How and where to watch Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Marty Supreme and more online
The 98th Annual Academy Awards on Monday are the pinnacle of the film industry’s 2026 awards season. This also means we now have an extensive list of quality movies to keep track of. Where is the remote control?
in a refreshing way changes from previous awards seasonsMany of this year’s Oscar nominees are already ready to be released in Australia. Even if they’re not on the small screen yet, they’re ready to be seen at your local cinema. As we bid farewell to the best season of all time, here’s where to watch the best movie of the year.
One one war after another
HBO Maximum
You can watch the best movie nominees every award season from the comfort of your couch. One war after another It’s available now on HBO Max, which brings Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrilling political comedy-thriller to homes across the country.
The film, about a washed-up radical (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his teenage daughter (Chase Infiniti) who are forced back into action after the reappearance of a man from their past, won the night’s biggest award, best picture, as well as nominations for best director and adapted screenplay for Anderson. Teyana Taylor is nominated for the best supporting actress award for her role as black revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills.
sinners
HBO Maximum
Few could have predicted this period film about vampires It will become one of the biggest cinematic forces of 2025. Gothic vampire horror film directed by Ryan CooglerBlack Panther) tells the story of twin brothers (both expertly portrayed by Michael B. Jordan) as they open a record store for the black community in Jim Crow-era Mississippi. But their plans are foiled when a young man’s powerful blues music attracts the attention of vampires and causes complete carnage.
Jordan destroyed the competition (cough, Timothée Chalamet) blew himself out of the water by winning the best leading actor award at the recently held Actor Awards and was nominated for the best actor Oscar. sinners it was also nominated for best original score by composer Ludwig Göransson and best original screenplay by Coogler. If Coogler wins, he will be the second black director to receive this award, after Jordan Peele. To leave In 2018.
hamnet
Available to rent or purchase in select theaters and on Apple TV, Prime Video and YouTube
Sometimes all you need is a good cry and Chloé Zhao hamnet It definitely protects you. Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film sheds light on William Shakespeare’s fictional family life, that is, the great pain he experienced after the death of his wife Agnes and their son Hamnet; This loss ultimately inspires the Bard. hamlet.
Jessie Buckley is the favorite for the best actress award Her amazing performance as Agnes. Zhao won the best director award Nomadland He could add to his growing list of accolades on Monday if he wins best adapted screenplay at the 2021 Globes.
Frankenstein
netflix
Australia’s “it boy” Jacob Elordi is in the supporting actor race his unforgettable role inside Frankenstein. The film itself also made a splash in the technical categories.
Guillermo del Toro’s gothic adaptation remains relatively faithful to Mary Shelley’s literary classic, following a selfish genius who brings to life a monstrous creature and ultimately triggers his own downfall. Although the movie itself did not receive entirely positive reviewsThe lavish, gothic aesthetic certainly worked. So it’s perhaps no surprise that it received the most nominations in the Oscars’ production categories, for best make-up and hairstyling, costume design and production design.
Secret agent
Available to rent or purchase on Apple TV, YouTube’s Prime Video
Wagner Moura (narcos) skillfully In this Brazilian neo-noir political thriller that captures the surrealism of living in an authoritarian state. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho Secret agent It follows a research scientist who escapes Brazil’s 1977 military dictatorship. A Portuguese-language film was nominated in the coveted best international feature film category, alongside the following films. Emotional Value And It Was Just an Accident.
It’s deeply suspenseful, as you’d expect from a movie about dictatorship, but it’s also filled with moments of much-needed humour.
Emotional Value
Available to rent or purchase on Apple TV, Prime Video or YouTube
Think “daddy issues” but with aesthetics. That’s the oversimplified summary of Norwegian director Joachim Trier. Emotional Value. This very famous movieThe film, which has been compared to the films of Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, sees two estranged sisters reunited with their father, a faded auteur who tries to stay relevant by making another film.
It delivers most of what the title suggests, along with a few laughs. Stellan Skarsgård is the favorite to win the best supporting actor award.
KPop Demon Hunters
netflix
If you’re looking for something a little more light-hearted among political revolutions and racist vampires, look no further. KPop Demon Hunters Good times with highs and lows with the hit that is one of the catchiest soundtracks ever Gold It competes for best original song.
family friendly movieIt follows KPop demon-hunting girl group Huntrix, who was also nominated in the best animation category, as they battle a rival demon boy group. But they don’t know that one of their members is half demon.
F1
Apple TV
The Melbourne Grand Prix may have wrapped up just over a week ago, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get back to the race track. Joseph Kosinski F1A fictional sports drama about a washed-up driver (hello, Brad Pitt) who comes out of retirement to help a struggling team is ready to stream for anyone who misses the roar of the engine.
And roar this movie definitely is. Accordingly DiversityThe film’s creators wanted the audience to feel like they were literally inside the car, so they worked with real F1 teams to build real racing cars that could carry the film’s recorders and transmitters. The film is in contention for awards in the Academy’s sound category.
Weaponry
HBO Maximum
With sinners Film veteran Amy Madigan, who broke the record for most Oscar nominations ever, was nominated in the best supporting actress category. WeaponryIt’s been a year for horror at the Oscars.
Weaponry It is the horror-mystery of a town searching for a classroom containing students who inexplicably disappeared at the same time one night. Madigan’s performance Gladys, the witch and kidnapper, is disturbing and frightening.
Perfect Neighbor
netflix
This video consists almost entirely of footage shot with police body-worn cameras. documentary It is a difficult but important hour. It is competing in the best documentary category.
Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, the film investigates the June 2023 fatal shooting of Ajike Owens, a 35-year-old black mother of four, by her white neighbor Susan Lorincz in Florida. It highlights the intersection of weaponized racism and predatory laws like “Stand Your Ground.”
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Nell Geraets is a Culture and Lifestyle reporter for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect with: X or email.
