Where to Watch Every 2026 Oscar Nominee (Includes Shorts!)

By Jacob Barlow-Jones

​With the 2026 Oscar nominations now confirmed and the nominations record broken by Sinners, it’s time to buckle down and get ready for the big event on March 15. Some will host parties, some will make it a quiet night in, and others will venture out to the bars and restaurants that occupy film’s hallowed grounds to see which films take home the gold and which go home empty-handed. It’s easy enough to guess which films are likely to win that coveted statue if one follows the races closely enough, but what about what deserves to win? How can one make an informed decision on their favorite nominees if seeing them in the first place is half the battle? That’s the question that we at The Friendly Film Fan are here to help answer. We’ll take you through film by film (in alphabetical order) on a guided journey towards nominee completion, so that you can best your friends and neighbors, impressing everyone with your ballot knowledge. Let’s get started.

​The Alabama Solution
Nominated For: Best Documentary Feature
Where to Watch: Streaming on HBO Max
 
All the Empty Rooms
Nominated For: Best Documentary Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on Netflix
 
Arco
Nominated For: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters Jan. 30
 
Armed with Only a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Nominated For: Best Documentary Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on HBO Max
 
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Nominated For: Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects
Where to Watch: In Theaters Nationwide
 
Blue Moon
Nominated For: Best Actor (Ethan Hawke), Best Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: Available on Digital, On Blu-Ray Jan. 27
 
Bugonia
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on Peacock
 
Butcher’s Stain
Nominated For: Best Live-Action Short
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 13-15
 
Butterfly
Nominated For: Best Animated Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on YouTube and In Theaters March 13-15
 
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
Nominated For: Best Documentary Short
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters
 
Come See Me in the Good Light
Nominated For: Best Documentary Feature
Where to Watch: Streaming on Apple TV+
 
Cutting Through Rocks
Nominated For: Best Documentary Feature
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters
 
The Devil Is Busy
Nominated For: Best Documentary Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on HBO Max
 
Diane Warren: Relentless
Nominated For: Best Original Song – “Dear Me”
Where to Watch: Available on DVD and Digital
 
Elio
Nominated For: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on Disney+
 
F1
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on Apple TV+
 
Forevergreen
Nominated For: Best Animated Short
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 13-15
 
Frankenstein
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Sound
Where to Watch: Streaming on Netflix
 
A Friend of Dorothy
Nominated For: Best Live-Action Short
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 13-15, Available on Disney+ Europe via VPN
 
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Nominated For: Best Animated Short
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 13-15, Available on NFB.ca via VPN
 
Hamnet
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), Best Casting, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score
Where to Watch: In Theaters Nationwide
 
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Nominated For: Best Actress (Rose Byrne)
Where to Watch: Available on Blu-Ray and Digital
 
It Was Just an Accident
Nominated For: Best International Feature (France), Best Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: Available on Digital
 
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
Nominated For: Best Live-Action Short
Where to Watch: Available on Kanopy with a Library Card or University Code
 
Jurassic World Rebirth
Nominated For: Best Visual Effects
Where to Watch: On 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on Peacock
 
KPop Demon Hunters
Nominated For: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song – “Golden”
Where to Watch: Streaming on Netflix
 
Kokuho
Nominated For: Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters Feb. 6, In Theaters Nationwide Feb. 20
 
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Nominated For: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: Available on Digital, On Blu-Ray March 10
 
The Lost Bus
Nominated For: Best Visual Effects
Where to Watch: Streaming on Apple TV+
 
Marty Supreme
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Josh Safdie), Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet), Best Casting, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design
Where to Watch: In Theaters Nationwide
 
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Nominated For: Best Documentary Feature
Where to Watch: Available on Digital
 
One Battle After Another
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor) Best Supporting Actor x2 (Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn), Best Casting, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on HBO Max
 
The Perfect Neighbor
Nominated For: Best Documentary Feature
Where to Watch: Streaming on Netflix
 
Perfectly a Strangeness
Nominated For: Best Documentary Short
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 13-15
 
Retirement Plan
Nominated For: Best Animated Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on YouTube
 
The Secret Agent
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actor (Wagner Moura), Best Casting, Best International Feature (Brazil)
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 9-15
 
Sentimental Value
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Joachim Trier), Best Actress (Renate Reinsve), Best Supporting Actress x2 (Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), Best Supporting Actor (Stellan Skarsgård), Best International Feature (Norway), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing
Where to Watch: Available on Digital
 
The Singers
Nominated For: Best Live-Action Short
Where to Watch: In Theaters March 13-15
 
Sinners
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Best Casting, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Song – “I Lied to You,” Best Visual Effects, Best Sound
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on HBO Max
 
Sirāt
Nominated For: Best International Feature (Spain), Best Sound
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters
 
The Smashing Machine
Nominated For: Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on HBO Max
 
Song Sung Blue
Nominated For: Best Actress (Kate Hudson)
Where to Watch: In Theaters Now, On Blu-Ray Feb. 17
 
The Three Sisters
Nominated For: Best Animated Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on YouTube
 
Train Dreams
Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Song – “Train Dreams”
Where to Watch: Streaming on Netflix
 
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Nominated For: Best Live-Action Short
Where to Watch: Streaming on YouTube
 
The Ugly Stepsister
Nominated For: Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to Watch: Available on Digital and Streaming on Shudder
 
Viva Verdi!
Nominated For: Best Original Song – “Sweet Dreams of Joy”
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters
 
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Nominated For: Best International Feature (Tunisia)
Where to Watch: In Select Theaters, Available on Digital Mar. 3
 
Weapons
Nominated For: Best Supporting Actress (Amy Madigan)
Where to Watch: Available on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital, and Streaming on HBO Max
 
Zootopia 2
Nominated For: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: In Theaters Now

​And that is everything that’s nominated for an Oscar this year! Hopefully you found this guide helpful for organizing your watch time. If you’d rather knock out a few films at a time without switching apps or having to search around, here’s a similar handy little guide for you to reference.

Netflix: All the Empty Rooms, Frankenstein, KPop Demon Hunters, The Perfect Neighbor, Train Dreams

HBO Max: The Alabama Solution, Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, The Devil Is Busy, One Battle After Another, Sinners, The Smashing Machine, Weapons

Disney+: Elio

Apple TV+: Come See Me in the Good Light, F1, The Lost Bus​

Peacock: Bugonia, Jurassic World Rebirth

Shudder: The Ugly Stepsister

YouTube: Butterfly, Retirement Plan, The Three Sisters, Two People Exchanging Saliva
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Digital: Blue Moon, Diane Warren: Relentless, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Sentimental Value

How many of these films have you seen? Anything you’re excited to check out or discover? Let us know in the comments section below, and if you find yourself struggling to get through them all, don’t sweat it; we’ll be updating this list as things become more widely available. All of the Best Picture nominees, as well as the nominated Live-Action and Animated short films will also be shown in theaters from March 9-15 for Oscar Week, so be sure to check and see if your local theater is participating! Thanks for reading!
 
- The Friendly Film Fan

​This piece was last updated on 1/24/26. It was originally posted on 1/24/26.