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Where To Stream (Most Of) This Year's Oscar Nominees
Alex R. Hibbert and Mahershala Ali in ‘Moonlight’ (Courtesy of A24)
At the start of every year we’re told to let go of the past, but thanks to Hollywood, we have no choice but to relive 2016 for the pomp and circumstance of the Oscars. The outcry of last year’s #OscarsSoWhite was heard on some level, it seems, by the Academy’s voting committee; even though La La Land dominated with 14 nominations (tying for the all-time record with All About Eve and Titanic), black-led features like Fences and Hidden Figures were also recognized for their critical acclaim. Moonlight, with its all-black cast, portrayed a stunning and achingly vulnerable vision of black queerness set in 1980s Miami, garnering the film a well-deserved eight nominations. If you haven't made it to a theater to see the nominees in their purest form, your general laziness will still be rewarded, as many of the films are available online to stream, purchase, or pre-order. Here are the nominees that you can currently find online (we left off films that still have yet to grace the internet):Best Picture
Arrival: stream or purchase at Amazon Video, or iTunes
Hacksaw Ridge: purchase at Amazon Video or iTunes
Hell or High Water: stream or purchase at Amazon Video
Hidden Figures: pre-order at Amazon Video
La La Land: pre-order at Amazon Video
Lion: pre-order at Amazon Video
Manchester by the Sea: purchase at Amazon Video or iTunes
Moonlight: purchase at Amazon Video
Best Documentary Feature
13th: stream at Netflix
Fire at Sea: stream at YouTube, stream or purchase at Google Play
I Am Not Your Negro: pre-order on Amazon Video
Life, Animated: stream for free with Amazon Prime, stream or purchase at Amazon Video
O.J.: Made in America: stream for free (with subscription) at Hulu and Watch ESPN, available for purchase on Amazon Video
Best Short Subject Documentary
4.1 Miles: stream at Vimeo
Extremis: stream at Netflix
Joe's Violin: stream at Vanity Fair
The White Helmets: stream at Netflix
Best Foreign Language Film
A Man Called Ove (Sweden): stream or purchase at Amazon Video
Tanna (Australia): stream or purchase at Amazon Video, purchase at iTunes
The Salesman (Iran): pre-order on Amazon Video
Toni Erdmann (Germany): pre-order on Amazon Video
Best Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings: stream or purchase at Amazon Video
Moana: pre-order at Amazon Video
Zootopia: stream at Netflix, purchase at Amazon Video
Best Animated Short Film
Pear Cider And Cigarettes: stream or purchase on Vimeo.
Pearl: watch on YouTube or with the Google Spotlight App.
Piper: purchase on Amazon Video.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival: stream or purchase at Amazon Video, purchase at iTunes
Fences: pre-order at Amazon Video
Hidden Figures: pre-order at Amazon Video
Lion: pre-order at Amazon Video
Moonlight: purchase at Amazon Video
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Best Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water: stream or purchase at Amazon Video
La La Land: pre-order on Amazon Video
The Lobster: sream for free with Amazon Prime, stream or purchase at Amazon Video
Manchester by the Sea: purchase at Amazon Video or iTunes
Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight were also nominated for the Best Director category.
The Oscars take place on February 26, and will be broadcast live on ABC starting at 4 p.m. Pacific.
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