So you want to watch the 2025 Oscars Best Picture nominees? Here's how much it'll cost you.
The Academy Awards will air on March 2 on ABC. There's still time to watch the nominated films before the winner is announced in Hollywood, but it won't come cheap.
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Oscar nominations are officially out, and 10 films are vying for Best Picture. Among the contenders is Emilia PĂ©rez, which leads the pack with 13 nominations total, followed closely behind by The Brutalist and Wicked with 10 nominations each.
With the awards ceremony taking place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and airing on ABC, thereâs still time to catch up on any of the top films you might have missed. While some are still in theaters, others are available on streamers with a subscription, as well as on platforms where you can rent or buy.
Of course, it will cost you. (Exempt from taking advantage of any free trials, we have also chosen streaming subscriptions that have no ads.) Hereâs how much.
Click on the links below to jump straight to a specific movie:
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia PĂ©rez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Anora
Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora. (Neon/Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 6
What to know: A 20-something sex worker, played by Best Actress nominee Mikey Madison, falls for the son of a Russian oligarch. After a whirlwind romance that leads to a Las Vegas wedding, his family and their henchmen seek to undo the marriage.
What it costs to watch:
Anora is playing in select theaters. (The average movie ticket price in 2024 was $10.78.)
To rent: $9.99 (available on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
To buy: $19.99 (available on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
The Brutalist
Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist. (A24/ Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 10
What to know: A Hungarian-born Jewish Holocaust survivor, played by Best Actor nominee Adrien Brody, immigrates to the United States in search of a better life and to pursue his dreams as a Bauhaus-trained architect. The 3.5-hour film comes complete with an intermission.
What it costs to watch:
The Brutalist is playing in theaters. (The average ticket price is $10.78.)
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown. (Macall Polay/©Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 8
What to know: This Bob Dylan biopic, starring Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet, follows the up-and-coming folk singer as he makes his way in New York in the early to mid-1960s. In addition to connecting with musical legends Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, he also navigates romance with singer-songwriter Joan Baez and the based-on-a-real person Sylvie Russo.
What it costs to watch:
A Complete Unknown is playing in theaters. (The average ticket price is $10.78.)
Conclave
Ralph Fiennes in Conclave. (Focus Features/Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
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Nominations: 8
What to know: After the popeâs death, a papal conclave convenes to elect another, with Best Actor nominee Ralph Fiennes taking the helm. As the cardinals meet, scandals and secrets arise about each potential candidate.
What it costs to watch:
Conclave is playing in select theaters. (The average ticket price is $10.78.)
To rent: $5.99 (available on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
To buy: $19.99 (available on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
Dune: Part Two
Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Dune: Part Two. (Niko Tavernise/©Warner Bros./Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 5
What to know: Director Denis Villeneuve makes a follow-up of Part One of his adaptation of Frank Herbertâs book Dune, with TimothĂ©e Chalamet and Zendaya fighting alongside the Fremen on the desert planet Arrakis.
What it costs to watch:
To stream: Max ($16.99/month), Prime Video ($14.99 + tax/month), Netflix ($17.99/month)
To rent: $3.99 (available on Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
To buy: $14.99 (available on Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
Emilia PĂ©rez
Zoe Saldaña and Karla SofĂa GascĂłn in Emilia PĂ©rez. (Courtesy of Netflix)
Nominations: 13
What to know: This Spanish-language musical crime comedy-drama has scored the most nominations this awards season, including Best Actress for Karla SofĂa GascĂłn and Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña, but not without accompanying controversy. The story of a Mexican drug cartel leader who hires a lawyer to help with transitioning to being a woman has sparked discussions about representation.
What it costs to watch:
Emilia Pérez is playing on Netflix. A subscription costs $17.99 per month with no ads on the streamer.
Iâm Still Here
Clockwise from top left: Selton Mello, Fernanda Torres, Cora Mora and Guilherme Silveira in I'm Still Here. (Alile Onawale/©Sony Pictures Classics/Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 3
What to know: Best Actress nominee â and Golden Globe winner â Fernanda Torres stars in this Brazilian film based on Marcelo Rubens Paivaâs memoir of the same name about an activist and mother who is coping with the disappearance of her husband, who is a political dissident in the country.
What it costs to watch:
Iâm Still Here is playing in theaters. (The average price is $10.78.)
Nickel Boys
Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in Nickel Boys. (©Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 2
What to know: Based on Colson Whiteheadâs Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, RaMell Rossâs take on the fictional historical drama about two African American boys who are sent to an abusive reform school visualizes the story through a unique first-person point of view.
What it costs to watch:
Nickel Boys is playing in theaters. (The average ticket price is $10.78.)
The Substance
Demi Moore in The Substance. (©MUBI/Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 5
What to know: Demi Moore, another Best Actress nominee and Golden Globe winner, stars as a TV celebrity who goes to horrific lengths to maintain her youth after she is sidelined because of her age. The body-horror film has also garnered nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Coralie Fargeat, the only female director on the nominees list.
What it costs to watch:
The Substance is playing in select theaters. (The average ticket price is $10.78.)
To stream: Prime Video/Mubi ($14.99 + tax/month)
To rent: $5.99 (available on Apple TV, Fandango at Home)
To buy: $19.99 (available on Apple TV, Fandango at Home)
Wicked
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked. (©Universal Pictures/ Courtesy of the Everett Collection)
Nominations: 10
What to know: The first installment of Jon M. Chuâs onscreen musical reimagining of the Wizard of Oz story based on Gregory Maguireâs book of the same name has landed Oscar nominations for its actresses Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
What it costs to watch:
Wicked is playing in theaters (The average price is $10.78)
To rent: $19.99 (available on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
To buy: $29.99 (available on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home)
Out of the 10 films nominated, the most expensive film to watch on its own is Emilia PĂ©rez, which is available only on Netflix. (A subscription to the streamer with no ads costs $17.99 per month.)
If youâre looking to complete all 10 nominees, as of press time, it will cost you, at a minimum, $93.86.
We arrived at $93.86 by:
Purchasing movie tickets for: The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Iâm Still Here, Nickel Boys, Wicked ($53.90)
Paying $17.99 for Netflix for 1 month, which gets you both Dune: Part Two and Emilia PĂ©rez. ($17.99)
Renting: Anora, Conclave, The Substance ($21.97)