Where to look at every Oscar-nominated movie

Academy Awards season is again, Polygon readers!

2022 was a great 12 months in movies, with standout blockbuster cinema from the U.S. and all over the world, plenty of solid style offerings, and great arthouse fare.

With the Oscar nominations formally out, there’s no better time to catch up on the awards season contenders earlier than the ceremony on March 12. Here’s a full breakdown of the nominated films and where to watch them.

The Best Picture nominees

Where to observe Avatar: The Way of Water

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What it is: James Cameron’s long-awaited follow-up to the 2009 new sci-fi basic, which has dominated the box workplace since release. As traditional for a model new Cameron movie, the technological marvels are on full show, especially in phrases of underwater movement capture. It is also fairly long — over three hours (no, there aren’t any plans for a longer director’s cut) — so here’s our guide on planning your rest room breaks. And, yes, a 3rd film is on its way.

Where to watch: Avatar: The Way of Water is just in theaters. The movie will eventually be available for digital rental or purchase, after which turn out to be out there to stream on Disney Plus, but no date has been announced yet.

Where to observe Everything Everywhere All at Once

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What it is: Polygon’s No. 10 movie of 2022, EEAAO is a multiverse adventure a couple of first-generation Chinese immigrant who runs a laundromat and is pulled into a multi-dimensional conflict that threatens to destroy the universe as we all know it. Michelle Yeoh shines in the film — she’s been considered one of our favourite performers for fairly some time, and it’s a breath of contemporary air to see this type of position for her in a Hollywood movie — and the directing duo (known as the Daniels) went for all-out visible excess.

Where to watch: Everything Everywhere All at Once is streaming on Showtime, together with Showtime by way of Prime Video, Showtime through Paramount Plus, and Showtime by way of Hulu. It can be available for digital buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu.

Where to watch The Banshees of Inisherin

Photo: Jonathan Hession/Searchlight Pictures

What it’s: Polygon’s No. 3 movie of 2022 can additionally be a career-defining work for writer-director Martin McDonagh. One of the funniest and darkest films of the year, it follows the sudden disintegration of a longtime friendship, and the lengths each parties will go to stay up for themselves.

Where to watch: The Banshees of Inisherin is streaming on HBO Max. It is also obtainable for digital rental or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu.

Where to observe Elvis

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What it is: Baz Luhrmann knows nothing however opulence, and he brings his signature style of visible excess to a narrative well fitted to it: the life of Elvis Presley, one of the influential figures of the 21st century. Austin Butler shines as the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, and the musical performances throughout the movie are electrical.

Where to observe: Elvis is streaming on HBO Max. It is also out there for digital rental or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu.

Where to observe Top Gun: Maverick

Photo: Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

What it is: Tom Cruise’s latest stunt-heavy action thriller, for which he educated the other actors to fly actual jet planes for optimum fealty and audience immersion. The revival of the Top Gun franchise is even higher than the original movie, taking inspiration from an exciting animated quick for a variety of the wonderful action sequences in the film, and is the kind of blockbuster cinema that introduced individuals again to film theaters.

Where to observe: Top Gun: Maverick is streaming on Paramount Plus and MGM Plus. It can be obtainable for digital rental or purchase on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu.

Where to watch The Fabelmans

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What it’s: Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical reflection of the facility of photographs, the allure of cinema, and the conflicts between making art and having a wholesome family life. One of the most effective movies of the year (and a standout entry in Spielberg’s recent output), it’s a considerate, beautiful meditation on the arresting energy photographs have over us.

Where to observe: The Fabelmans is out there for digital buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu. It will ultimately be obtainable to stream on Peacock, but no date has been introduced but.

Where to watch Tár

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What it is: Polygon’s No. 6 movie of 2022, Todd Field’s explosive drama follows a world-famous conductor whose life begins to crumble when allegations of abuse floor towards her. Far more than a simple screed about cancel tradition, Tár is a tightly wound character research led by a propulsive efficiency by Cate Blanchett, one of the best performances in a legendary career crammed with them. It’s additionally received an ending for the avid gamers. What’s not to love?

Where to observe: Tár is out there for digital rental or purchase on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu. It will eventually be obtainable to stream on Peacock, but no date has been introduced but.

Where to watch Triangle of Sadness

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What it is: Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s second Palme d’Or-winning movie won the top prize at Cannes this yr. Like many other recent items of media, it’s about rich people at a pleasant place having a foul time — this time around, they’re on a cruise that sinks and strands them on an island.

Where to watch: Triangle of Sadness is available for digital rental or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu.

Where to watch Women Talking

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What it is: Sarah Polley wrote and directed this adaptation of Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel in regards to the serial abuse of girls in an isolated religious colony in Bolivia. It has obtained particular reward on the pageant circuit for the performances, with Jessie Buckley and Ben Whishaw particularly selecting up many award nominations.

Where to watch: Women Talking is currently only in theaters. The film will ultimately be available for digital rental or buy, but no date has been introduced but.

Where to look at All Quiet on the Western Front

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What it’s: Director Edward Berger’s adaptation of the famed 1929 novel about a young German soldier who enlists within the army toward the top of World War I.

Where to watch: All Quiet on the Western Front is streaming on Netflix.

Every Oscar nominee streaming

Oscar motion pictures on Netflix

All Quiet on the Western Front, nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Score

Blonde, nominated for Best Actress (Ana de Armas)

Photo: John Wilson/Netflix

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, nominated for Best Animated Feature Film

The Sea Beast, nominated for Best Animated Feature Film

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, nominated for Best Cinematography

RRR, nominated for Best Original Song (“Naatu Naatu”)*

The Elephant Whisperers, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film

The Martha Mitchell Effect, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film

*Netflix has the Hindi dub; the unique Telugu version of RRR is on Zee5

Oscar movies on HBO Max

The Banshees of Inisherin, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score

Elvis, nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Austin Butler), Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Sound

Navalny, nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film

The Batman, nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects

Oscar movies on Disney Plus

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Turning Red, nominated for Best Animated Feature Film

Fire of Love, nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film

Le Pupille, nominated for Best Live Action Short Film

Oscar motion pictures on Prime Video

Argentina, 1985, nominated for Best International Feature Film

Oscar films on Paramount Plus

Top Gun: Maverick, nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song (“Hold My Hand”)

Oscar motion pictures on Peacock

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, nominated for Best Costume Design

Oscar films on Apple TV Plus

Causeway, nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Brian Tyree Henry)

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, nominated for Best Animated Short Film

Oscar motion pictures on Showtime

Everything Everywhere All at Once, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song (“This Is a Life”)

Oscar films online

My Year of Dicks, nominated for Best Animated Short Film (Vimeo)

The Flying Sailor, nominated for Best Animated Short Film (The New Yorker)

Ice Merchants, nominated for Best Animated Short Film (The New Yorker)

Haulout, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film (The New Yorker)

Stranger on the Gate, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film (The New Yorker)

Night Ride, nominated for Best Live Action Short Film (The New Yorker)

Oscar films to rent

The Fabelmans, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Supporting Actor (Judd Hirsch), Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Original Score

Tár, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing

Triangle of Sadness, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay

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Aftersun, nominated for Best Actor (Paul Mescal)

To Leslie, nominated for Best Actress (Andrea Riseborough)

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, nominated for Best Animated Feature Film

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, nominated for Best Animated Feature Film

Oscar motion pictures only in theaters

Avatar: The Way of Water, nominated for Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects

Women Talking, nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay

The Whale, nominated for Best Actor (Brendan Fraser), Best Supporting Actress (Hong Chau), Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Living, nominated for Best Actor (Bill Nighy), Best Adapted Screenplay

Image: Marvel Studios

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song (“Lift Me Up”)

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film

All That Breathes, nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film

A House Made of Splinters, nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film

Close, nominated for Best International Feature Film

The Quiet Girl, nominated for Best International Feature Film

EO, nominated for Best International Feature Film

Babylon, nominated for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score

Empire of Light, nominated for Best Cinematography

Tell It Like a Woman, nominated for Best Original Song (“Applause”)

An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, nominated for Best Animated Short Film

How Do You Measure a Year?, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film

An Irish Goodbye, nominated for Best Live Action Short Film

The Red Suitcase, nominated for Best Live Action Short Film

Ivalu, nominated for Best Live Action Short Film