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The 2016 Oscars are already more unpredictable than the awards show has been in years.
For a second there, it seemed like Spotlight was a lock for the Best Picture win; now that race is swinging back The Revenant's way, as the film leads the nominations with 12. All the while, The Big Short and The Martian lurked outside the realm of the Serious Drama (the latter even won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical), waiting for their moment — and sure enough, both are nominated for Best Picture.
George Miller's critically acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road has made a late surge for awards recognition, garnering 10 Oscar nominations, while Todd Haynes's critically acclaimed Carol has quietly faded from Best Picture consideration into polite courtesy nods for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in the acting categories.
All that is to say: This year's race is still decidedly up in the air. So if you want to be well-informed on Oscar night, or at least have some idea of what you're voting for in your office Oscar pool, here's how to catch up with this year's nominees before the awards ceremony on February 28.
Films listed as available to watch "on demand" are available via select cable providers like Comcast and Time Warner. Check your cable guide.
Amy
Nominated for: Documentary Feature
Available to watch on Amazon
Anomalisa
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Nominated for: Animated Feature
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
The Big Short
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Nominated for: Best Picture
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Bridge of Spies
Nominated for: Best Picture, Original Screenplay (Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen), Production Design (Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Heinrich), Original Score (Thomas Newman), Sound Mixing
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Brooklyn
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Nominated for: Best Picture, Lead Actress (Saiorse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay (Nick Hornby)
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Cinderella
Nominated for: Costume Design (Sandy Powell)
Available to watch on Amazon, iTunes, on demand
Carol
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Nominated for: Lead Actress (Cate Blanchett), Supporting Actress (Rooney Mara), Adapted Screenplay (Phyllis Nagy), Cinematography (Edward Lachman), Costume Design (Sandy Powell), Original Score (Carter Burwell)
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Cartel Land
Nominated for: Documentary Feature
Available to watch on Amazon
Creed
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Nominated for: Supporting Actor (Sylvester Stallone)
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Ex Machina
Nominated for: Original Screenplay (Alex Garland), Visual Effects
Available to watch on Amazon Prime, iTunes
The Danish Girl
Nominated for: Lead Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander), Production Design (Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Michael Standish), Costume Design (Paco Delgado)
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
The Hateful Eight
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Nominated for: Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Cinematography (Robert Richardson), Original Score (Ennio Morricone)
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Inside Out
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Nominated for: Animated Feature, Original Screenplay (Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; story by Docter, Ronnie del Carmen)
Available to watch on Amazon, iTunes, YouTube subscription, on demand
The Look of Silence
Nominated for: Documentary Feature
Available to watch in limited theaters.
Mad Max: Fury Road
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Nominated for: Best Picture, Directing (George Miller), Cinematography (John Seale), Film Editing (Margaret Sixel), Production Design (Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson), Costume Design (Jenny Beaven), Makeup and Hairstyling (Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin), Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Available to watch on HBO Go, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube subscription
The Martian
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Nominated for: Best Picture, Directing (Ridley Scott), Lead Actor (Matt Damon), Adapted Screenplay (Drew Goddard), Production Design (Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak), Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Available to watch on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, YouTube subscription, on demand
The Revenant
Nominated for: Best Picture, Directing (Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Costume Design (Jacqueline West), Production Design (Jack Fisk; Set Decoration, Hamish Purdy), Makeup and Hairstyling (Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini), Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, Film Editing (Stephen Mirrione), Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki),
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Room
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Nominated for: Best Picture, Lead Actress (Brie Larson), Directing (Lenny Abrahamson), Adapted Screenplay (Emma Donoghue)
Available to watch in limited theaters. Check your local listings.
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Nominated for: Animated Feature
Available to watch on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, YouTube subscription
Sicario
Nominated for: Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson), Cinematography (Roger Deakins), Sound Editing
Available to watch on demand, Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, YouTube subscription
Spotlight
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Nominated for: Best Picture, Directing (Tom McCarthy), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Original Screenplay (Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy), Film Editing (Tom McArdle)
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
Steve Jobs
Nominated for: Lead Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
Available to watch on Amazon, Vudu, Google Play
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Nominated for: Original Score (John Williams), Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Available to watch in theaters. Check your local listings.
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Nominated for: Documentary Feature
Available to watch on Netflix
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Nominated for: Documentary Feature
Available to watch on Netflix
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
There he goes! Climbing out that window! (Nice FLX Pictures)
Nominated for: Makeup and Hairstyling (Love Larson and Eva von Bahr)
Available to watch on Amazon Prime