The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced last month. It's a lot of films, and we are here to help! You can , and .
Below, you can find details and coverage of the 13 films nominated in six major categories: Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and Best Director. Dive in!
Emilia P茅rez
The gist: A trans Mexican cartel boss disappears from the criminal underworld and eventually reunites with her family after creating a new life as a woman.
13 nominations: actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, cinematography, directing, film editing, best international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, original score, two original song nominations, best picture, sound, adapted screenplay
Where to see it: Stream it on Netflix
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The Brutalist
The gist: Adrien Brody plays a fictional Jewish Hungarian architect who immigrates to the United States after World War II.
10 nominations: actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role, actress in a supporting role, cinematography, directing, film editing, original score, best picture, production design, original screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Coming to Apple TV.
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Wicked
The gist: Set before the events of the Wizard of Oz, this musical is the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West. It stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
10 nominations: actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, best picture, production design, sound, visual effects
Where to see it: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, or Fandango at Home.
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A Complete Unknown
The gist: Timoth茅e Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylan. It follows his rise in the music world.
8 nominations: actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role, actress in a supporting role, costume design, directing, best picture, sound, adapted screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Coming to Apple TV.
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Conclave
The gist: A fun and twisty look at the secretive process by which a pope is replaced. Ralph Fiennes plays the cardinal leading the process.
8 nominations: Actor in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, costume design, film editing, original score, best picture, production design, adapted screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Stream it on Peacock. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, or Fandango at Home.
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Anora
The gist: Sean Baker's movie about an enterprising sex worker who marries an immature young man. Her new in-laws turn out to be Russian oligarchs. And they're not happy.
6 nominations: Actor in a supporting role, actress in a leading role, directing, film editing, best picture, original screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, or Fandango at Home.
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Dune: Part Two
The gist: Timoth茅e Chalamet returns as Paul Atreides, and must now contend with a group called the Harkonnens who have seized control of the planet.
5 nominations: cinematography, best picture, production design, sound, visual effects
Where to see it: Stream it on Netflix or Max. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Fandango at Home or YouTube TV.
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The Substance
The gist: Demi Moore plays an aerobics instructor who wants to stay in the spotlight, so she turns to a strange, black market drug.
5 nominations: actress in a leading role, directing, makeup and hairstyling, best picture, original screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Stream it on Mubi. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, or Fandango at Home.
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I'm Still Here
The gist: Set in Brazil in 1971, the film tells the true story of a mother of five children, played by Fernanda Torres, who must reinvent herself amid a violent military dictatorship.
3 nominations: actress in a leading role, best international feature film, best picture
Where to see it: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Apple TV.
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Sing Sing
The gist: The film documents a thriving theater program within one of the most notorious maximum-security prisons in the United States. It stars Colman Domingo.
3 nominations: actor in a leading role, original song, adapted screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV.
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The Apprentice
The gist: Jeremy Strong plays lawyer Roy Cohn, who becomes a mentor to a young Donald Trump, played by Sebastian Stan.
2 nominations: actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role
Where to see it: Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, or Fandango at Home.
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Nickel Boys
The gist: The story of two Black boys who form an unshakeable bond at a segregated reform school in the Jim Crow South.
2 nominations: best picture, adapted screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, or Fandango at Home.
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A Real Pain
The gist: Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play two cousins who take a Holocaust heritage tour of Poland.
2 nominations: actor in a supporting role, original screenplay
Where to see it: In theaters. Stream it on Hulu. Rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, or Fandango at Home.
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