For a while, the biggest movie story of 2020 was some movies weren’t which came out, as the pandemic closed theaters and bumped release dates for some of the biggest potential blockbusters of the year (see you later, Black Widow and No time to die, hopefully) and most effervescent awards ace (or is there some other reason why Spielberg is remaking West Side StoryBut not anymore, as it turns out there were still a lot of good movies released last year – and many of them have just been nominated for Oscars.
Yes, Hollywood’s annual celebration of mutual admiration is still taking place, even if things are a little different this year. The prizes will not be awarded until April 25, the last point in the year for an Oscar ceremony since 1932Some movies that were not released until 2021 are still eligible, such as the Academy shifted the entry window and removed restrictions that required a theatrical release
But the biggest difference between this Oscar year and any other is that you can do it easily (if not necessarily) cheap) see most nominees now, without leaving your home. No more waiting for that arthouse release to make its way to the bigger city near you, or for that next masterpiece from your favorite director to hit HBO – thanks to COVID, almost everything that qualifies for a prize this year is now being streamed somewhere. Heck, the most honored movie of the year, Limp (10 nominations) even premiered on Netflix.
Here you can stream the nominees for the main categories in the 2021 Academy Awards.