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Where To Watch 'Anora,' 'Conclave,' 'Emilia Pérez' and the Other 2025 Oscar Nominees

By Dustin Rowles | News | January 23, 2025 |

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The Oscar nominations have been announced, and because of this fancy new world that we live in, a large percentage of the nominated titles are already available to watch at home (or soon will be). Here’s how you can watch the 2025 Oscar Nominees.

BEST PICTURE NOMINEES

AnoraDigital rental for $9.99 — Throughout his career, Sean Baker has focused his lens on characters often left out of the mainstream, providing intimate looks at the lives of those marginalized or considered outsiders. Sex workers are some of his main subjects, and the independent filmmaker doesn’t stray away from that with his latest work. Anora continues to see Baker destigmatizing sex work and telling a story in an honest yet nonjudgemental and non-exploitative way. He creates stirring pictures that are always imbued with humor no matter the subject, taking his audience on often heartfelt and fulfilling journeys. Anora is another such journey, or more of a wild odyssey, as its titular character desperately clings to her Cinderella story. Anora is a rush of romance, rough-and-tumble action, and brilliant slapstick comedy. It’s a fairytale that is so entertaining from start to finish as you wait for the clock to strike twelve and the reality of life to set in. — Sara Clements

The Brutalist, Still only in theaters — Less Great Man Biopic than Grand Man Guignol, Brady Corbet’s massively scaled but sneakily intimate 3.5 hour epic The Brutalist sets up the American Dream only to dash it to pieces against the cement walls of its formalist structures. Somehow, bewilderingly, made for around six million dollars—although Corbet’s made it clear that this was accomplished by himself and his people working for bupkis for several years—this movie does indeed throw down the gauntlet to what’s possible independently, working outside of the broken Hollywood system. It certainly feels bigger and grander than nearly anything any major studio has put out in years, most especially as far as its ideas are concerned. In the end it might not all land, but you do nevertheless have to gape in true, experiential awe at what he’s accomplished here. This movie is what the word “awesome” was invented for. — Jason Adams

A Complete Unknown, still only in theaters — For fans of Bob Dylan’s music, A Complete Unknown offers an exhilarating soundtrack-driven experience, showcasing Timothée Chalamet performing Dylan’s biggest hits from 1961 to 1965. Chalamet not only sings but also plays the guitar, and he’s outstanding—though it’s still an unexpected surprise to some, despite his stellar performances in two Dune movies and last Christmas’s Wonka. The man can act and sing, and he’s matched by the equally brilliant Monica Barbaro, who portrays Joan Baez (Barbaro is nearly unrecognizable out of context for those familiar with her roles in Top Gun: Maverick or Netflix’s FUBAR, where she played Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter). With a new song every five minutes, the music doesn’t just carry the film — it sends it soaring. — Dustin Rowles

Conclave, Streaming for free on Peacock, or digital rental for $5.99 — The Sistine Chapel filled with cardinals gowned in red, placing their votes for who will be next to fill the most holy seat, is a familiar scene. The election of a new pope and the papacy itself have been explored in film before, but never quite like this. Edward Berger’s Conclave, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Harris, thoroughly examines the politics behind this electoral system, revealing a rot that mirrors our own politics. This thriller, which veers into procedural drama, reveals a Church more fractured than ever before, and it risks losing the faith it preaches to institutional corruption. — Sara Clements

Dune: Part II, Streaming on both Max and Netflix — Dune: Part Two is a triumphant and visionary science fiction film. It builds on what worked in the first film, and firmly establishes that it has been constructed out of not only an affection for the source material, but also a profound understanding of the tragedy at the heart of Herbert’s work. This is a story in which a boy becomes a hero and wins. It is a story of why that story is a tragedy. — Alexander Joenks

Emilia Pérez, Streaming on Netflix — A crime drama about a Mexican cartel boss undergoing gender-affirming surgery is intriguing enough—but making it a psychedelic musical? French filmmaker Jacques Audiard has conceived one of his most daring premises yet. Known for the romantic drama Rust and Bone and the western The Sisters Brothers, Audiard’s 17th film, Emilia Pérez, could be the defining project of his career. This Spanish-language film, which won the Cannes Jury Prize and Best Actress award, and is France’s submission for Best International Feature, is a fever dream that defies expectations. Through vibrant song and dance, it follows a journey of rebirth and liberation. - Sara Clements

Nickel Boys, still only in select theaters — As bewildering and beautiful as it is devastating at its core, Nickel Boys might not immediately present itself as a ghost story, but it very much is. Based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning 2019 novel, which fictionalized the real-world horror story of a reformatory school in Florida that abused and murdered students (mostly boys of color) for a century, writer-director RaMell Ross—whose 2018 documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a full-stop masterpiece—takes a big swing stylistically in adapting this story to the screen. — Jason Adams

The Substance, available for digital rental or to watch on Mubi - Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? That question is the crux of Coralie Fargeat’s glittery pink body horror thrill. Forcing women to resort to anything to stay young and beautiful, even if it means sharing life with unstable avatars, is barely a metaphor for the reality of the endless cosmetic procedures and early retirements many of the gender takes on. Tapping into the pressure to stay young and beautiful, The Substance becomes a gonzo gory gross out piece about doing whatever it takes. — Lindsay Traves

Wicked — Still in theaters, or available for a $19.99 digital rentalWicked is magical and epic. This version of Oz is different yet familiar at the same time. The familiarity also extends to this story, not so much as to mean familiarity with the musical, but familiarity with the story of The Wicked Witch of the West and how it’s a reflection of the many women who are marginalized, excluded, and persecuted; stories of women set aflame for simply walking a different path. There’s a sense of bravery and a look of sadness as Elphaba steps away, but there’s also a fist-pumping sense of rebellion as she defies not only gravity but all of Oz. There’s relevancy in the fight against patriarchal institutions; there’s relevancy in fighting for groups that are silenced; there’s relevancy in the journey of trying to understand ourselves and embracing it. Wicked is as relevant as it is impactful, and we’ll have to wait and see if Part II will be able to fly as high as this part does. — Sara Clements

I’m Still Here, available only in select theaters — Review not yet available.

OTHER NOTABLE NOMINEES
A Real Pain, is streaming on Hulu.
A Different Man is streaming on Max
The Apprentice is available for digital rental
Sing Sing, is still in theaters but expected to have a digital rental release on January 31st.
September 5, is in limited theaters.
The Wild Robot, is streaming on Peacock on January 24th (and available for digital rental)
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, is on Netflix
Flow, is available for digital rental
Inside Out 2, is available on Disney+
Memoir of a Snail, is available for digital rental or on AMC+