Every year, the Academy Award nominators release, and in Australia, we’re left to ask, “Are all of these films even out here yet?” Of course, they’re not, but I’ve got all the information to help you find out which ones you can watch now, either in cinemas or at home.
Please note that the information here is all current as of the time of publishing but may have changed when you’re reading this article.
Anora
Anora is currently playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Sean Baker)
- Best Original Screenplay (Sean Baker)
- Best Film Editing
The Brutalist
The Brutalist is currently playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Picture
- Best Actor (Adrien Brody)
- Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce)
- Best Supporting Actress (Felicity Jones)
- Best Director (Brady Corbet)
- Best Original Screenplay (Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold)
- Best Original Score
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Film Editing
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown is currently playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Picture
- Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet)
- Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton)
- Best Supporting Actress (Monica Barbaro)
- Best Director (James Mangold)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Jay Cocks and James Mangold)
- Best Costume Design
- Best Sound
Conclave
Conclave is currently playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Picture
- Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Straughan)
- Best Original Score
- Best Costume Design
- Best Production Design
- Best Sound
- Best Film Editing
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two is streaming on Netflix and Binge. You can also rent and purchase the film digitally or the Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray.
- Best Picture
- Best Production Design
- Best Sound
- Best Cinematography
- Best Visual Effects
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez is currently playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Picture
- Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón)
- Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña)
- Best Director (Jacques Audiard)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Jacques Audiard)
- Best Original Song (“El Mal”)
- Best Original Song (“Mi Camino”)
- Best Original Score
- Best International Feature (France)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Sound
- Best Film Editing
- Best Cinematography
I’m Still Here
I’m Still Here is coming to Australian cinemas on March 13.
- Best Picture
- Best Actress (Fernanda Torres)
- Best International Feature (Brazil)
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys will be streaming on Prime Video from February 27.
- Best Picture
- Best Adapted Screenplay (RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes)
The Substance
The Substance is available to rent and buy digitally, and you can also purchase it on DVD and Blu-ray.
- Best Picture
- Best Actress (Demi Moore)
- Best Director (Coralie Fargeat)
- Best Original Screenplay (Coralie Fargeat)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Wicked
Wicked is available to stream as a premium rental at home, and it’s still playing in some cinemas around Australia.
- Best Picture
- Best Actress (Cynthia Erivo)
- Best Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande)
- Best Original Score
- Best Costume Design
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Production Design
- Best Sound
- Best Film Editing
- Best Visual Effects
Sing Sing
Sing Sing is currently in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Actor (Colman Domingo)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar)
- Best Original Song (“Like A Bird”)
Elton John: Never Too Late
You can stream Elton John: Never Too Late on Disney+.
- Best Original Song (“Never Too Late”)
The Six Triple Eight
You can stream The Six Triple Eight on Netflix.
- Best Original Song (“The Journey”)
The Apprentice
The Apprentice is available to rent or buy digitally, as well as either on DVD or Blu-Ray.
- Best Actor (Sebastian Stan)
- Best Supporting Actor (Jeremy Strong)
A Real Pain
A Real Pain is currently in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin)
- Best Original Screenplay (Jesse Eisenberg)
Nosferatu
Nosferatu is currently playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Costume Design
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
Maria
Maria is coming to cinemas on January 30.
- Best Cinematography
Alien: Romulus
You can stream Alien: Romulus on Disney+ or rent and purchase it digitally.
- Best Visual Effects
Better Man
Better Man is playing in cinemas around Australia.
- Best Visual Effects
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is available to stream on Disney+, or you can rent and purchase it digitally.
- Best Visual Effects
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot is available to purchase or rent digitally, or you can pick up the DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray discs.
- Best Original Score
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Sound
Flow
Flow is coming to cinemas in Australia on March 20.
- Best International Feature (Latvia)
- Best Animated Feature
Inside Out 2
You can stream Inside Out 2 on Disney+ or rent or purchase it digitally.
- Best Animated Feature
Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail is available to rent or purchase digitally.
- Best Animated Feature
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
You can stream Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on Netflix.
- Best Animated Feature
The Girl with the Needle
The Girl with the Needle isn’t available anywhere in Australia.
- Best International Feature (Denmark)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is coming to cinemas on February 27.
- Best International Feature (Germany)
Black Box Diaries
Black Box Diaries isn’t available anywhere in Australia.
- Best Documentary Feature
No Other Land
No Other Land is in limited cinemas in Australia.
- Best Documentary Feature
Porcelain War
Porcelain War isn’t available anywhere in Australia.
- Best Documentary Feature
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat isn’t available anywhere in Australia.
- Best Documentary Feature
Sugarcane
You can watch Sugarcane on Disney+.
- Best Documentary Feature
Gladiator II
You can purchase or rent Gladiator 2 digitally or pick up the Blu-Ray, DVD & 4K Blu-Ray from March 4.
- Best Costume Design
A Different Man
You can stream A Different Man on Binge, rent or purchase it digitally, or purchase the DVD.
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
September 5
September 5 is coming to cinemas in Australia on February 5.
- Best Original Screenplay
Anuja
Anuja is coming to Netflix “soon.”
- Best Live Action Short
I’m Not a Robot
You can watch I’m Not a Robot on The New Yorker, embedded below.
- Best Live Action Short
The Last Ranger
You can’t watch The Last Ranger in Australia.
- Best Live Action Short
A Lien
You can’t watch A Lien in Australia.
- Best Live Action Short
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
You can’t watch The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent in Australia.
- Best Live Action Short
Beautiful Men
You can’t watch Beautiful Men in Australia.
- Best Animated Short
In the Shadow of the Cypress
You can’t watch In the Shadow of the Cypress in Australia.
- Best Animated Short
Magic Candies
You can’t watch Magic Candies in Australia.
- Best Animated Short
Wander to Wonder
You can rent Wander to Wonder on Vimeo, which is embedded below.
- Best Animated Short
Yuck!
You can’t rent Yuck! in Australia.
- Best Animated Short
Death by Numbers
You can’t watch Death by Numbers in Australia.
- Best Documentary Short
I Am Ready, Warden
You can watch I Am Ready, Warden on Paramount+.
- Best Documentary Short
Incident
You can watch the Incident on The New Yorker; it’s embedded below.
- Best Documentary Short
Instruments of a Beating Heart
You can watch Instruments of a Beating Heart on The New York Times, and it’s embedded below.
- Best Documentary Short
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
You can stream The Only Girl in the Orchestra on Netflix.
- Best Documentary Short