25 Movies To Watch Before Oscar Night – 2026 

Award season is coming to a close pretty soon with the grand daddy of all Award Shows – The Oscars. It’s coming up in exactly two weeks, March 15. I tried my best to get to all the movies but with two weeks to go, I still have a lot of ground to cover. As always, here are the movies I think you need to see to get you all caught up on what is happening on Oscar night.

With each movie, I have included my quick thoughts on it and also where you can find it on streaming. Also remember that the list does not include any of the nominated shorts.

1. Frankenstein – Have not watched (Netflix)
2. Marty Supreme – One heck of an adrenaline rush with an unlikable lead character and unnecessary supporting characters. It’s a shame this is what Timmy is on track to win an Oscar for (Prime Video $$)
3. One Battle After Another – very interesting premise but I liked it enoough. Sean Penn was fantastic in this (HBO Max)
4. Blue Moon – Have not watched (Netflix)
5. Sinners – Can’t say enough good things about this movie. My Best Picture pick. Nothing has topped it since I saw it (HBO Max)
6. The Secret Agent – have not watched (Disney +)
7. Sentimental Value – Very somber movie. I didn’t really feel much. Elle Fanning did not deserve a nom (Prime Video $$)
8. Hamnet – The retelling of Shakespeare and his wife and the loss of their son. It was just okay to me. A lil’ dull but Jessie Buckley is on track to win Best Actress (Prime Video $$)
9. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – No idea what this movie is supposed to be about. It basically has no end game. Oh and ASAP Rocky is in it (HBO Max)
10. Song Sung Blue – Really liked this one and didn’t realize it was a true story till afterwards. Kate Hudson deserved her surprise nom and Hugh Jackman deserved one (Peacock)
11. Bugonia – Listen,Yorgos Lanthimos does odd movies but this was way over my head. The ending made me want to flip a table (Peacock)
12. Weapons – Have not watched but it’s a horror movie (HBO Max)
13. Kpop Demon Hunters – Have not watched (Netflix)
14. Zootopia 2 – Have not watched (Disney + on March 11)
15. The Perfect Neighbor – One of the most heartbreaking things you will ever watch told completely through police body cam footage with no talking heads (Netflix)
16. F1 – have not watched (Apple TV)
17. Train Dreams – I found this quite sad. Also a very stark reminder of mortality (Netflix)
18. Avatar: Fire and Ash – have not watched
19. It Was Just An Accident – have not watched (Hulu)
20. Elio – have not watched (Disney +)
21. Jurassic World Rebirth – have not watched
22. The Smashing Machine – have not watched (HBO Max)
23. The Ugly StepSister – have not watched (Prime Video $$)
24. Sirat – have not watched
25. The Alabama Solution – have not watched (HBO Max)

Hope this helps you in your movie watching picks. Let me know how many you have watched!