Oscars 2023: Where you can see the nominated films
"Where can I watch the films nominated for 'Best Film' at this year's Oscars?" If you're wondering exactly that, then you've come to the right place.
There are still a few weeks to go before the 95th Academy Awards take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 13 March. So if you want to have a say in the decision, you still have plenty of time to catch up on the films you missed. Here you can find out where you can watch the films nominated for the "Best Film" category.
Nothing new in the West
In 1914, the First World War breaks out in Germany. Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and some of his classmates, encouraged by their teachers, quickly enlist in the army to serve their country. As soon as they are drafted in 1917, the voluntary spirit gives way to disillusionment: their instructor displays an unwavering sadism and the first images from the battlefield bring the reality of war home to them.
Where: Netflix
Director: Edward Berger
Country of production: Germany, USA, United Kingdom
Original language: German
Total nominations: Nine
Also nominated for: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Make-up, Best Sound
Avatar: The Way of Water
When the Sky People were defeated by Pandora's indigenous and deadly Na'vi forest people, peace seemed to have returned: Humans had returned to Earth. The peace lasted for over a decade. But Earth is dying, and humanity needs a new home. With new technologies, weapons and armies, the Sky People return to Pandora, more relentless than ever.
Where: Cinema
Director: James Cameron
Country of production: USA
Original language: English
Total nominations: Four
Also nominated for: Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design, Best Sound
The Banshees of Inisherin
Two men (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) live on a remote Irish island and have been friends for a lifetime. When a hopeless situation arises, one of them abruptly ends their friendship, causing confusion for their ostracised friend.
Where: Cinema
Director: Martin McDonagh
Country of production: Ireland, USA, United Kingdom
Original language: English
Total nominations: Nine
Also nominated for: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor (2x), Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Score
Elvis
When Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) is discovered by Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) in the 1950s, it marks the beginning of a unique music career, but also a complicated relationship between the two men. Parker gets Presley his first record deal. When Priscilla (Olivia De Jonge) enters the singer's life, the relationship with Parker begins to crack. The conflict comes to light when Elvis wants to publicly condemn the outbreaks of violence against black people in Memphis in 1968.
Where: Video on Demand (Sky Store, blue TV, Apple TV, Microsoft, Rakuten TV)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Country of production: United States, Australia
Original language: English
Total nominations: Eight
Also nominated for: Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up, Best Sound
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Chinese Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) runs a launderette in the USA and lives a quiet life with the usual problems. During a tax audit, Evelyn is suddenly catapulted into a multiverse. She learns that she can adapt the abilities of herself in the individual universes and link them together. As if that wasn't enough, she is the only one who can save the multiverse from a criminal. To save the worlds, Evelyn sets off on a breathless chase through the dimensions.
Where: Video on Demand (Sky Store, blue TV, Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten TV, filmingo)
Director: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Country of production: USA, Australia
Original language: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Total nominations: Eleven
Also nominated for: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress (2x), Best Editing, Best Film Music, Best Film Song, Best Costume Design
The Fabelmans
When little Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) goes to the cinema with his parents for the first time in the 1950s, the experience changes his life: He fell madly in love with filmmaking and soon could hardly be separated from his camera. Through the camera lens, however, he also increasingly sees the problems that exist in his family.
Where: Cinema, from 9 March
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country of production: USA
Original language: English
Total nominations: Seven
Also nominated for: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Supporting Actor, Best Score, Best Production Design
TÁR
Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is not only a world-famous composer. She is also the very first conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. What's more, Lydia serves as a mentor and role model for young women who want to become conductors - a profession that is usually dominated by men. But her often selfish behaviour also triggers a series of events that make their way into the media. Her career soon begins to falter.
Where: Cinema, from 23 February
Director: Todd Field
Country of production: USA
Original language: English, German
Total nominations: Six
Also nominated for: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Top Gun: Maverick
Navy pilot Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) never managed to make a big career in the military because of his massive problems with authority. When he causes problems again, he is unceremoniously transferred to his old elite flying school "Top Gun". His job there is to train young pilots and prepare them for a dangerous mission in just three weeks.
Where: Paramount+ or Video on Demand (Sky Store, blue TV, Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft, Rakuten TV)
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Country of production: USA
Original language: English
Total nominations: Six
Also nominated for: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Song, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
Triangle of Sadness
Models and influencers Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) are invited on a cruise for the super-rich. Because the captain is permanently drunk and out of action during a storm, their ship sinks. The survivors are stranded on a desert island where models, crew and billionaires meet again. In their new environment, however, old hierarchies no longer apply and the fight for survival really begins.
Where: Video on Demand (blue TV)
Director: Ruben Östlund
Country of production: Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, France, Greece, Turkey
Original language: English
Total nominations: Three
Also nominated for: Best Original Screenplay, Best Director
Women Talking
A group of women in an isolated religious Mennonite colony in Bolivia struggle not to lose their faith despite a series of sexual assaults by the men of the colony.
Where: No Swiss cinema release
Director: Sarah Polley
Country of production: USA
Original language: English
Total nominations: Two
Also nominated for: Best Adapted Screenplay
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