Source: Radio New Zealand
The 2026 Oscars are days away, meaning there’s limited time to cram the nominated films before you find out who has won.
For most nominees it’s not too late, with many available on streaming services, to rent or still showing on the big screen.
The only question is: where can you watch what?
Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton.
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Directed by Ryan Coogler, Sinners is a horror movie that follows the story of twin brothers returning to their hometown to start again only to face supernatural evil.
Where to watch: Prime to rent for $7.99 or NEON with a subscription
The film has received a record 16 nominations including: Best Picture, Best Actor (Micheal B Jordan), Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Casting.
Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia.
Focus Features
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this sci-fi thriller entertains two conspiracy theorists who kidnap a powerful CEO (Emma Stone), believing she is an alien.
Where to watch: Prime and Neon to rent for $7.99
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.
Does the monster’s new look reveal something about our modern age? A scene from the new “Frankenstein” film directed by Guillermo del Toro. Ken Woroner/Netflix A scene from the new Frankenstein film directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Netflix
Guillermo del Toro’s take on the classic novel by Mary Shelley about a scientist who achieves his goal of creating a life form, only for it to become a monster.
Where to watch: Netflix
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi), best adapted screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up and hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Cinematography.
F1: The Movie
A retired Formula One driver (Brad Pitt) comes back to mentor a young, aspiring driver. Directed by Joseph Kosinski.
Where to watch: Apple TV
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley and Bodhi Rae Breathnach in director Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet.”
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Following the death of their son, Agnes and William Shakespeare (Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal) try to navigate their grief. Directed by Chloé Zhao.
Where to watch: Prime to rent for $19.99 or on Neon to rent for $20
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Casting.
In Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet delivers a performance that’s embodied, natural, controlled and arguably his best to date.
A24
Inspired by true events and directed by Josh Safdie, the film follows the struggles and triumphs of table tennis player Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet).
Where to watch: Prime to rent for $24.99 or Neon to rent for $25. If you’re looking for an evening out its still playing at Hoyts Sylvia Park with very limited timeslots.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Casting.
Universal Pictures
The action thriller stars Leonardo Dicaprio on a rescue mission and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Where to watch: Prime and Neon to rent for $7.99
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Casting.
Wagner Moura in “The Secret Agent.”
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Set in 1977 Brazil the film follows a technology expert running from his past. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
Where to watch: Prime to rent for $22.99, on Neon to rent for $20 and on Disney Plus.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor (Wagner Moura), Best International Feature and Best Casting.
Sentimental Value.
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A drama directed by Joachim Trier and starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård.
Where to watch: Prime to buy only for 18.99 or Neon to rent for $20.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress (Renate Reinsve), Best Supporting Actress (Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), Best Supporting Actor Stellan Skarsgård, Best director, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature and Best Film Editing.
Joel Edgerton in Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams.
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A period drama based on Denis Johnson’s novella and directed by Clint Bentley.
Where to watch: Netflix
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song and Best Cinematography.
In the 2025 comedy drama Blue Moon, Margaret Qualley plays aspiring stage designer Elizabeth Weiland – the protege of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, played by Ethan Hawke.
Sony Pictures
A drama about the struggles of alcoholism, directed by Richard Linklater.
Where to watch: Prime to rent for $14.99 or on Neon to rent for $15.
Nominated for: Best Actor (Ethan Hawke) and Best Original Screenplay.
Rose Byrne If in I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
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Rose Byrne plays a mother trying to manage her daughter’s illness without her husband. Directed by Mary Bronstein.
Where to watch: Prime and Neon to rent for $7.99
Nominated for: Best Actress (Rose Byrne)
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A mystery horror movie directed by Zach Cregger.
Where to watch: Prime or Neon to rent for $7.99 rent.
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress (Amy Madigan)
(L to R) Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina and Kate Hudson as Claire Stengl in Song Sung Blue.
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Based on true events, a couple experience the successes and heartbreaks of their musical journey. Directed by Craig Brewer.
Where to watch: Prime to rent for $19.99 or on Neon for $20
Nominated for: Best Actress (Kate Hudson)
Varang (Oona Chaplin) in Avatar: Fire and Ash.
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The third film in the Avatar series directed by James Cameron and featuring the visual effects of New Zealand’s own, Wētā FX.
Where to watch: Catch the third Avatar at several Hoyts and Events cinemas.
Nominated for: Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects.
Arco nominated for Best Animated Film.
Via Rotten Tomatoes
Where to watch: Apple tv
Elio is an 11-year-old who doesn’t feel like he fits in on Earth.
Disney / Pixar
Where to watch: Prime only to buy for $9.99
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Where to watch: Netflix
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Where to watch: Unfortunately, unavailable anywhere.
Reptiles were deliberately excluded from the first Zootopia film. In the sequel, Gary De’Snake is framed as an outsider fighting a kind of prejudice easily read as an allegory for real-world discrimination against minorities.
Disney
Where to watch: Prime only to buy for $19.99 and on Disney+
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