The winner in the Oscar nominations race after a bruising year for the film industry was “Oppenheimer” with 13 nods, followed by the otherworldly “Poor Things” with 11 and the period epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10.
2023 was marred by strikes and work stoppages for the cinema world, throwing production and release schedules into chaos.
Looking to catch up ahead of the Academy Awards on March 10?
Here’s how to watch:
“OPPENHEIMER”
13 nominations. Digital purchase or rental. Streams on Peacock starting Feb. 16.
Christopher Nolan’s atomic opus “Oppenheimer” received widespread critical acclaim and broke box office records. It’s half the Barbenheimer phenom with “Barbie” from last July. The three-hour film, which is semi-trippy and flashback heavy, chronicles the trials and tribulations of the secret Manhattan Project’s J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy). Available for pay at YouTube, Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, iTunes and Google Play and elsewhere.
“POOR THINGS”
11 nominations. In theaters.
Think Frankenstein story, and his bride. Director Yorgos Lanthimos owes a debt to Emma