Which films dominated the Oscar nominations and how to watch them
[January 23, 2026]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar voters have spoken. They served up 16
nominations to “Sinners” and 13 to “One Battle After Another” on
Thursday.
Ryan Coogler was nominated for best director and best screenplay of
“Sinners,” a lush vampire tale, and double-duty star Michael B. Jordan
was rewarded with his first Oscar nomination, for best actor.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Teyana Taylor took
acting accolades for “One Battle After Another.”
Need to catch up on all the nominees? Here's a look at where to find
them.
“Sinners” (16 nominations)
Streaming on HBO Max, Prime Video.
A deeply personal film only Ryan Coogler could have made. It's a bluesy,
vampire, gangster musical starring Michael B. Jordan in two roles.
Vibrantly filmed, its surface pleasures alone are worth celebrating.
“One Battle After Another” (13 nominations)
Streaming on HBO Max. For rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
A clever farce, frenetic thrill ride, poignant drama, buddy comedy,
parenting drama. The performances are excellent from lead to support.
That includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Chase
Infiniti and more.
“Sentimental Value”: (9 nominations)
Available for purchase on Apple TV and elsewhere.
There's a cosmic, emotional scope to this Joachim Trier film about home,
trauma and allowing oneself to be seen. At its heart is Stellan
Skarsgård in some of his finest work in years as an acclaimed film
director who picked work over family.
“Marty Supreme” (9 nominations)
In theaters. Not available for streaming.
Josh Safdie and his cowriter and editor Ronald Bronstein built an
enormously entertaining, white-knuckle spectacle of ambition around a
table tennis tale of ego, giving us the defining Timothée Chalamet
performance.
“Frankenstein” (9 nominations)
Streaming on Netflix.
A reading of Mary Shelley’s immortal story by the master of monsters.
There are no bolts in the head of this Frankenstein. Starring starring
Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, it's not a by-the-letter adaptation of the
father and son story. Del Toro is not exactly neutral.
“Hamnet” (8 nominations)
In theaters. Not available for streaming.
Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s prizewinning 2020 novel,
starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as his
wife, Agnes. It’s a fictional, speculative drama with basis in
historical fact.
“Bugonia” (4 nominations)
Streaming on Peacock.
A chamber-piece gut punch from Yorgos Lanthimos. Hard to shake. Loosely
based on the 2003 Korean film “Save the Green Planet!” An incel
eco-terrorist (Jesse Plemons) and his neurodivergent cousin kidnap
Michelle (Emma Stone).
“Train Dreams” (4 nominations)
Streaming on Netflix
Clint Bentley’s adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella. Set at the
beginning of the 20th century in the Idaho Panhandle. A bearded,
contemplative Joel Edgerton seems to live life simply because it’s
there. What other choice does he have?
“F1” (4 nominations)
Streaming on Apple TV. Available for purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV.
A long-ago F1 phenom (Brad Pitt) is approached by an old friend (Javier
Bardem) about joining his flagging F1 team. It's off to the races after
that. Director Joseph Kosinski of “Top Gun: Maverick” fame offers, yes,
a need for speed.
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This image released by Netflix shows characters, from left, Mira,
Rumi, Zoey in a scene from "KPop Demon Hunters." (Netflix via AP)
 “The Secret Agent” (4 nominations)
Not available for streaming. In theaters.
A stylish, slow burn thriller about radicals and mercenaries. From
filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. Audiences will meet hit men, zombie
legs, corrupt cops, a two-headed cat and a quiet man named Marcelo
(Wagner Moura) who is running away from something.
“Sirāt”: (2 nominations)
Not available for streaming.
About a father (Sergi López) who, with his 12-year-old son (Bruno
Núñez Arjona), search for his teenage daughter. After arriving at a
remote rave in southern Morocco, where they have no luck, they flee
with a small caravan of dance ravers.
“It Was Just an Accident” (2 nominations)
Available for rent and purchase on Apple TV, Prime Video. In
theaters.
A dark yet wickedly funny, existential and very, very human look at
the ripple effects from state violence in Iran. And it asks if
forgiveness can ever be offered. In Farsi with subtitles, the entire
project was an act of defiance from filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
“Blue Moon”: (2 nominations)
Available for rent and purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV.
Ethan Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart in a tragic look at the end
of his life. It takes place at Sardi’s in 1943 after Hart's longtime
collaborator, the composer Richard Rodgers, has made it not with
Hart but with his new songwriting partner, Oscar Hammerstein II.
“KPop Demon Hunters”: (2 nominations)
Streaming on Netflix.
The smash hit follows the fictional K-pop girl group HUNTR/X as they
fight demons. The soundtrack has topped the charts. In this world
everyone is a fan. The music makes the movie.
“If I had Legs I'd Kick You”: (1 nomination)
Available for rent and purchase at Prime Video and Apple TV.
Mary Bronstein turned her own domestic nightmare into a raw and
surreal cinematic expression of maternal exhaustion and madness.
Anchored by an utterly fearless performance from Rose Byrne.
“Weapons”: (1 nomination)
Streaming on HBO Max. Available for rental and purchase on Prime
Video.
At the movie’s heart is the disappearance of 17 third-graders from a
single class in the middle of the night in the leafy town of
Maybrook, Illinois. Ring cameras catch them opening their front
doors and rushing out, not to be seen again.
“Song Sung Blue”: (1 nomination)
Available for rental and purchase on Apple TV and Prime Video. In
theaters.
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson center the story of Mike and Claire
Sardina, a struggling husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act from
Milwaukee. The movie is an adaptation of a 2008 documentary about
the slightly batty couple.
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Associated Press writers Leanne Italie, Jake Coyle, Lindsey Bahr,
Jocelyn Noveck and Mark Kennedy contributed to this story.
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