How to Stream Oscar Nominated Movies (2021)

Want to watch an Oscar-nominated movie but missed it in the theater? No worries: You can stream 6 of the 8 Best Picture flicks up for the biggest entertainment award of the year from the comfort of your living room.

A few of the movies up for the top award of Best Picture are not yet available online but will be digitally available and can be preordered in time for you to make your own judgments on Oscar night.

Four are still playing in local theaters, which means they won't be available to stream for several months:

• Judas and the Black Messiah, the story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton directed by Shaka King.
• The Father, based on the play "Le Père" by director Florian Zeller.
• Minari, the story of an immigrant family who settled in Arkansas during the 1980s by director Lee Isaac Chung.
• Promising Young Woman, a dark comedy about a vigilante femme fatale directed by Emerald Fennell.

Details of when and where you can stream the other movies are below.

Available on Netflix

Netflix has a range of movies available all the time, so it's not surprising that you'll find some of the Oscar nominees there. If you have a subscription, watching these highly-acclaimed movies is easy. If you don't have a subscription, it's not hard to start one.

Mank

Directed by David Fincher, Mank tells the story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, writer of Orson Welles's cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane. A Blu-ray Disc release date has not yet been announced. Who needs those, though, when you can grab a Netflix subscription and watch it now?

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a historical drama about a group of anti–Vietnam War protestors who were arrested at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Following a limited theatrical run, it was released directly to Netflix in October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Available on Amazon Prime Video

If you're an Amazon Prime member, you have access to Amazon Prime Video to stream some of the Oscar nominees. If you aren't a Prime subscriber, you can rent and stream digital movies from Amazon.

Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal is an emotional story about a heavy metal drummer on the verge of losing his hearing. Directed by Darius Marder in 2019, Sound of Metal didn't get a proper theatrical release until late 2020, which is why it was eligible for the 2021 Oscars.

Available on Hulu

Many Oscar nominees eventually end up on Hulu. If you don't have an account, Hulu offers a free trial and premium plans with or without commercials.

Nomadland

Director Chloé Zhao brings us the screen version of Jessica Bruder's nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. Many of the characters from the book play themselves in the movie.

Rent or Purchase

If you can't find a movie on your favorite streaming service, you may be able to rent or purchase it digitally.

Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman isn't available as part of Prime Video, but it is available to rent on Amazon. You can also rent it on YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV.

Minari

Minari is available to purchase from Amazon, YouTube, Vudu, and Google Play Movies & TV.