{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000194-955b-d689-adf4-bfdbd2490000","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/oscars-2025-amazon-prime-video-movies","headline":"The 2025 Oscar nominees (and winners!) to watch on Prime Video","description":"The top films honored at this year’s Academy Awards include body horror, a heart-tugging animated tale, and a Cinderella story set in Brooklyn.","datePublished":"2025-01-24T14:39:41.964Z","dateModified":"2025-03-03T04:25:18.568Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Trent Moore","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/author/trent-moore","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7418987/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1260x1260+0+275/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F45%2F1a%2F472baebc455e8ccbed68056e0e45%2Fimage001.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2931da9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+250+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6e%2Fa8%2Ff32f527046d6840555f6cbb4a4ae%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v8-1600x900.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Demi Moore in The Substance](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2931da9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+250+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6e%2Fa8%2Ff32f527046d6840555f6cbb4a4ae%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v8-1600x900.jpg)\n\n# The 2025 Oscar nominees (and winners!) to watch on Prime Video\n\n*The top films honored at this year’s Academy Awards include body horror, a heart-tugging animated tale, and a Cinderella story set in Brooklyn.*\n\nThe 97th Academy Awards, which took place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, recognized the best in the film industry, including the cast and crew of [*Anora*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJCPNHKP/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r), which was named Best Picture.\n\nOther nominees included blockbusters such as *Dune: Part Two* and [*Wicked*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/watch-wicked-prime-video); smaller dramas like *Conclave*, *The Substance*, and *Nosferatu*; and [Amazon MGM Studios](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/mgm)’ own *Nickel Boys*, which received nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Many of these films are now available to watch on [Prime Video](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-you-need-to-know-about-prime-video) on your favorite streaming device.\n\n![Beast Games ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1f14c7b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F85%2F43%2Fc223c772419db150009f8eeaf7e4%2Fabout-amazon-hero-mrbeast-ad-image-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- ['Beast Games' is now Prime Video’s biggest unscripted show—here’s how to watch it](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/beast-games-mrbeast-prime-video)\n\n![Anora](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/06c2660/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8e%2Fa8%2F977a4bee4bb19330d0b536430d7e%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v1-400kb-1600x900.jpg)\n\nDirected by Sean Baker, this comedy-drama follows a young woman (Mikey Madison) seeking to write her own modern-day rags-to-riches story, with all the twists and turns that come with a whirlwind romance. *Anora* won in five categories, including Best Picture and Best Actress, with Baker winning three additional Oscars for original screenplay, film editing, and director.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJCPNHKP/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nThe gorgeous, dialogue-free story from Gints Zilbalodis follows a ragtag crew of animals trying to escape a great flood and find a new place to call home. *Flow*, which earned Latvia its first nomination for best international film, was named the best animated film.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DNQFPDTW/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![A Real Pain](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0843759/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb4%2F5f%2F8a357fc444a18325f30f9a66a558%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v9-1600x900.jpg)\n\nThe buddy-comedy road-trip film, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, co-stars Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as two Jewish American cousins who visit Poland in memory of their grandmother. Eisenberg was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, and Culkin won for Best Supporting Actor.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DBKJ36PX/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nNominated for 10 Oscars, this epic period drama directed by Brady Corbet stars Adrien Brody, who won his second Best Actor statuette for his portrayal of Hungarian Jewish and Bauhaus-trained architect László Tóth. After he survives the Buchenwald concentration camp, Tóth emigrates to the U.S., where his professional relationship with a wealthy industrialist changes the course of his life. The film also won Oscars for cinematography and original score. \n\n[Available to buy](https://www.amazon.com/Brutalist-Brady-Corbet/dp/B0DVH6YL7L)\n\n![Dune: Part Two](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e46a63a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F48%2F84%2Febbb14674e87b0738aac53db9ea4%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v5-1600x900.jpg)\n\nThe second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, based on the works of author Frank Herbert, received five nominations, including Best Picture, and won for sound and visual effects. The A-list project stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and more.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CWPNBPMN/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nBased on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel *The Nickel Boys*, [this Amazon MGM Studios film](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/nickel-boys-streaming-amazon-prime-video) chronicles the story of two Black teenagers who are sent to an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida. Directed by RaMell Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes, it received nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Nickel-Boys/0LWUYJ7R6EK2KQN2O07XA1CLI3)\n\n![Conclave](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e25ca14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F60%2F02%2Ff59cd1504a60aa77889b3ea671d1%2Fconclave.jpg)\n\nEdward Berger’s acclaimed thriller is set during the mysterious days when the Vatican chooses its new Pope. *Conclave* received eight nominations, including Best Picture and acting nominations for Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini, and won for adapted screenplay.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DLKPDSQK/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nIn 1961, a young Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) hitchhikes to New York City to embed himself with other folk musicians such as Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton). Directed by James Mangold, *A Complete Unknown* received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/Complete-James-Mangold/dp/B0DTSC3QY5)\n\nThe psychological drama from Aaron Schimberg stars Sebastian Stan as Edward, a man with neurofibromatosis who undergoes a radical surgery that changes his life in unexpected ways. The film was nominated for makeup and hairstyling.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DDLJQSMP/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![Person holding Kindle e-reader displaying library of book covers while relaxing on pink blanket](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dc45a10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb0%2F6a%2F9ea8a89641838d43893800e7bd1c%2Fprime-membership-benefits-hero-lm.jpg)\n\n- [Everything that comes with your Prime membership](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-benefits)\n\nHorror icon Nosferatu made his long-awaited return, in Robert Eggers’s terrifying reimagining of the classic vampire saga. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the film received nominations for cinematography, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, and production design.\n\n[Available to buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DNML7XB9/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nThis throwback entry in the *Alien* franchise from Fede Álvarez is a classic dose of sci-fi horror and claustrophobia. The film, which was nominated for its visual effects, follows a group of space colonists who encounter hostile creatures while attempting to salvage an abandoned space station. \n\n[Available to rent](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJ1LFNVF/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![\"Wicked\" movie poster with Elphaba and Galinda with landscape of Oz in the background.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9ba27d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd2%2F86%2Faa2d0aa147c694f460aade5dafb2%2Faa-0110-wicked-standard-hero-v2-600kb-2000x1125.jpg)\n\nDirector Jon M. Chu’s ambitious adaptation of the hit stage musical *Wicked*, which reimagines and reframes the classic story of *The Wizard of Oz*, earned 10 nominations, including Best Picture. Co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were also nominated for their roles as Elphaba and Galinda. [The film](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/watch-wicked-prime-video) won for production design and costume design, with Paul Tazewell becoming the first Black man to ever win in the latter category.\n\n[Available to buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DH16XN6S/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![The Apprentice](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0cd854b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F74%2F72%2Fcb3d9fb54ea5a21ee2bbaeefcaba%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v10-1600x900.jpg)\n\nThis controversial film from director Ali Abbasi follows the early life and career of New York City real estate tycoon Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), with a close look at the future president’s friendship with Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). Both actors received nominations for their roles in the 1970s-set biopic.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJ9PD4XZ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![An image of two Amazon boxes, a black Luna remote and a red bowl of popcorn. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dd2b3e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F83%2F37%2F73687365426f9bd24d73ae993d8b%2Flesserknownprimebenefits-hero.jpg)\n\n- [8 Prime membership benefits you might not be using (but should be)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/lesser-known-amazon-prime-benefits)\n\nIn this historical psychological horror film, a young woman who works as a wet nurse at a secretive adoption agency grows suspicious of the woman who runs the operation. *The Girl with the Needle*, which takes place in the wake of World War I, was Denmark’s nominee for Best International Feature Film. \n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Girl-with-the-Needle/0KQY1N50RKZGQOO0XJWJA0KIYA)\n\nThe latest installment in the long-running *Planet of the Apes* franchise picks up the story long after apes have largely taken over the planet. The film from Wes Ball, which focuses on the fragile balance between the growing ape and dwindling human communities, was nominated for its visual effects.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CY18DGFF/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![The Substance](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d3534e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F60%2Fa7%2Fda37ada84103950484a9f1d449f2%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v7-1600x900.jpg)\n\nCoralie Fargeat’s mind-bending exploration of beauty and celebrity—crossed with a healthy dose of science fiction and body horror—stars Demi Moore as an aging starlet trying to hold on to her relevance in Hollywood. It received five nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director, and won for makeup and hairstyling.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D72M5426/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nThe political drama from Mohammad Rasoulof centers on Iman, a judge in Tehran who grapples with paranoia after the death of a young woman and the disappearance of his gun. *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*, which was shot entirely in secret, earned Germany a nomination for Best International Feature Film. \n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.primevideo.com/-/es/detail/The-Seed-of-the-Sacred-Fig/0PVK8BY38MTF355OX57CMKFD02)\n\nThis documentary short zeroes in on the week leading up to the 2008 death of John Henry Ramirez, who spent his last days seeking redemption from the son of the man he was convicted of murdering.\n\n[Available to watch with a Paramount+ add-on](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJM4H16D/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![Inside Out 2](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0afa9ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F7c%2Fa1%2F470cdaa9422c84addef6cb8d7280%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v12-1600x900.jpg)\n\nThe long-awaited sequel to *Inside Out* received both critical and commercial acclaim. In this story from director Kelsey Mann, a young girl on the verge of puberty tries to handle the monumental emotions that come with growing up. It is the latest from Pixar to receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.\n\n[Available to rent](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CWVPT1JJ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nColman Domingo received his second consecutive nomination for Best Actor in *Sing Sing*, a drama based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the New York maximum security prison. The film also received nominations for its original song and adapted screenplay.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Sing-Sing/0H5E4XHCIMNB81SGDZ09LNQ6K6)\n\n![Memoir of a Snail](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/77d73a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fdc%2Fb5%2F69fec1e94b508cb748ca03a209a5%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v13-1600x900.jpg)\n\nThis stop-motion animated film from director Adam Elliot explores sibling bonds through the lens of a snail-collecting outcast. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film, *Memoir of a Snail* features a star-studded Australian cast that includes Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, and more.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DMQR86QV/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![Echo Show Calendar Widget on Home](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8d599a5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+216+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fe2%2F1a%2F40c5872c47d3add7e3250e6cef32%2Falexa-calendar-widget-home-screen-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [Top features you can try on Alexa+](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-top-features)\n\n![The Wild Robot](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f1dc5a0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb1%2F46%2F55056fc948bb8e745f356ca03251%2Fthe-wild-robot.jpg)\n\nChris Sanders’s animated tale of a robot lost in the wilderness, based on the Peter Brown children’s book of the same name, received three nominations, including Best Animated Feature Film.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DBZJ2LY3/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nThis full-length documentary follows the work of Shiori Ito, a journalist who investigates the sexual assault allegations against a prominent media executive in Japan.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DBMM38X8/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\n![Gladiator II](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/749be0e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F9c%2F98%2F0f2199764c40a304f02321458b8e%2Faa-012025-oscarnominees-standard-inline-v6-1600x900.jpg)\n\nNearly a quarter-century after *Gladiator* won Best Picture, Ridley Scott’s follow-up—which stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and Connie Nielsen—was nominated for its costume design.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJHNQJQ9/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nThe documentary feature from multimedia artist and filmmaker Johan Grimonprez turns an innovative spotlight on the efforts of musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach and their 1960s protests against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.\n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DM5RSTZ5/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)\n\nDirected, co-produced, and co-written by Tim Fehlbaum, *September 5* examines the massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew. Fehlbaum, along with co-screenwriters Moritz Binder and Alex David, earned a nomination for the original screenplay.\n\n[Available to buy](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/September-5/0TUEDVPUMR9WSZCLOWBKN4GTLL)\n\n![ Fire TV Screensaver Features Colorful Butterfly and flowers Animation](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/62e33d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1647x1098+77+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F1c%2F96%2Fd9a22a3b43d79b4773415c7d41f7%2Fgrove-interactiveart-hero-2-ezgif-com-optimize-2.gif)\n\n- [Experience the most powerful, immersive Amazon smart TV yet—the Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-fire-tv-omni-soundbar-4-series)\n\nNominated for documentary feature, *Sugarcane* is an investigation into the abuses in the Indigenous residential school system in Canada. \n\n[Available to rent or buy](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Sugarcane/0S27S3NETWTR6JZLN403BN7M7A)\n\n## How to watch the 2025 Oscars\n\nThe 97th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the telecast aired live at 7 p.m. E.T. on ABC and included a musical tribute to the iconic [James Bond franchise](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-mgm-studios-james-bond).\n\nPrime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a large collection of premium entertainment in a single application. On Prime Video, customers can find their favorite movies and series under one roof—such as [*The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-season-2) or [*The Wheel of Time*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/the-wheel-of-time-season-3-release-prime-video)—be it entertainment produced by Amazon MGM Studios or by other studios; third-party channels made accessible as an add-on subscription through Prime Video Channels; and titles to rent or buy via the Prime Video Store.\n\nNext, learn about [how the new AI Topics feature helps you find things to watch](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-what-to-watch-artificial-intelligence-topics) on Prime Video.\n\n*This story has been updated to reflect Prime Video availability and the Oscar winners. The original article was published on January 24, 2025.*","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}