But first, you\u2019ll need to get yourself Oscars-ready, so to help, we\u2019ve rounded up all the Best Picture nominees and where you can watch them in New Zealand. <\/p>\n
One Battle After Another, Sinners and Marty Supreme were three of the stand out films of 2025.<\/p>\n
Bugonia<\/p>\n
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons reunite with director Yorgos Lanthimos for dark comedy hostage film Bugonia. Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap a high-powered CEO (Stone), convinced that she is an alien sent to destroy Earth.<\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best actress (Emma Stone), best adapted screenplay, best original score.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on Apple TV, Prime Video and Neon.<\/p>\n
Damson Idris and Brad Pitt star in F1. Photo \/ Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros<\/p>\n
F1<\/p>\n
High-octane sports movie F1 stars Bad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a driver who returns from injury and resulting early retirement to seek redemption and the thrill of speed that keeps him coming back.<\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best film editing, best sound, best visual effects.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on Prime Video, or stream on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n
Frankenstein<\/p>\n
Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Frankenstein is an adaptation of Mary Shelley\u2019s 1818 novel. Jacob Elordi plays the creature to Oscar Isaac\u2019s Dr Victor Frankenstein as he uncovers the dangerous consequences of his new creation.<\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best supporting actor (Jacob Elordi), best adapted screenplay (Guillermo del Toro), best picture, best production design, best cinematography, best costume design, best makeup and hairstyling, best sound, best original score.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: Netflix.<\/p>\n
Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in Hament. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Hamnet<\/p>\n
Hamnet tells the story of William Shakespeare\u2019s own real life tragedy following the death of his son from the plague. The film follows Shakespeare and wife Agnes as they grapple with grief in 16th century England.<\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best director (Chlo\u00e9 Zhao), best actress (Jessie Buckley), best adapted screenplay, best production design, best costume design, best original score, best casting.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: In cinemas now and available to rent or buy on Prime Video and Neon.<\/p>\n
Marty Supreme<\/p>\n
Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet gives a standout performance as 1950s table tennis sensation Marty Supreme. The trash-talking, charismatic ping pong player has his eye on international stardom and achieving the American Dream. <\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best actor (Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet), best original screenplay, best casting, best production design, best cinematography, best film editing, best costume design.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: In cinemas now and available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video <\/p>\n
One Battle After Another<\/p>\n
The current favourite for the Best Picture gong, Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s One Battle After Another is a quirky action comedy following a down-and-out revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) trying to protect his daughter from a past coming back to haunt him. <\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best director (Paul Thomas Anderson), best actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), best supporting actor (Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn), best supporting actress (Teyana Taylor), best adapted screenplay, best casting, best cinematography, best film editing, best sound, best original score, best production design.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: In cinemas now and available to rent or buy on Apple TV, Prime Video and Neon.<\/p>\n
Sentimental Value<\/p>\n
This Norwegian film from the director of the fan favourite The Worst Person In The World, tracks a filmmaker trying to reconnect with his estranged daughters after years apart. It pulls at the heartstrings. <\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best director (Joachim Trier), best actress (Renate Reinsve), best supporting actor (Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd), best supporting actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning), best original screenplay, best international feature (Norway), best film editing.<\/p>\n
Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on Prime Video and Neon.<\/p>\n
Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Sinners<\/p>\n
Michael B. Jordan plays a dual role of twins Smoke and Stack in this Ryan Coogler horror. The brothers open a juke joint in 1930\u2019s Mississippi, but opening night doesn\u2019t go to plan and instead attracts a gang of vampires out for blood. <\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best director (Ryan Coogler), best actor (Michael B. Jordan), best supporting actress (Wunmi Mosaku), best supporting actor (Delroy Lindo), best original screenplay, best casting, best production design, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing, best makeup and hairstyling, best sound, best visual effects, best original score, best original song (I Lied to You by Ludwig G\u00f6ransson and Raphael Saadiq).<\/p>\n
Where to watch: In select cinemas now, streaming on Neon, or available to rent or buy on Apple TV, Neon, AroVision and Prime Video. <\/p>\n
The Secret Agent<\/p>\n
Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent follows a technology teacher in 1977 who returns to his hometown during a time of turmoil in the country\u2019s military dictatorship.<\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best actor (Wagner Moura), best casting, best international feature (Brazil).<\/p>\n
Where to watch: In select cinemas and available to rent on Neon, Apple TV and AroVision.<\/p>\n
Train Dreams<\/p>\n
Directed by Clint Bentley and based on Denis Johnson\u2019s 2011 book, Train Dreams follows a logger and railroad worker in the early 1900s on his journey through the loss of his life and family and trying to find meaning. <\/p>\n
Nominations: Best picture, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best original song (Train Dreams by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner).<\/p>\n
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