Between Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, there are 12 Oscar nominees you can stream right now. Most are in the Documentary Feature and Short categories. Not only would watching them give you a better gauge on some of the harder categories in your Oscar pool, but the Documentaries this year (feature length and shorts both) are truly among the best nominees of the year.
Click on each outlet (Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, or MSN) for each movie’s link.
- Mudbound (Netflix). Nominated for Supporting Actress (Mary J. Blige), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Original Song
- The Big Sick (Amazon Prime). Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
- The Breadwinner (Netflix). Nominated for Best Animated Feature
- On Body and Soul (Netflix). Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
- Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Amazon Prime). Nominated for Best Documentary
- Icarus (Netflix). Nominated for Best Documentary
- Last Men in Aleppo (Netflix). Nominated for Best Documentary
- Strong Island (Netflix). Nominated for Best Documentary
- Edith + Eddie (MSN). Nominated for Best Documentary Short
- Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 (YouTube). Nominated for Best Documentary Short
- Heroin(e) (Netflix). Nominated for Best Documentary Short
- Knife Skills (YouTube). Nominated for Best Documentary Short