How to watch the 2022 Oscar nominees (original) (raw)

In a year that often felt like a tug-of-war between big screen and direct-to-streaming releases, the Academy Award nominations reflect just that. While Netflix rose above the rest with 27 nominations, this year's top competitors are sprawled across many platforms, with several still in theaters.

To simplify your viewing needs, EW has compiled a list of where to find each film in the race to take home the statuettes in several categories.

Whether you're planning to get a masterclass in direction or binge the year's top animated films, we've got you covered. Below, you can find the info you need to catch all the films in the following categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Winners will be announced Sunday, March 27 during ABC's broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards.

Where to watch the films nominated for Best Picture

Belfast

Rob Youngson / Focus Features

Belfast is currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

Read EW's review of Belfast here.

Drive My Car

Everett Collection

Drive My Car is streaming on HBO Max and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

Read EW's coverage of Drive My Car's latest wins here.

Dune

Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, and Timothée Chalamet in 'Dune'. Chia Bella James/Warner Bros.

Dune is currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

Read EW's review of Dune here.

King Richard

Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, and Will Smith in 'King Richard'. Chiabella James/Warner Bros.

King Richard is on video on demand across most major platforms for rent. It will be available to stream on HBO Max starting March 24.

Read EW's review of King Richard here.

Nightmare Alley

Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper in 'Nightmare Alley.'. Kerry Hayes/Searchlight Pictures

Nightmare Alley is in theaters and available to stream on both HBO Max and Hulu.

Read EW's review of Nightmare Alley here.

West Side Story

Ariana DeBose as Anita in 2021's 'West Side Story'. Niko Tavernise/20th Century Studios

West Side Story is currently in theaters and streaming on Disney+.

Read EW's review of West Side Story here.

Where to watch the films nominated for Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson on set of 'Licorice Pizza'. MELINDA SUE GORDON/MGM

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for sale.

This is Anderson's third nomination for Best Director and eleventh nomination overall.

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Director Kenneth Branagh (left) and actor Jude Hill on the set of 'Belfast'. Rob Youngson / Focus Features

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

As of this year, Branagh has been nominated seven times for seven different categories.

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion and Benedict Cumberbatch on set of 'The Power of the Dog'. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Campion's second Oscar nomination for direction, making her the first woman to do so in the Best Director category.

Ryúsuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car

Ryusuke Hamaguchi. VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images

Streaming on HBO Max and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This is Hamaguchi's first year being nominated, with four nominations for Drive My Car.

Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Director Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno as Valentina on the set of 'West Side Story'. Niko Tavernise/20th Century Studios

Currently in theaters and streaming on Disney+.

Spielberg became the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades, earning his eighth nomination for West Side Story. He has won the award twice, for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. He has also earned 11 nominations for Best Picture.

Where to watch the performances nominated for Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye.'. Searchlight Pictures

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is available to stream on HBO Max and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This marks Chastain's third Oscar nomination – her second in the Best Actress category

Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter

YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS/NETFLIX

The Lost Daughter is available to stream on Netflix.

Colman won her first Oscar in 2019 for The Favourite. She was also nominated last year for her performance in The Father.

Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers

Milena Smit as Ana, Penélope Cruz as Janis in 'Parellel Mothers'. El Deseo/Iglesias Más/Sony Pictures Classics

Parallel Mothers is on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This is Cruz's fourth nomination. She won in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos

Nicole Kidman in 'Being the Ricardos'. GLEN WILSON/Amazon Studios

Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

This is Kidman's fifth nomination. She won in 2003 for her role in The Hours.

Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Kristen Stewart in 'Spencer'. Neon

Spencer is available to stream on Hulu and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This is Stewart's first Oscar nomination. Check out EW's Fall Movie Preview cover shoot with Stewart here.

Where to watch the performances nominated for Best Actor

Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos

Glen Wilson/Amazon Studios

Being the Ricardos is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Bardem won in the Best Supporting Actor category in 2008 for No Country for Old Men. This is his fourth nomination.

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch in 'The Power of the Dog.'. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Cumberbatch's second nomination. He was previously nominated in 2014 for his performance in The Imitation Game.

Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick... Boom!

Andrew Garfield in 'Tick, Tick... Boom!'. MACALL POLAY/NETFLIX

Tick, Tick... Boom! is available to stream on Netflix.

This is Garfield's second nomination. He was previously nominated in 2017 for his performance in Hacksaw Ridge.

Will Smith, King Richard

Will Smith in 'King Richard'. Chiabella James/Warner Bros.

On video on demand across most major platforms for rent. It will be available to stream on HBO Max starting March 24.

Smith was nominated in 2002 and 2007 for his roles in Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, respectively. With King Richard's Best Picture nom, Smith's tally is up to four.

Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Denzel Washington in 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'. Alison Rosa/Apple TV +

The Tragedy of Macbeth is available to stream on Apple+.

This is Washington's 10th Oscar nomination, beating his own record as the Oscars' most-nominated Black actor. He has won twice, for Training Day and Glory.

Where to watch the performances nominated for Best Supporting Actress

Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter

Jessie Buckley in 'The Lost Daughter'. YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Buckley's first nomination. She and Olivia Colman were both recognized this year for playing the same character in the same movie.

Judi Dench, Belfast

Judi Dench in 'Belfast'. Rob Youngson / Focus Features

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This is Dench's eighth nomination. She won in the same category in 1998 for her role in Shakespeare in Love.

Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

Kirsten Dunst in 'The Power of the Dog.'. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Dunst's first nomination.

EW chatted with Dunst about her roles leading up to The Power of the Dog. Read the conversation here.

Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Aunjanue Ellis in 'King Richard.'. Warner Bros. Pictures

On video on demand across most major platforms for rent. It will be available to stream on HBO Max starting March 24.

This is Ellis' first nomination. Read her latest conversation with EW here.

Where to watch the performances nominated for Best Supporting Actor

Ciarán Hinds, Belfast

Ciarán Hinds in 'Belfast'. Rob Youngson / Focus Features

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This is Hinds' first nomination.

Troy Kotsur, CODA

Troy Kotsur in 'CODA'. Apple TV +

Available to stream on Apple+.

This is Kotsur's first nomination, making him the first deaf actor and second deaf person to be nominated.

Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog

Jesse Plemons in 'The Power of the Dog'. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Plemons' first nomination. He and Kirsten Dunst are one of two couples nominated for Oscars, with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem joining them

J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos

J.K. Simmons in 'Being the Ricardos'. Glen Wilson/Amazon

Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

This is Simmons' second nomination. He won in the same category for Whiplash in 2015.

Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Kodi Smit-McPhee in 'The Power of the Dog'. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Smit-McPhee's first nomination.

Where to watch the films nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion on set of 'The Power of the Dog'. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

Campion now has five Oscar nominations under her belt, with three this year in the Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture categories. She previously won for her 1993 screenplay, The Piano.

Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter

Maggie Gyllenhaal on set of 'The Lost Daughter'. YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS/NETFLIX

Available to stream on Netflix.

This is Gyllenhaal's second nomination. She was previously nominated for her 2009 performance in Crazy Heart.

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car

Ryusuke Hamaguchi poses with the 'Best Screenplay Award' for 'Drive my Car' during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 17, 2021 in Cannes, France. Dominique Charriau/WireImage

Streaming on HBO Max and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

This is Hamaguchi and Oe's first nomination.

Siân Heder, CODA

Siân Heder at the 2021 Gotham Awards. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Available to stream on Apple+.

This is Heder's first nomination. Read her conversation with EW here.

Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth, Dune

(Left to right) Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Dan MacMedan/Getty Images

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

Villenue was nominated in 2017 for his direction of Arrival. Roth has been nominated six times before, most recently for Mank (2021), and won in 1995 for his Forrest Gump screenplay. This is Spaihts' first nomination.

Where to watch the films nominated for Best Original Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

Paul Thoms Anderson. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for sale.

This is Anderson's eleventh nomination. Read his reflection on his career with EW here.

Zach Baylin, King Richard

Zach Baylin. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images

On video on demand across most major platforms for rent. It will be available to stream on HBO Max starting March 24.

This is Baylin's first nomination

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Kenneth Branagh. Rob Youngson/Focus Features

Currently in theaters and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent.

Branagh scored three of his eight all-time nominations for Belfast, competing in the Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture categories.

Adam McKay, Story by Adam McKay and David Sirota, Don't Look Up

Adam McKay, left; David Sirota, right. Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Robin Marchant/Getty Images

Available to stream on Netflix.

McKay won in 2016 for his screenplay of The Big Short. He earned three nominations for 2019's Vice. This is journalist Sirota's film writing debut.

Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World

Joachim Trier (L) and Eskil Vogt. CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images

The Worst Person in the World is currently in theaters.

This is the duo's first nomination.

Where to watch the films nominated for Best Animated Feature Film

Flee

'Flee' documentary. NEON

Flee is available to stream on Hulu and on video on demand across most major platforms for rent. It is also currently in theaters.

The film is the first to be nominated in the Best Documentary, Best International Film, and Best Animated Feature Film categories.

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

The Mitchells vs. The Machines is available to stream on Netflix.