Looking to stream this year’s Academy Award-nominated films? Check out the guide below on how to stream this year’s Best Picture nominations from the 96th annual Academy Awards in Canada.
American Fiction
A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Directed by Cord Jefferson. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sterling K. Brown, and John Ortiz.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Brown), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
Stream American Fiction on Prime Video in Canada.
Anatomy of a Fall
A woman is suspected of murder after her husband’s death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
Directed by Justine Triet. Starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, and Milo Machado-Graner.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Director (Triet), Best Actress (Hüller), Best Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.
Stream Anatomy of a Fall on Prime Video in Canada.
Barbie
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and America Ferrera.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (Ferrera), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song (for both “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”), Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.
Stream Barbie on Crave in Canada.
The Holdovers
A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.
Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Actor (Giamatti), Best Supporting Actress (Randolph), Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.
Stream The Holdovers on Prime Video in Canada.
Killers of the Flower Moon
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one – until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Gladstone), Best Supporting Actor (De Niro), Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.
Stream Killers of the Flower Moon on Apple TV+ in Canada.
Maestro
This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Directed by Bradley Cooper. Starring Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Actor (Cooper), Best Actress (Mulligan), Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Stream Maestro on Netflix in Canada.
Oppenheimer
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and Matt Damon.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Downey), Best Supporting Actress (Blunt), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.
Stream Oppenheimer on Prime Video in Canada.
Past Lives
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
Directed by Celine Song. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro.
Nominations include Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
Stream Past Lives on Prime Video in Canada.
Poor Things
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Stone), Best Supporting Actor (Ruffalo), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, and Bet Film Editing.
Stream Poor Things on Disney+ in Canada.
The Zone of Interest
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, and Johann Karthaus.
Nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, and Best Sound.
The Zone of Interest is only available to purchase on select platforms, including Apple TV+.
The 96th annual Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV in Canada. Click here for more info.