Calling all film buffs and pop culture fanatics: the 2026 Oscar nominations have finally been revealed.
Friday morning’s announcement was filled with plenty of snubs (Wicked: For Good being completely ignored), surprises (Kate Hudson’s first nomination in 25 years), and historic feats (Sinners becoming the first film to be nominated for 16 Academy Awards). But overall, the Best Picture race feels truly inclusive, offering a mix of blockbuster thrillers, tear-jerking dramas and edge-of-your-seat horrors.
So whether you’re looking to venture out of your comfort zone, want to impress your friends with your film knowledge or simply enjoy being in the loop, here’s how you can watch all 10 Best Picture nominees before the Oscars on March 15.
Bugonia
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Alicia Silverstone
Also nominated for: Best Actress (Stone), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score
Bugonia follows two conspiracy-obsessed men who kidnap a high-powered CEO (Stone), convinced she is actually an alien who wants to destroy Earth. The film hit cinemas in Australia on October 30 and is still screening at select locations. Otherwise, you can buy it on Prime Video and YouTube.
F1
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon
Also nominated for: Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
F1 stars Pitt as a veteran driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a promising rookie teammate while navigating the high-stakes world of Formula 1 racing. The film is currently streaming on Apple TV, which offers a free seven-day trial if you’re terrified of commitment.
Frankenstein
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac, Christoph Waltz
Also nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Elordi), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound
Based on the classic novel, Frankenstein explores the tragic “bromance” between the ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein (Isaac) and his rejected creation (Elordi). The film was released in Australia on October 23 on Netflix.
Hamnet
Director: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Also nominated for: Best Director (Zhao), Best Actress (Buckley), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
Hamnet is a historical drama that follows Agnes Hathaway’s grief over the loss of her child, which ultimately inspires her husband William Shakespeare’s greatest play. The film only just hit cinemas on January 15, and trust me when I say you should bring tissues with you.
Marty Supreme
Director: Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary
Also nominated for: Best Director (Safdie), Best Actor (Chalamet), Best Original Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design
Marty Supreme stars Chalamet as an obsessive table tennis prodigy in 1950s New York who hustles his way across the globe in a chaotic quest for greatness. While the international release was widely promoted to be on Christmas Day, the film finally hit Australian cinemas this week on January 22.
One Battle After Another
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti
Also nominated for: Best Director (Anderson), Best Actor (DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (del Toro, Penn), Best Supporting Actress (Taylor), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound
Described by many as the best film of 2025, One Battle After Another follows a washed-up, paranoid former revolutionary (DiCaprio) as he attempts to rescue his teenage daughter from a white-supremacist military colonel. The almost-three-hour film recently ended its cinematic run and is now streaming on HBO Max, which is probably best, so you can pause and have toilet breaks.
The Secret Agent
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Starring: Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes
Also nominated for: Best Actor (Moura), Best International Feature Film, Best Casting
The Secret Agent is a neo-noir political thriller set in 1977 Brazil that follows a former professor (Moura) who, after defying a corrupt industrialist, must assume a false identity and go into hiding while desperately trying to arrange an escape for himself and his young son. The film hit Australian cinemas on January 22, and yes, there are English subtitles.
Sentimental Value
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
Also nominated for: Best Director (Trier), Best Actress (Reinsve), Best Actor (Skarsgård), Best Supporting Actress (Fanning, Lilleaas), Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Film Editing
Sentimental Value follows two estranged sisters as they are forced to confront their past when their father, a once-renowned filmmaker (Skarsgård), returns to Oslo to cast them in a semi-autobiographical film about their own family’s trauma. The Norwegian film was released in Australian cinemas on December 25 after winning the Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Sinners
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku
Also nominated for: Best Director (Coogler), Best Actor (Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Lindo), Best Supporting Actress (Mosaku), Best Original Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song (“I Lied to You”), Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
Making history as the first film to receive 16 nominations, Sinners is a supernatural thriller set in 1930s Mississippi that follows twin brothers (both played by Jordan) who return to their hometown to open a juke joint, only to be forced into a bloody battle for survival. The film was released in Australia on April 17 and is currently streaming on HBO Max — and I promise you it’s a wild ride.
Train Dreams
Director: Clint Bentley
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy
Also nominated for: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Song (“Train Dreams”)
Train Dreams is a generation-spanning portrait of Robert Grainier (Edgerton), a quiet day labourer whose life in the American West is haunted by the tragic loss of his family and the rapid industrialisation of the early 20th century. The drama was released on Netflix on November 6, and if you’re not a fan of long movies, this is the shortest on the list at one hour and 42 minutes.
There are just over seven weeks until the Oscars, so what are you waiting for? You can check out the full list of nominations here, and the likelihood of Aussies Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi and Nick Cave winning their first-ever Oscar here.
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