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All the Oscar-Winning Movies Are Now Streaming
Given the limited number of theaters that were open this past year, it's very likely you haven't seen all of the 2021 Oscar-winning movies yet. And that's OK—there's plenty of time to see the best films Hollywood has to offer.
All the movies honored at the 2021 Academy Awards are now streaming, so we've put together a handy guide. Start anywhere you like, but we suggest putting Nomadland at the top of your streaming to-do list. Director Chloé Zhao took home Oscar gold, the second woman in history to do so, for this moving story of a houseless woman traveling and working in the American west. It's a must watch.
Find out where to watch all of the 2021 Oscar-winning movies, below.
Nomadland
Winner: best directing, best picture, best actress in a leading role
What it's about: Frances McDormand won best actress for her portrayal of Fern, a woman who moves into her van after her husband dies and her hometown's sole source of industry closes down. As she picks up seasonal work and travels to new states, she meets other nomads and forms life-changing bonds.
Where to watch: Stream it on Hulu
Judas and the Black Messiah
Winner: best actor in a supporting role, best original song
What it's about: Daniel Kaluuya gives a truly mesmerizing performance as Chairman Fred Hampton, a charismatic leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. The biographical drama covers Hampton's important work—as well as the betrayal by an FBI informant (Lakeith Stainfield) that led to his murder.
Where to watch: Rent it on Amazon Prime Video
Minari
Winner: best actress in a supporting role
What it's about: One of the most heartwarming and family-friendly movies of the year, it's a shame Minari did not win more Oscars. Writer and director Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical film about a South Korean family who moves to Arkansas to start a farm features incredible performances from Steven Yeun, Alan Kim, Han Ye-ri, and Youn Yuh-jung.
Where to watch: Rent it on Amazon Prime Video
Promising Young Woman
Winner: best original screenplay
What it's about: As Glamour writer Jenny Singer said, Promising Young Woman deserves to be watched regardless of any Oscar wins. Writer and director Emerald Fennell's take on this rape revenge story is captivating and perspective-shifting.
Where to watch: Rent it on Amazon Prime Video
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Winner: best makeup and hairstyling, best costume design
What it's about: Based on the August Wilson play of the same name, the film follows a recording session with an influential blues singer played by Viola Davis. This was actor Chadwick Boseman's last movie before his untimely death.
Where to watch: Stream it on Netflix
Sound of Metal
Winner: best sound, best film editing
What it's about: Keep the tissues close for this one. Riz Ahmed gives a gut-wrenching performance as a heavy metal drummer who suddenly loses his hearing.
Where to watch: Stream it on Amazon Prime Video
The Father
Winner: best adapted screenplay, best actor in a leading role
What it's about: Anthony Hopkins stars as an aging man dealing with dementia. As his memory worsens, the film itself becomes more and more confusing—a groundbreaking story-telling device meant to mirror what's happening to Hopkins' character.
Where to watch: Rent it on Amazon Prime Video
Mank
Winner: best production design, best cinematography
What it's about: If you're not fascinated by old Hollywood, this might not be the movie for you. David Fincher directed this biographical drama about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz developing the screenplay for Citizen Kane.
Where to watch: Stream it on Netflix
Another Round
Winner: best international feature film
What it's about: This Danish movies follows a group of colleagues who embark on a life experiment: What if you were a little buzzed, 24/7?
Where to watch: Stream it on Hulu
Two Distant Strangers
Winner: best live action short
What it's about: Kevin Durant was among the producers of this short about a young Black man (Joey Bada$$) who becomes trapped in a time loop that keeps ending in his murder at the hands of a white police officer. It's an important commentary on police brutality, and the short's final moments honor the Black Americans who have been killed by police.
Where to watch: Stream it on Netflix
If Anything Happens I Love You
Winner: best animated short
What it's about: This 12-minute short is so moving there's an entire TikTok challenge about it. The animated piece follows a grieving couple after their daughter is killed in a school shooting.
Where to watch: Stream it on Netflix
Soul
Winner: best animated feature film, best original score
What it's about: This movie! Soul is about so many things—dreams delayed, the meaning of life, jazz music. It's best to just sign up for the journey and watch.
Where to watch: Stream it on Disney+
Colette
Winner: best documentary short subject
What it's about: A former French Resistance member travels to Germany for the first time in 74 years to see the concentration camp where her brother died at the hands of Nazis.
Where to watch: Stream it on YouTube above.
My Octopus Teacher
Winner: best documentary feature
What it's about: Filmmaker Craig Foster spent a year forging a bond with an octopus in the wild, and he documents their relationship in this sweet documentary.
Where to watch: Stream it on Netflix
Tenet
Winner: best visual effects
What it's about: Actually, it's better to not know a ton about this action-thriller film starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson before you watch. Just know that it won't all click until the end.
Where to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime Video
This story originally appeared on: Glamour - Author:Anna Moeslein
