Where to Stream the 2021 Oscar Nominees

Where to Stream the 2021 Oscar Nominees

This awards season has given us the best chance in recent memory to catch everything that could be considered a contender. But maybe once the Academy Awards nominations dropped, you realized you’d overlooked a major player—or that a completionist instinct that you didn’t know existed was yearning to check those last few boxes.

To help those interested in being as prepared as possible to play along at home, those watching everything over the past year (and change) deemed nomination-worthy or those simply looking to hustle the other participants in their Oscars pool, we’ve rounded up every nominee and where to watch them. You’ll also find links to our coverage of these films, which includes a majority of nominees.

Almost all these feature films are available to stream, either on a subscription service or by rental. Makes sense, considering how we watched 99.9% of movies this year. And as for that .1%…well, Sonic didn’t get any Oscar nods. The only one that isn’t, Judas and the Black Messiah, was previously on HBO Max. Unfortunately if you missed its streaming window, it won’t be out on VOD until later this year.

As for the short films, which are notoriously fickle in their availability, many are currently on YouTube, Vimeo or other services. Those that aren’t (either still on the festival circuit or never intended for popular distribution) have a note and a trailer included so you can at least get a glimpse at what they offer.

Here is where to stream every 2021 Oscar nominee:


A Concerto Is a Conversation
Nominations: Best Documentary Short Subject
Where to find: YouTube, below:


A Love Song for Latasha
Nomination: Best Documentary Short Subject

Watch on Netflix


A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Nomination: Best Animated Feature

Watch on Netflix


Another Round
Nomination: Best International Feature Film, Best Director (Thomas Vinterberg)

Watch on Hulu


Better Days
Nomination: Best International Feature Film
Where to find: Streaming free at On Demand China


Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Maria Bakalova),

Watch on Amazon Prime


Burrow
Nomination: Animated Short

Watch on Disney+


Colette
Nomination: Best Documentary Short Subject
Where to find: Available at The Guardian


Collective
Nomination: Best Documentary, Best International Feature Film
Where to find: Available to rent


Crip Camp

Nomination: Best Documentary

Watch on Netflix


Da 5 Bloods
Nomination: Best Original Score

Watch on Netflix


Do Not Split
Nominations: Best Documentary Short Subject
Where to find: Vimeo, below:


Emma.
Nominations: Makeup and Hair, Costume Design

Watch on HBO Max


Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Nomination: Original Song (“Husavik”)

Watch on Netflix


Feeling Through
Nominations: Best Live Action Short Film
Where to find: YouTube, below:


Genius Loci
Nominations: Animated Short
Where to find: Airing free online as part of Animation Nights New York on March 21


Greyhound
Nomination: Best Sound

Watch on Apple TV+


Hillbilly Elegy
Nomination: Best Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Makeup and Hair

Watch on Netflix


Hunger Ward
Nomination: Best Documentary Short Subject

Watch on Pluto TV


If Anything Happens I Love You
Nominations: Animated Short

Watch on Netflix


Judas and the Black Messiah
Nominations: Best Picture, Supporting Actors (Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Song (“Fight For You”)
Where to find: Was available on HBO Max until the day before nominations and is now only in theaters


Love and Monsters
Nominations: Visual Effects
Where to find: Available to rent


Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Nominations: Lead Actor (Chadwick Boseman), Lead Actress (Viola Davis), Production Design, Makeup and Hair, Costume Design

Watch on Netflix


Mank
Nomination: Best Picture, Lead Actor (Gary Oldman), Supporting Actress (Amanda Seyfried), Director (David Fincher), Cinematography, Best Sound, Production Design, Original Score, Makeup and Hair, Costume Design

Watch on Netflix


Minari
Nomination: Best Picture, Lead Actor (Steven Yeun), Supporting Actress (Yuh-Jung Youn), Director (Lee Isaac Chung), Original Screenplay, Original Score
Where to find: Available for PVOD rental


Mulan
Nomination: Costume Design, Visual Effects

Watch on Disney+


My Octopus Teacher
Nomination: Best Documentary

Watch on Netflix


News of the World
Nomination: Cinematography, Best Sound, Production Design, Original Score
Where to find: Available for PVOD rental


Nomadland
Nomination: Best Picture, Lead Actress (Frances McDormand), Director (Chloé Zhao), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing,

Watch on Hulu


One Night in Miami
Nomination: Supporting Actor (Leslie Odom, Jr.), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Speak Now”)

Watch on Amazon Prime


Onward
Nominations: Animated Feature

Watch on Disney+


Opera
Nomination: Animated Short
Where to find: N/A (no longer screening at any venue)


Over the Moon
Nomination: Animated Feature

Watch on Netflix


Pieces of a Woman
Nomination: Lead Actress (Vanessa Kirby)

Watch on Netflix


Pinocchio
Nomination: Makeup and Hair, Costume Design
Where to find: Available to rent


Promising Young Woman
Nomination: Best Picture, Lead Actress (Carey Mulligan), Best Director (Emerald Fennell), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Where to find: Available to rent


Quo Vadis, Aida?
Nomination: Best International Feature Film
Where to find: Available to rent


Soul
Nominations: Animated Feature, Best Sound, Original Score

Watch on Disney+


Sound of Metal
Nominations: Best Picture, Lead Actor (Riz Ahmed), Supporting Actor (Paul Raci), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Best Sound

Watch on Amazon Prime


Tenet
Nominations: Production Design, Visual Effects
Where to find: Available to rent


The Father
Nominations: Best Picture, Lead Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Production Design
Where to find: Available to rent.


The Letter Room
Nominations: Best Live Action Short Film
Where to find: Available to watch on Topic


The Life Ahead
Nominations: Original Song (“Io Si (Seen)”)

Watch on Netflix


The Man Who Sold His Skin
Nominations: Best International Feature Film
Where to find: N/A (Samuel Goldwyn Films owns U.S. distribution, has not announced plans)


The Midnight Sky
Nominations: Visual Effects

Watch on Netflix


The Mole Agent
Nomination: Best Documentary

Watch on Hulu


The One and Only Ivan
Nomination: Visual Effects

Watch on Disney+


The Present
Nomination: Best Live Action Short Film
Where to find: Playing at various film festivals from now through the Oscars


The Trial of the Chicago 7
Nomination: Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Sacha Baron Cohen), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Song (“Hear My Voice”)

Watch on Netflix


The White Tiger
Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

Watch on Netflix


Time
Nomination: Best Documentary

Watch on Amazon Prime


Two Distant Strangers
Nomination: Best Live Action Short Film
Where to find: N/A


United States vs. Billie Holiday
Nomination: Lead Actress (Andra Day)

Watch on Hulu


White Eye
Nomination: Best Live Action Short Film
Where to find: N/A


Wolfwalkers
Nomination: Animated Feature

Watch on Apple TV+


Yes-People
Nomination: Animated Short
Where to find: Available to rent


Jacob Oller is Movies Editor at Paste Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter at @jacoboller.

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