Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMC Theaters, award shows, movies, Oscars, Regal Cinemas
January 23, 2019
by Carla Hay
Now that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, people might be wondering where to see the nominated films before the winners are announced. The Oscar ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 24, 2019. ABC will have the live telecast of the show in the United States. Here is where the nominated films can be seen in theaters and on video before the Oscar ceremony. (This information applies to U.S. theaters only, and remains current until February 24, 2019.)
BEST PICTURE
“BlacKkKlansman”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Spike Lee)
Best Supporting Actor (Adam Driver)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
Where to watch:
Home video
Limited re-release in select theaters on January 25, 2019
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 23, 2019)
“Black Panther”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Original Score
Best Original Song (“All the Stars”)
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Streaming on Netflix.
Free screenings at select AMC Theaters (February 1-7, 2019)
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 16 and February 23, 2019)
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Actor (Rami Malek)
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
Available on digital video. Home video release in all other formats: February 12, 2019.
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 23, 2019)
“The Favourite”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Best Actress (Olivia Colman)
Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone)
Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 23, 2019)
“Green Book”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Actor (Viggo Mortensen)
Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 23, 2019)
“Roma”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Alfonso Cuarón)
Best Actress (Yalitza Aparicio)
Best Supporting Actress (Marina de Tavira)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Where to watch:
Playing in select independent theaters.
Streaming on Netflix.
“A Star Is Born”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Actor (Bradley Cooper)
Best Actress (Lady Gaga)
Best Supporting Actor (Sam Elliott)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Mixing
Best Original Song (“Shallow”)
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
Available on digital video. Home video release in all other formats: February 19, 2019.
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 23, 2019)
“Vice”
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Adam McKay)
Best Actor (Christian Bale)
Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell)
Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
Regal Best Picture Film Festival (February 15-24, 2019)
AMC Best Picture Marathon (February 23, 2019)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Free Solo”
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
Digital video release: February 5, 2019. Home video release in all other formats: February 19, 2019.
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
PBS’s “Independent Lens” will have the TV premiere on February 11, 2019 — check local listings.
“Minding the Gap”
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
Streaming on Hulu.
PBS’s “POV” will have the TV premiere on February 18, 2019 — check local listings.
Streaming on POV.org on February 18, 2019.
“Of Fathers and Sons”
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters for limited engagements.
Streaming on Kanopy. (Free with a valid library card from participating libraries.)
“RBG”
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Streaming on Hulu.
CNN will re-air “RBG” on February 16, 2019, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
“Cold War” (Poland)
Nominated for:
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Director (Paweł Pawlikowski)
Best Cinematography
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
Nominated for:
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Cinematography
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
“Roma” (Mexico)
Nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Director (Alfonso Cuarón)
Best Actress (Yalitza Aparicio)
Best Supporting Actress (Marina de Tavira)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Where to watch:
Playing in select independent theaters.
Streaming on Netflix.
“Shoplifters” (Japan)
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Incredibles 2”
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Streaming on Netflix begins on January 30, 2019.
“Isle of Dogs”
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Available on HBO.
“Mirai”
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters for limited engagements.
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
BEST SHORT FILMS (ANIMATED, LIVE-ACTION & DOCUMENTARY)
Every year, select AMC Theaters have special screenings of the Oscar-nominated short films. The screenings of the Oscar-nominated short films begin on February 8, 2019. More information can be found here.
Select independent theaters will also have special screenings of the Oscar-nominated short films. Check local listings. In addition, most cable and satellite TV companies will have the Oscar-nominated short films available as a VOD package for subscribers.
Some of the short films are currently available for viewing on the Internet:
“Bao”
Nominated for:
Best Animated Short
Where to watch:
Available in digital format on iTunes and Amazon.
“Late Afternoon”
Nominated for:
Best Animated Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on Vimeo (free).
“One Small Step”
Nominated for:
Best Animated Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on Vimeo (free).
“Fauve”
Nominated for:
Best Live-Action Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on Vimeo (free).
“Black Sheep”
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on Vimeo or YouTube (free).
“End Game”
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on Netflix.
“Lifeboat”
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on YouTube (free).
“A Night at the Garden”
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on the movie’s website, YouTube and Vimeo (free).
“Period. End of Sentence.”
Nominated for:
Best Documentary Short
Where to watch:
Streaming on Netflix as of Feb. 12, 2019.
OTHER OSCAR-NOMINATED FEATURE FILMS
“At Eternity’s Gate”
Nominated for:
Best Actor (Willem Dafoe)
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
Home video release: February 12, 2019.
“Avengers: Infinity War”
Nominated for:
Best Visual Effects
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Streaming on Netflix.
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
Nominated for:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Costume Design
Best Original Song (“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings”)
Where to watch:
Streaming on Netflix.
“Border”
Nominated for:
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters.
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Nominated for:
Best Actress (Melissa McCarthy)
Best Supporting Actor (Richard E. Grant)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Where to watch:
Playing in select theaters. Home video release: February 19, 2019.
“Christopher Robin”
Nominated for:
Best Visual Effects
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
“First Man”
Nominated for:
Best Production Design
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Playing in select theaters for a limited re-release on January 25, 2019.
“First Reformed”
Nominated for:
Best Original Screenplay
Where to watch:
Available on home video
Streaming on Amazon.
Streaming on Kanopy. (Free with a valid library card from participating libraries.)
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
Nominated for:
Best Supporting Actress (Regina King)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Score
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
“Mary Poppins Returns”
Nominated for:
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Best Original Song (“The Place Where Lost Things Go”)
Where to watch:
Playing in theaters nationwide.
“Mary Queen of Scots”
Nominated for:
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to watch:
Playing theaters nationwide.
“A Quiet Place”
Nominated for:
Best Sound Editing
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Available on Epix.
“Ready Player One”
Nominated for:
Best Visual Effects
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Available on HBO.
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
Nominated for:
Best Visual Effects
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Streaming on Netflix.
“The Wife”
Nominated for:
Best Actress (Glenn Close)
Where to watch:
Available on home video.
Playing in select theaters.