How to watch the 2026 best picture nominees

WASHINGTON — Want to watch this year’s best picture nominees? Many of the films up for top honors at the 98th Academy Awards are already streaming or available on demand. The ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien, airs live March 15 on ABC and Hulu. 

Here’s a guide to what the nominees are about and how to watch them before and after the envelopes are opened.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone stars as a powerful pharmaceutical CEO kidnapped by conspiracy-obsessed cousins who believe she’s an alien plotting world domination. 

How to watch “Bugonia”: Peacock. Also available to rent or buy on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Brad Pitt plays an aging Formula 1 driver mentoring a talented rookie (Damson Idris) in this high-octane racing drama. 

How to watch “F1: The Movie”: Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Guillermo del Toro’s gothic take on Mary Shelley’s classic stars Oscar Isaac as the obsessive scientist and Jacob Elordi as the emotionally complex Creature struggling to find humanity.

How to watch “Frankenstein”: Netflix.

Jessie Buckley leads this moving portrait of William Shakespeare’s family life, exploring grief, love and the personal tragedy that inspired one of literature’s greatest works.

How to watch “Hamnet”: Peacock; also on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Timothée Chalamet plays a chaotic, ambition-driven ping-pong hopeful in a fast-paced sports comedy set in the competitive table-tennis scene of the 1950s.

How to watch “Marty Supreme”: Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a desperate father searching for his missing daughter while being hunted by a dangerous enemy in this politically charged action dramedy.

How to watch “One Battle After Another”: HBO Max; also on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Wagner Moura delivers a gripping performance as a researcher on the run during a dictatorship in this tense political thriller about identity, trust and survival.

How to watch “The Secret Agent”: Hulu; also on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Stellan Skarsgård plays an aging filmmaker attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughters while making a deeply personal comeback film.

How to watch “Sentimental Value”: Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending Oscar heavyweight blends gangster grit and vampire horror in a 1930s-set story about twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) whose homecoming party in Mississippi is interrupted by a deadly group of bloodsuckers.

How to watch “Sinners”: HBO Max; also on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home.

Joel Edgerton stars as a quiet logger building railroads in the American West, facing loss and change in a reflective period drama about perseverance.

How to watch “Train Dreams”: Netflix.