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Oscar season has always been a great time for movie buffs. And though we have to wait until the 96th Academy Awards ceremony commences on Sunday, March 10 to see which of the nominated films take the prize, it’s a perfect time to watch any (or all) of the films in the running.

Watching the awards presentations is a lot more fun if you’ve seen the films in one or more of the seven nominating categories: Best Picture, Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Animated Short Film, and Live Action Short Film. You can cheer on your favorites and guess which film, actor/actress, director, cinematographer, or music score will get the Oscar.

If nothing else, the 2024 lineup of Oscar-nominated films is a catalogue of recommended movies you can refer to again and again, which is why we compiled a quick-reference guide to nominated movies with details on where you can watch them. Titles in the major nominating categories are listed in alphabetical order and we’ve included a synopsis for each of the 10 Best Picture nominees.

As for the 96th Academy Awards ceremony itself, ABC will broadcast the show live on Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. EDT. Or you can stream it on ABC.com, through the ABC app with a cable log-in, or via a live TV subscription service such as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, Sling TV, or DirecTV Stream.

To learn more about the 96th Academy Awards and the 2024 nominees or to play the Pick ‘Em Game, check out oscars.org. The site also provides access to the American Sign Language (ASL) live stream.

Oscar-Nominated Films and Where to Stream Them

The ABCs of Book Banning (Documentary Short Film) – Paramount+

American Fiction (Best Picture)
Comedy about a black author whose books aren’t “black enough.”
Producers: Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson
Buy for $19.99 through Prime Video, Apple TV Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, and YouTube

Anatomy of a Fall (Best Picture)
French, legal drama. A writer tries to prove she is innocent of killing her husband.
Producers: Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
Rent/buy starting at $4.00 through Microsoft, Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, and Spectrum (rental). Starts streaming on Hulu March 22.

The Barber of Little Rock (Documentary Short Film) – Not yet available.

Barbie (Best Picture)
Comedy, satire. Mocking beauty, men and women’s place in society, a Barbie doll goes to the real world followed by Ken and her eyes are opened to societal contradictions.
Producers: David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner
Streaming on Max. Rent/buy through Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, Youtube, and Spectrum (rental).

Bobi Wine: The People's President (Documentary Feature Film) – Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

The Boy and The Heron (Animated Feature Film) – Only in theaters. Starts streaming on Max June 2024.

The Color Purple (Actress in a Supporting Role, Danielle Brooks) – Streaming on Max. Rent/buy through Prime Video, Vudu, Microsoft, and Apple TV.

The Creator (Sound, Visual Effects) – Streaming on Hulu. Rent/buy starting at $5.99 through Prime Video, Vudu, Microsoft, Apple TV.

El Conde (Cinematography) – Streaming on Netflix.

Elemental (Animated Feature Film) – Streaming on Disney+. Rent/buy starting at $3.99 through Prime Video, Vudu, Microsoft, and Apple TV.

The Eternal Memory (Documentary Feature Film) – Streaming on Paramount+. Rent/buy starting at $3.99 through Prime Video, Vudu, and Apple TV.

Four Daughters (Documentary Feature Film) – Streaming on Kanopy. Rent/buy starting at $3.99 through Prime Video, Vudu, and Apple TV.

Godzilla Minus One (Visual Effects) – Not yet available.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Visual Effects) – Streaming on Disney+. Rent/buy starting at $3.99 through Prime Video, Vudu, Microsoft, and Apple TV.

The Holdovers (Best Picture)
A grumpy New England prep school teacher stays behind during Christmas break and forms unity bonds with a student and the school’s head cook.
Producer: Mark Johnson
Streaming on Peacock Premium. Rent/buy through Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, Hulu, Flix Fling (rental), and Spectrum (rental).

Io Capitano (International Feature Film) – Not yet available.

Island In Between (Documentary Short Film) – Not yet available.

Killers of the Flower Moon (Best Picture)
Drama. A white man and his nephew devise a plan that involves murder to acquire Osage Nation land for the oil rights.
Producers: Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, Daniel Lupi
Streaming on Apple TV+. Buy through Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, and Youtube.

The Last Repair Shop (Documentary Short Film) – Streaming on Disney + and Hulu.

Maestro (Best Picture)
Biography/Drama. Explores conductor Leonard Bernstein’s marriage to actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Producers: Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger
Streaming on Netflix.

May December (Original Screenplay) – Streaming on Netflix.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Sound, Visual Effects) – Streaming on Paramount+. Rent/buy starting at $4.99 through Microsoft, Prime Video, and Apple TV.

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Documentary Short Film) – Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

Napoleon (Costume Design, Production Design, Visual Effects) – Starts streaming on Apple TV+ March 1. Buy through Prime Video, Google Play, iTunes, Microsoft, and Apple TV.

Nimona (Animated Feature Film) – Streaming on Netflix.

Nyad (Actress in a Leading Role, Annette Benning; Actress in a Supporting Role, Jodie Foster) – Streaming on Netflix.

Oppenheimer (Best Picture)
Biography/historical drama about J. Robert Oppenheimer’s journey that culminated in the Manhattan Project and the world’s first nuclear explosion in 1945.
Producers: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan
Streaming on Peacock Premium. Rent/buy through Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, YouTube, and Spectrum (rental).

Past Lives (Best Picture)
Drama, Romance. Childhood friends are separated when one family moves from South Korea. When they meet decades later, they explore their lives since they were last together.
Producers: David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler
Streaming on Showtime/Paramount+, Fubu, and Hoopla. Rent/buy through Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and YouTube.

Perfect Days (International Feature Film) – Not yet available.

Poor Things (Best Picture)
Black Comedy/Science Fiction. The tale of a woman brought back to life by a “mad” scientist who runs off with a sleepy lawyer on an adventure that takes them around the world.
Producers: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone
Only in theaters. Starts streaming on Hulu March 7.

Robot Dreams (Animated Feature Film) – Not yet available.

Rustin (Actor in a Leading Role, Colman Domingo) – Streaming on Netflix.

Society of the Snow (International Feature Film) – Streaming on Netflix.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Animated Feature Film) – Streaming on Netflix. Rent/buy starting at $3.99 through Prime Video, Microsoft, and Apple TV.

The Teachers' Lounge (International Feature Film) – Only in theaters.

To Kill a Tiger (Documentary Feature Film) – Not yet available.

20 Days In Mariupol (Documentary Feature Film) – Streaming on Kanopy (subscription) or free on pbs.org and Prime Video (with Prime membership). Rent/buy starting at $1.99 through Prime Video and Vudu.

The Zone of Interest (Best Picture, International Feature Film)
Historical Drama. Follows the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp and his wife as they try to raise their family at their idyllic home next to Auschwitz where, just beyond their walls, they hear the horrors of life and death at the concentration camp.
Producer: James Wilson
Buy through Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft, and YouTube.

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Visit oscars.org for the complete list of 2024 Oscar nominees in all categories, including two not covered here: Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film.