Where to stream all the 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Picture

"American Fiction"

Cord Jefferson’s brilliant, soulful directorial debut follows Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, an author who, unable to get his prestigious novel published, writes a piece of pandering “Black” fiction under the pseudonym Stagg R. Leigh.

In addition to nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and (most deservedly) Best Original Score, Jeffrey Wright picked up a nomination for his performance, as did Sterling K. Brown in a somewhat surprising addition. Painfully snubbed, however, was Erika Alexander, who in many ways is the heart of the film.

Where to watch American Fiction: In theaters

"Anatomy of a Fall"

Justine Triet’s diabolically twisty courtroom yarn also picked up nominations for Original Screenplay and Editing. Triet became the eighth woman in history to be nominated for Best Director here, while Sandra Hüller picked up a well-deserved nom for her work as a woman wrongly accused (or is she?) of murdering her husband.

Where to watch Anatomy of a Fall: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and YouTube

"Barbie"

Greta Gerwig’s “pop-pink feminist fantasia” netted Ryan Gosling a nomination for Best Supporting Actor and America Ferrera a much-deserved yet unanticipated nod for Best Supporting Actress. As with 2019’s Little Women, Gerwig regrettably missed out on a directing nod again (not to mention lead actress Margot Robbie’s snub), though she and partner Noah Baumbach were recognized in the Best Adapted Screenplay category (which is a controversy in its own right).

Where to watch Barbie: Max

"The Holdovers"

Alexander Payne’s throwback dramedy follows an irascible professor (Best Actor nominee Paul Giamatti) who’s holed up at a boarding school through the winter holiday with his least favorite student (Dominic Sessa) and a grieving cook (Supporting Actress nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph, the film’s greatest asset). The movie also received nominations for its screenplay and editing.

Where to watch The Holdovers: Peacock

"Killers of the Flower Moon"

One of the most recognized films at the ceremony this year, Killers of the Flower Moon scored a total of 10 nominations, including Martin Scorsese’s 10th Best Director nod, making him bypass Steven Spielberg as the most nominated living director. His heartbreaking crime saga about the 1920s Osage murders earned Lily Gladstone the first Best Actress nomination for a Native American actor and Robert De Niro his ninth acting nomination, though Leonardo DiCaprio was left unrecognized. Killers also picked up nods for its cinematography, costume and production design, editing, score, and original song.

Where to watch Killers of the Flower Moon: Apple TV

"Maestro"

Bradley Cooper’s fairly stunning portrait of composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre (Best Actress contender Carey Mulligan) earned seven nominations. Though Cooper was overlooked in the Best Director category, he still netted noms for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay with Josh Singer, respectively. In addition to  Matthew Libatique’s cinematography, the film’s hairstyling, makeup, and sound artists are up for awards as well.

Where to watch Maestro: Netflix

"Oppenheimer"

Christopher Nolan’s atomic biopic is the most-nominated film of the year with a whopping 13 awards. Nolan picked up nods for his reliably stellar directing and jam-packed screenplay, adapted from Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s non-fiction novel American Prometheus.

For her scene-stealing role as J. Robert Oppenheimer’s hard-drinking wife, Kitty, Emily Blunt received her first Oscar nomination. Cillian Murphy was likewise nominated for his turn in the title role, as was Supporting Actor hopeful Robert Downey Jr. Nolan’s fearsome epic also earned nods for its devastating sound, cinematography, costume and production design, editing, hairstyling and makeup, and original score.

Where to watch Oppenheimer: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and YouTube

"Past Lives"

Celine Song’s missed connection drama stars Greta Lee and Teo Yoo as former flames who reunite decades after they’ve last seen each other, where a question lingers over whether or not they made the right choices in life. The rather devastating film also earned playwright Song a nomination for her original screenplay.

Where to watch Past Lives: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and YouTube

"Poor Things"

Yorgos Lanthimos’ demented horror-fantasy-comedy — starring Best Actress nominee Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a Frankenstein’s monster-esque creature who embarks upon a life-affirming adventure — netted a stunning 11 nominations. In addition to Best Director, the film also earned nods for Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), its adapted screenplay, cinematography, costume and production design, editing, hairstyling and makeup, and singular score. Somewhat overlooked was Willem Dafoe for his surprisingly heartfelt turn as the mad doctor (though he disputes that descriptor). Perhaps audiences are just too used to seeing Dafoe weird it up onscreen. 

Where to watch Poor Things: In theaters

"The Zone of Interest"

Jonathan Glazer’s brutal, searing examination of complicity and family surrounding the Holocaust is one of the rare movies to be nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature Film (U.K.). Glazer also netted heartily deserved Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations, while Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers were nominated for Best Sound.

Where to watch The Zone of Interest: In theaters