The Oscars 2026 are fast approaching, with the official ceremony taking place in Hollywood on 15 March and streaming globally on YouTube.
Before you tune into the glitz and glamour of the official ceremony, you can easily get a lay of the cinematic landscape from the comfort of home, with almost all the Best Picture nominees readily available for you to rent, buy or stream. (Plus, other nominees can still be caught in select cinemas around the country.)
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This year, Aussie actress Rose Byrne is representing the country at the Oscars, nominated for her tremendous performance in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (available to buy or rent now); and fellow Aussie Jacob Elordi is also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his transformative work in Frankenstein (streaming now).
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Read on for our list of all this year’s biggest Oscars nominees, and where you can watch them for yourself.
Oscars 2026: where to watch the nominees
Best Picture Nominees
Bugonia
Emma Stone goes all out in her latest close shave with Greek weird wave filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. Following Poor Things and The Favourite, Bugonia is a darkly comic story about two conspiracy theorists who kidnap a powerful CEO, convinced she is an alien threat. Stone leads the cast alongside Jesse Plemons, giving the film considerable awards-season weight after its early festival circuit buzz. Watch the trailer.
Where to watch it: Buy or rent Bugonia now on Apple TV, Prime Video or Fetch.
ScreenHub: Bugonia review – incendiary and out of this world ★★★★
Sentimental Value
From acclaimed director Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World), Sentimental Value is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he’s given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.
Starring Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jesper Christensen, and Cory Michael Smith. Watch the trailer.
Where to watch it: Buy or rent Sentimental Value now on Apple TV, Prime Video, or Fetch. Also screening in select cinemas.
One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this full-throttle action thriller, the latest from Boogie Nights and Phantom Thread writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Washed-up revolutionary Bob (DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her – and both father and daughter must battle the consequences of his past.
Where to watch it: One Battle After Another is streaming now on HBO Max. Or, buy or rent now on Apple TV, Prime Video or Fetch.
ScreenHub: One Battle After Another review – a truly killer action thriller ★★★★★
Sinners
Michael B. Jordan does double time in this rollickingly original vampire fable from Ryan Coogler – director of Black Panther and Creed – playing twin brothers who return to their hometown to leave their troubled lives behind and start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Attracting an outpouring of critical and popular acclaim, Sinners is an ambitious, visually stunning film that blends horror, blues music, and historical themes.
Where to watch it: Sinners is streaming now on HBO Max. Or, buy or rent now on Apple TV, Prime Video or Fetch.
ScreenHub: Sinners review – a barn burnin’, foot stompin’, neck chompin’ good time ★★★★★
F1® The Movie
The highest-grossing sports film of all time, starring Brad Pitt and hailing from director Joseph Kosinski. Dubbed ‘the greatest that never was,’ Sonny Hayes (Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.
Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. Watch the trailer.
Where to watch it: F1: The Movie is streaming now on Apple TV. Or, buy or rent now on Prime Video or Fetch.
Hamnet
From Academy Award-winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, this stirring adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel tells the story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
In addition to Hamnet being in the running for Best Picture, Adelaide-born production designer Fiona Crombie has a shot at an Academy Award (she previously received an Oscar nomination and a BAFTA win for her work on The Favourite).
Where to watch it: Hamnet is in cinemas now. Or, buy or rent now on Prime Video.
ScreenHub: Hamnet review – not a dry eye in the house ★★★★
Marty Supreme
Timothée Chalamet’s utterly bonkers Oscars campaign is perhaps the only thing that could rival the off-the-wall energy of his left-of-field leading performance in this quirky ping-pong dramedy from A24. Directed by Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme is a fictional story set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, loosely inspired by the life of professional ping pong player Marty Reisman (played here by Chalamet).
Where to watch it: Marty Supreme is in cinemas now. Or, buy or rent now on Prime Video, Apple TV or Fetch.
ScreenHub: Marty Supreme review – propulsive, frenetic if lightweight fun ★★★★
The Secret Agent
The latest film by acclaimed Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent unfolds in the grip of Brazil’s military dictatorship, 1977. University professor Marcelo returns to Recife during Carnaval week, fleeing a mysterious past and desperately seeking refuge and reunion with his son.
Assuming a new identity among a group of outsiders, he discovers that safety is fleeting – the authoritarian state tightens its grip, and the city that promised shelter erupts with escalating danger.
Already awarded three major Cannes prizes, this explosive political thriller made history at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, being nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
The film stars Wagner Moura (Narcos, Civil War), Udo Kier (Blood for Dracula), Maria Fernanda Cândido (The Traitor), and Gabriel Leone (Senna).
Where to watch it: The Secret Agent is in cinemas now. Or, buy or rent now on Prime Video or Apple TV.
Frankenstein
Aussie star Jacob Elordi is unrecognisable – gauntly disguised under a moulding grey patchwork of festering skin – in this stunning adaptation of goth legend Mary Shelly’s timeless sci-fi classic, Frankenstein, from visionary horror director Guillermo del Toro.
Del Toro’s focus on majestic craft is the perfect fit for Shelley’s masterpiece, the director also taking care to layer intergenerational trauma into his mostly faithful reimagining with deft additions.
Where to watch it: Frankenstein is streaming now on Netflix.
ScreenHub: Frankenstein review – Guillermo del Toro’s take is monstrously good ★★★★⯪
Train Dreams
Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century.
The film stars Australian Joel Edgerton (The Secret Life of Us) alongside Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr, John Diehl, Paul Schneider, Kerry Condon, and William H Macy, with narration from Will Patton.
Where to watch it: Train Dreams is streaming now on Netflix.
Other Oscar-nominated films to watch now
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Aussie Hollywood star Rose Byrne is nominated for Best Actress for her tour-de-force performance as an overburdened mother in the unforgettable If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – in which Linda (Byrne), with her life crashing down around her, attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
If the Sydney-born star can overcome fierce competition from Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley – also for exploring the depths of motherhood – then she’ll be the first Australian to take home the category since Cate Blanchett won in 2014 for Blue Jasmine.
Where to watch it: Buy or rent If I Had Legs I’d Kick You now on Apple TV, Prime Video, or Fetch.
ScreenHub: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You review – Rose Byrne’s brilliant breakdown ★★★★☆
Zootopia 2
Nominated for Best Animated Feature, the sequel to Disney’s 2016 animated hit follows rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde as they find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De’Snake arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down.
To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before. Watch the trailer.
Where to watch it: Zootopia 2 is streaming now on Disney+. Or, buy or rent now on Prime Video, Apple TV, or Fetch.
Elio
Another nominee for Best Animated Feature, this cosmic misadventure from Disney and Pixar introduces Elio, a young space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be. Watch the trailer.
Where to watch it: Elio is streaming now on Disney+. Or, buy or rent now on Prime Video, Apple TV or Fetch.
