Where to watch the 2021 Oscar nominees

In this drama based on a true story, when small-time criminal Bill O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) is offered a plea deal by the FBI, he must infiltrate the Black Panther Party to avoid his sentence. But as political tensions mount in 1960s Chicago, O’Neal grows closer to Panther leader Fred Hampton, brilliantly brought to the fore by Daniel Kaluuya.

Nominations:

• Best Picture
• Writing – Original Screenplay
• Music – Original Song
• Cinematography
• Actor in a Supporting Role – Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield

Pixar is never far from the awards season, or the heartstrings. In this magical tale of camaraderie, two elvan brothers (Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) must see past their differences to magically resurrect their father for one day only.

Nominations:

• Animated Feature Film

Christopher Nolan is back with another big budget, mind-bending epic, in which the laws of nature (or at least the ones we know) don’t exist. In a world on the brink of World War III, John David Washington must grapple with a secret technology that allows the inversion of time.

Nominations:

• Production Design
• Visual Effects

A live action take on the story of the marionette who just wants to be a real boy. In a series of misadventures, Pinocchio must prove himself truthful and selfless in order to cut his strings and gain full consciousness.

Nominations:

• Costume Design
• Makeup and Hairstyling

Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) brings Jane Austen’s Emma to life in this offbeat period comedy. The meddlesome matchmaker wiles away her Regency-era days pulling the strings in the romantic lives of her supporting cast.

Nominations:

• Costume Design
• Makeup and Hairstyling

In this star-studded retelling of the trial following the 1969 Chicago riots, seven defendants from different walks of life are charged with government conspiracy.

Nominations:

• Best Picture
• Actor in a Supporting Role – Sacha Baron Cohen
• Cinematography
• Writing – Original Screenplay
• Film Editing
• Music – Original Score

Chicago is getting a real airing this awards season. Set in 1927, Ma Rainey and her blues collective find themselves in a heated recording session, when power struggles in the band lead to devasting consequences. The late, great Chadwick Boseman offers a masterclass in storytelling dialogue – certainly not to be missed.

Nominations:

• Actor in a Leading Role – Chadwick Boseman (posthumously)
• Actress in a Leading Role – Viola Davis
• Production Design
• Makeup and Hairstyling
• Costume Design

When four army vets return to Vietnam in search of their fallen captain’s remains (and the $17m gold bullion he helped them hide), their alliances to each other are put to the test. Spike Lee’s war on racial injustice is expertly executed in this saga of legacy and brotherhood.

Nominations:

• Music – Original Score

In this animated family film, Fei Fei has dreams of building a rocket ship and flying it to the Moon. If she can liberate the immortal goddess, Chang’e, who’s trapped there, maybe she can learn an important lesson closer to home.

Nominations:

• Animated Feature Film

Malcom X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke were giants of their time. In One Night In Miami… they’re all in the same room, but tensions soon reach boiling point when they begin to compare beliefs and their respective successes.

Nominations:

• Actor in a Supporting Role – Leslie Odom, Jr
• Music – Original Score
• Writing – Adapted Screenplay

Fourteen years after Sacha Baron Cohen introduced the world to the bumbling Kazak journalist, he’s back for more. This time around, Borat Sagdiyev has his sights set on Donald Trump, with outrageous gaffs and real-life LOLs guaranteed along the way.

Nominations:

• Actress in a Supporting Role – Maria Bakalova
• Writing – Adapted Screenplay

In this feature-length documentary, we join Fox Rich on her 20-year campaign for the release of her husband from Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Nominations:

• Documentary – Feature

Chen Nian is having a rough time at school, courtesy of bullies and teachers alike. But when she forms an unlikely friendship with the thuggish Xiao Bei, he vows to keep her out of harm’s way, so she can concentrate on carving out a better life.

Nominations:

• International Feature Film