From 'Chicago' to 'Nomadland,' here's how to watch 2021's Oscar-nominated films
The 2021 Oscar nominations have been announced (with your usual snubs and surprises), and David Fincher’s Citizen Kane origin story Mank lead all films with a hefty 10 nominations.
It’s joined in the Best Picture race by The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Still need to catch up on some or most of these? You’re probably not alone. Here’s where to watch and stream this year’s top nominees, starting with your Best Picture contenders.
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Mank
Premise: Hard-drinking screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) races to finish the screenplay for the future classic Citizen Kane.
Number of nominations: 10
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Fincher), Best Actor (Oldman), Best Supporting Actress (Amanda Seyfried), Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Sound
Where to watch: Exclusively on Netflix
The Father
Premise: A London man with dementia (Anthony Hopkins) has trouble deciphering his reality.
Number of nominations: 6
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design
Where to watch: In theaters, not currently available on streaming
Judas and the Black Messiah
Premise: Petty thief-turned-informant Bill O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) is recruited by the FBI to help take down Black Panther leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya).
Number of nominations: 6
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Kaluuya), Best Supporting Actor (Stanfield), Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song
Where to watch: In theaters or on HBO Max
Minari
Premise: A Korean family relocates from California to an Arkansas farm in pursuit of the American Dream.
Number of nominations: 6
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Lee Isaac Chung), Best Actor (Steven Yeun), Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-Jung Youn), Best Original Screenplay, Best Score
Where to watch: In theaters or on all major streaming platforms like Amazon
Nomadland
Premise: An aging widower (Frances McDormand) lives out of her van as she travels the American West.
Number of nominations: 6
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Chloe Zhao), Best Actress (McDormand), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography
Where to watch: In theaters or exclusively on Hulu
Sound of Metal
Premise: A touring drummer (Riz Ahmed) must reinvent himself after a sudden hearing loss.
Number of nominations: 6
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor (Ahmed), Best Supporting Actor (Paul Raci), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound
Where to watch: Exclusively on Amazon Prime
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Premise: A group of Vietnam War protestors — and one Black Panther — are rounded up following upheavel at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Number of nominations: 6
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sacha Baron Cohen), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Song
Where to watch: Exclusively on Netflix
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Premise: The “Mother of the Blues” (Viola Davis) fights for what she’s worth during a recording session in 1927 Chicago.
Number of nominations: 5
Nominated for: Best Actress (Davis), Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Where to watch: Exclusively on Netflix
Promising Young Woman
Premise: A former med student (Carey Mulligan) seeks revenge on those who played roles in the sexual assault of her late friend.
Number of nominations: 5
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director (Emerald Fennell), Best Actress (Mulligan), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing
Where to watch: All major streaming platforms like Amazon
News of the World
Premise: A Civil War veteran-turned-news reader (Tom Hanks) transports a young orphan across treacherous Texas territories.
Number of nominations: 4
Nominated for: Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Score
Where to watch: All major streaming platforms like Amazon
One Night in Miami
Premise: A fictionalized retelling of a fateful meeting between Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke.
Number of nominations: 3
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Leslie Odom Jr.), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song
Where to watch: Exclusively on Amazon Prime
Soul
Premise: A music teacher and jazz musician (Jamie Foxx) goes on a metaphysical adventure after suffering a potentially fatal accident.
Number of nominations: 3
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature, Best Score, Best Sound
Where to watch: Exclusively on Disney+
Another Round
Premise: A group of Danish friends experiment with new approaches to consuming alcohol.
Number of nominations: 2
Nominated for: Best Director (Thomas Vinterberg), Best International Film
Where to watch: Exclusively on Hulu
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Premise: Kazah journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) returns to the U.S., this time with his daughter (Maria Bakalova) in tow.
Number of nominations: 2
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress (Bakalova), Best Adapted Screenplay
Where to watch: Exclusively on Amazon Prime
Hillbilly Elegy
Premise: A Yale law student reflects on his tumultuous Appalachian upbringing.
Number of nominations: 2
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to watch: Exclusively on Netflix
Pieces of a Woman
Premise: A Boston couple struggles with the aftermath of losing a baby during childbirth.
Number of nominations: 1
Nominated for: Best Actress (Vanessa Kirby)
Where to watch: Exclusively on Netflix
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Premise: The famed jazz singer (Andra Day) is harassed and framed by the J. Edgar Hoover-lead FBI.
Number of nominations: 1
Nominated for: Best Actress (Day)
Where to watch: Exclusively on Hulu
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