best Original Soundtrack, Best Cinematography (Edward Lachman) and Best Costume Design.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Hear the music nominated for Best Original Soundtrack:
Joy
Best Actress nomination (Jennifer Lawrence).
Where to watch it: Now in cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Disgusting eight
Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Best Original Score and Best Cinematography.
Where to watch it: Now in cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Hear the music nominated for Best Original Soundtrack:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Where to watch it: Now in cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Hear the music nominated for Best Original Soundtrack:
Anomalis
Best Animated Feature Film nomination.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Boy and the world
Best Animated Feature Film nomination.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Body Command 12
Best Documentary – Short.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Chow, Beyond the Line
Best Documentary – Short.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
The last day of freedom
Best Documentary – Short.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Claude Lanzmann: Ghosts of the Shoah
Best Documentary – Short.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
The girl in the river: the price of forgiveness
Best Documentary – Short.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
The first day
Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Everything will be fine
Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Stutterer
Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Ave Maria
Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Shock
Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Sanjay’s Super Team
Best Animated Short Film nomination.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Prologue
Best Animated Short Film nomination.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Bear story
Best Animated Short Film nomination.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
The embrace of the serpent
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Mustang
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Where to watch it: Currently in select theaters (New York and Los Angeles only). Check out local sessions .
War
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Where to watch it: Not allowed, it’s out of theaters, and there are currently no digital or physical releases available.
Son of saul
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
You
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Where to watch it: Now in select cinemas. Check out local sessions .
Best Original Song Nominees
In the category “Best Original Song” nominated “the Earned It” from the film ” Fifty shades of gray” ( the HBO the Go / Now , Xfinity the On Demand , Amazon’s the Instant the Video , the iTunes , Vudu , the Google the Play , Blu-ray Player / a DVD ), “Writing’s on the Wall ”fromSpecter ( Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu , Google Play , Blu-ray / DVD ),“ Manta Ray ”from Racing Extinction ( Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Google Play , Blu-ray / DVD ),“ Simple song # 3 ”” from Youth ( Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu , Google Play ) and “Till it Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground ( Amazon Instant Video , iTunes , Vudu , Google Play , Blu-ray / DVD ).
You can listen to them all in the playlist below: