(CNN) – The 2024 Academy Awards air this Sunday, meaning time is running out to see the 10 Best Picture nominees.
If you missed the excitement of “Barbenheimer” in theaters last summer or would rather cry while watching “Past Lives” or “Killers of the Flower Moon” in the privacy of your home, fear not, dear film fan. You have options.
We are here to help you.
“American Fiction”
(Left to right) Sterling K. Brown, Jeffrey Wright and Erika Alexander in “American Fiction.” (Source: Claire Folger/Orion Releasing)
Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated novelist in this comedy-drama that raises questions about the price of success for black people in a white-dominated media and entertainment culture. Sterling K. Brown delivers a standout performance opposite Tracee Ellis Ross in a family subplot that Wright must contend with.
“American Fiction” is currently in theaters and available for purchase on Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube TV, Google Play and Vudu for $14.99.
“Anatomy of a Fall”
Sandra Hülser in “Anatomy of a Fall”. (Courtesy of NEON)
This thrilling crime film features a glorious performance from German actress Sandra Hülser, who plays a widow accused of murdering her husband. Directed by Justine Triet, the thriller uses a courtroom setting to explore the depths of a marriage that is both loving and destructive. Newcomer Milo Machado Graner impressively plays the 11-year-old son of Hülser's character, who is blind.
“Anatomy of a Fall” is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video for $5.99 and on YouTube TV and Google Play for $6.99.
“Barbie”
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in “Barbie.” (Image credit: Atsushi Nishijima//Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
Hello, Barbie! Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling captivated audiences as Barbie and Ken in this film that became an instant classic directed by Greta Gerwig. “Barbie” is a moving story about Mattel's iconic doll overcoming an existential crisis and confronting the patriarchy. It will make you laugh, cry, applaud America Ferrera's epic feminist monologue, and of course sing along to Gosling's absolutely gorgeous rendition of “I'm Just Ken.”
“Barbie” is available to stream with a subscription on Max and rent on Apple TV, Vudu and Google Play for $5.99. It can also be watched on Hulu, Prime Video and YouTube TV with premium subscriptions.
“The Leftovers”
Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers.” (Source: Seacia Pavao/Focus Features)
This year's awards season star, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and breakthrough actor Dominic Sessa support Paul Giamatti's stellar performance as a cantankerous high school teacher who must stay on campus with a handful of students during Christmas break. Directed by Alexander Payne, the comedy-drama makes us feel at home and explores the power of finding friendship in unexpected places.
“The Holdovers” is available to stream with a subscription on Peacock and rent on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube TV and Vudu for $5.99.
“Flower Moon Killer”
Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon. (Source: Apple TV)
Take about three and a half hours to watch this Western epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone, who will take your breath away as they deal with love, betrayal and greed. Based on the harrowing true story of the Osage Native Murders, Martin Scorsese's thrilling historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon is a must-see. Essential: A box of tissues for the tears you will undoubtedly shed.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” can be streamed with a subscription on Apple TV and purchased for $19.99 on Prime Video, Vudu, Google Play and YouTube TV.
“Teacher”
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in “Maestro.” (Source: Jason McDonald/Netflix)
Bradley Cooper achieves one of his finest moments in this masterful performance by music legend and famed conductor Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, a film he also produced and directed. Working with Bernstein's family, the film tells the complicated love story between Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, played by Carey Mulligan.
“Maestro” is available via subscription on Netflix.
“Oppenheimer”
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer. (Source: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” is the film with the most nominations this year: in 13 categories. Cillian Murphy masterfully plays Robert J. Oppenheimer, the scientific genius who led the development of the atomic bomb and discovered that he also had to bear the moral burden of his actions.
“Oppenheimer” is available to watch with a subscription on Peacock and rent on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube TV and Vudu for $5.99.
“Past Lives”
Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in “Past Lives”. (Source: Jon Pack/A24 Films)
In Celine Song's directorial debut, Past Lives, childhood friends Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) face the reality of fate and love and reflect on their life choices after reuniting. Decades later. This moving romantic drama explores the experiences of a Korean immigrant crossing the United States.
“Past Lives” is available to stream with a subscription on Showtime, Hulu and Paramount+ and rent on Apple TV, Vudu and Google Play for $4.99.
“Poor things”
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things. (Credit: Searchlight Pictures/Landmark Media/Alamy)
Director Yorgos Lanthimos's fantastical landscapes in “Poor Things” transport the viewer into the world of Bella, played by Emma Stone, who seeks freedom after being brought back to life by a mad scientist (Willem DaFoe) in this story. Visually impressive. Mark Ruffalo offers comic relief in a role you've never seen before, and it's worth it.
“Poor Things” will be available to stream with a subscription on Hulu on March 7 and can be purchased for $19.99 on Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube TV and Google Play.
“The Interest Zone”
Sandra Hülser in “The Zone of Interest”. (Courtesy of A24)
Set during World War II, “The Zone of Interest” recounts the horrors of the Holocaust through a fictionalized version of Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hülser). Director Jonathan Glazer relies heavily on the eerie sounds from inside the camp, which echo incessantly as the Höss family builds their dream home on the other side of the concentration camp fence.
“The Zone of Interest” is currently in theaters and available to purchase on Apple TV, YouTube TV, Prime Video, Vudu and Google Play for $19.99.