Where to Watch the Oscar Nominees

by | January 21, 2015 | Comments

Now that we all know who’s been nominated for which Academy Award, the last-minute movie cram session may officially commence. Maybe you want to catch a screening of Selma to see if it really was snubbed for Best Director and Best Actor. Maybe you want to see whether Meryl Streep really deserved that umpteenth acting nomination or the Academy is just phoning it in. Maybe you want to be knowledgeable about all the Documentary and Foreign Language nominees in case that artsy looking guy on his laptop at the boutique coffee shop finally notices you ogling him and strikes up a conversation. Whatever your motivation, we’ll save you some time by telling you where and how you can watch all of the feature films nominated for Oscars this year. Read on for the details:


American Sniper   71%

6 nominations:

Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Adapted Screenplay

Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Begin Again   83%

    1 nomination:

    Music – Original Song

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Flixster, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Beyond the Lights   83%

    1 nomination:

    Music – Original Song

    Where to watch:

  • In digital on February 10: iTunes, Amazon
  • On DVD on February 24: Amazon

  • Big Hero 6   90%

    1 nomination:

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital on February 3: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play
  • On DVD on February 24: Amazon

  • Birdman   91%

    9 nominations:

    Best Picture, Directing, Actor in a Leading Role , Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital on February 3: Google Play, iTunes

  • Boyhood   97%

    6 nominations:

    Best Picture, Directing, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Film Editing, Original Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital: Flixster, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
  • On DVD: Amazon

  • The Boxtrolls   78%

    1 nomination:

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Flixster,

    Amazon,

    iTunes,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier   90%

    1 nomination:

    Visual Effects

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Citizenfour   96%

    1 nomination:

    Best Documentary Feature

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes   91%

    1 nomination:

    Visual Effects

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Flixster,

    iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Finding Vivian Maier   95%

    1 nomination:

    Best Documentary Feature

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Amazon,

    iTunes,

    Google Play

  • On DVD

  • Foxcatcher   88%

    5 nominations:

    Directing, Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital on March 3: iTunes, Amazon
  • On DVD on March 3: Amazon

  • Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me   100%

    1 nomination:

    Music – Original Song

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Gone Girl   88%

    1 nomination:

    Actress in a Leading Role

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital:

    Flixster,

    Amazon,

    iTunes,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Guardians of the Galaxy   91%

    2 nominations:

    Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel   92%

    9 nominations:

    Best Picture, Directing, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music – Original Score, Production Design, Original Screenplay.

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital: HBO GO, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
  • On DVD: Amazon

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies   59%

    1 nomination:

    Sound Editing

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • How to Train Tour Dragon 2   92%

    1 nomination:

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Flixster,

    iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Ida   95%

    2 nominations:

    Foreign Language Film, Cinematography

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Netflix,

    Amazon Prime,

    iTunes,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • The Imitation Game   90%

    8 nominations:

    Best Picture, Directing, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Film Editing, Music – Original Score, Production Design, Adapted Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Inherent Vice   73%

    2 nominations:

    Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Interstellar   73%

    5 nominations:

    Music – Original Score, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • On DVD on March 31: Amazon

  • Into the Woods   70%

    3 nominations:

    Actress in a Supporting Role, Costume Design, Production Design

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • On DVD on March 24: Amazon

  • The Judge   49%

    1 nomination:

    Actor in a Supporting Role

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital:

    Amazon,

    iTunes,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Last Days in Vietnam   95%

    1 nomination:

    Best Documentary Feature

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Amazon,

    iTunes,

    Google Play


  • The Lego Movie   96%

    1 nomination:

    Music – Original Song

    Where to watch:

  • In digital:

    Flixster,

    iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Leviathan   97%

    1 nomination:

    Foreign Language Film

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Maleficent   54%

    1 nomination:

    Costume Design

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon

  • Mr. Turner   96%

    4 nominations:

    Cinematography, Costume Design, Music – Original Score, Production Design

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Nightcrawler   95%

    1 nomination:

    Original Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital: iTunes, Amazon
  • On DVD on February 10: Amazon

  • The Salt of the Earth   94%

    1 nomination:

    Best Documentary Feature

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters on Apr 3

  • Selma   99%

    2 nominations:

    Best Picture, Music – Original Song

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Song of the Sea   99%

    1 nomination:

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • On DVD on March 17: Amazon

  • Still Alice   85%

    1 nomination:

    Actress in a Leading Role

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • The Tale of Princess Kaguya   100%

    1 nomination:

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • On DVD on February 17: Amazon

  • Timbuktu   98%

    1 nomination:

    Foreign Language Film

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • The Theory of Everything   81%

    5 nominations:

    Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading Role, Music – Original Score, Adapted Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital on February 10: iTunes, Google Play
  • On DVD on February 17: Amazon

  • Two Days, One Night   96%

    1 nomination:

    Actress in a Leading Role

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Unbroken   53%

    3 nominations:

    Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • On DVD on March 24: Amazon

  • Whiplash   94%

    5 nominations:

    Best Picture, Actor in a Supporting Role, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Adapted Screenplay

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now
  • In digital on February 24: Amazon
  • On DVD on February 24: Amazon

  • Wild   88%

    2 nominations:

    Actress in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters now

  • Wild Tales   94%

    1 nomination:

    Foreign Language Film

    Where to watch:

  • In theaters on February 20

  • Virunga   100%

    1 nomination:

    Best Documentary Feature

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Netflix

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past   90%

    1 nomination:

    Visual Effects

    Where to watch:

  • In digital: Flixster,

    iTunes,

    Amazon,

    Google Play

  • On DVD: Amazon