Where to Stream Every 2025 Best Picture Nominee

The 97th Academy Awards honored ten films for Best Picture, and nearly all of them are now available to watch at home. Whether you want to catch up before the ceremony or revisit the winners afterward, here is where to find every nominee along with what makes each film worth your time.

How We Selected: We tested options using full-season viewing, critical analysis, and production quality assessment. We prioritized thematic depth, acting performances, pacing consistency. This content is editorially independent; no brand provided compensation for coverage.

The Winner

Anora took home Best Picture in what many considered the biggest upset in recent Oscar history. Sean Baker’s film follows a young sex worker from Brooklyn who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, setting off a chaotic chain of events when his family discovers the union. Mikey Madison delivers a star-making performance that is by turns funny, abrasive, and heartbreaking. The film is available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

The Nominees: Where to Watch Each One

The Brutalist is Brady Corbet’s ambitious 3.5-hour epic about a Hungarian Jewish architect who immigrates to America after World War II. Adrien Brody gives a career-defining performance as a man who builds monuments while struggling to rebuild his own life. The film is available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video, with a Max streaming release expected later in the year.

A Complete Unknown stars Timothee Chalamet as a young Bob Dylan arriving in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s. Chalamet performed all of Dylan’s songs himself, and the musical sequences are electrifying. The film captures the creative explosion of the folk revival with period detail that feels lived-in rather than museum-like. Available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Conclave is a taut Vatican thriller starring Ralph Fiennes as the cardinal tasked with organizing the election of a new pope. What begins as a procedural about papal politics becomes a gripping mystery with genuine twists. Edward Berger directs with the precision of a master watchmaker. Available to stream on Peacock.

Dune: Part Two is Denis Villeneuve’s conclusion to Frank Herbert’s first novel, following Paul Atreides as he fulfills his destiny among the Fremen of Arrakis. Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh lead a massive cast in a science fiction epic that earned the IMAX treatment. The sandworm riding sequence alone justifies the price of admission. Available to stream on Netflix, Max, and Hulu with Max.

Emilia Perez is Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical crime drama about a Mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery and starts a new life. Zoe Saldana anchors the film with a performance that earned her an Oscar nomination, and the musical numbers are bold and surprising. Available to stream on Netflix.

I’m Still Here is Walter Salles’s return to filmmaking, a Brazilian drama based on the true story of a family torn apart by the military dictatorship in the 1970s. Fernanda Torres’s performance as the mother fighting to hold her family together is extraordinary and earned her a Best Actress nomination. Available on Apple TV.

Nickel Boys adapts Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about two Black teenagers at a brutal reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. Director RaMell Ross makes the bold choice to shoot almost entirely from a first-person perspective, immersing the viewer directly in the characters’ experiences. Available to stream on MGM Plus and for purchase on Amazon Prime Video.

The Substance is Coralie Fargeat’s body horror satire about a fading celebrity who discovers a mysterious drug that creates a younger, more beautiful version of herself. Demi Moore’s fearless lead performance anchors a film that starts as social commentary and escalates into something genuinely shocking. The practical effects work is incredible. Available to stream on Mubi and for rental on Amazon Prime Video.

Wicked adapts the first act of the beloved Broadway musical, with Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Jon M. Chu directs with enormous visual ambition, and both leads deliver performances that silence any doubts about the casting. “Defying Gravity” is a showstopper even on a home screen. Available to stream on Peacock and for purchase on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

The Streaming Breakdown

If you subscribe to just one or two services, here is where you get the most coverage:

• Peacock: Conclave, Wicked
• Netflix/Max: Dune Part Two, Emilia Perez
• Apple TV (rental): Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, I’m Still Here
• MGM Plus: Nickel Boys
• Mubi: The Substance

Most nominees are available for digital rental in the $5-6 range, making a full Oscar marathon affordable even without multiple subscriptions.

What to Watch First

If you only have time for three films, start with Anora for its raw energy and star-making lead performance, follow with Conclave for its propulsive plotting, and finish with Dune: Part Two for the spectacle. For a deeper dive into award-worthy streaming content, check out our Oppenheimer review and our guide to the best documentaries streaming in 2025.