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- Mank. Where to stream it: Netflix. This black-and-white biopic of Citizen Cane scribe Herman J. Mankiewicz scored the most Oscar nominations of any film this year.
- Nomadland. Where to stream it: Hulu. Leading Actress nominee Frances McDormand stars in Nomadland, a drama about a woman who picks up her life to travel around the United States in a van and the community of fellow nomads she meets along the way.
- Sound of Metal. Where to stream it: Amazon Prime. Riz Ahmed got a Best Actor nod for Sound of Metal, in which he plays a hard rock drummer who's quickly losing his hearing.
- The Trial of the Chicago 7. Where to stream it: Netflix. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin's fictionalized take on the government's case against anti-war protestors from different groups who demonstrated at the 1968 Democratic National Convention walked away with six Oscar nods: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sacha Baron Cohen), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song for "Hear My Voice," Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing.
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By Daniel Pateman
last updated 12 April 2021
Acclaimed drama Sound of Metal leads the charge for Amazon
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Netflix drama Mank may have garnered the most love with 10 Academy Award nominations, but Amazon Prime Video has some equally exceptional – and arguably superior – movies in the race for an Oscar.
February 25, 1964. Four African American icons – Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown – retire to a hotel room to celebrate Ali’s World Boxing Championship win. But the mood quickly turns contemplative as – in a fictionalised account of their meeting – each share their convictions, individual hopes, and divergent opinions about achieving racial equality in the ongoing Civil Rights movement.
Based on the stage play by Kemp Powers and directed by 2019 Academy Award winner Regina King (for acting that year in If Beale Street Could Talk), One Night in Miami... – a film set at the crossroads of great change – crackles with purpose, hope, and intensity. It’s partly the result of a brilliant ensemble, formed of Kingsley Ben Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom, Jr., the latter receiving a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as beloved soul singer Sam Cooke.
Nominated for:
- Actor in a Supporting Role
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- Music (Original Song)
Kazakh journalist Borat returned to “yankee land” in 2020, and just when we needed him most – in the middle of a global pandemic and right before a contentious US election. This time Borat travels to America to deliver his daughter Tutar to Vice President Mike Pence – and later Rudy Giuliani – as a gift that he hopes will repair Kazakhstan’s tarnished reputation.
What follows is an equally hilarious, yet more politically pointed movie than the first: ridiculing Republicans, Covid-19 deniers and QAnon conspiracy theorists. Just expect to cringe throughout the whole thing as Borat and the sweetly demented Tutar (Maria Bakalova) make everyone they meet feel very, very uncomfortable.
Nominated for:
- Actress in a Supporting Role
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Watch Borat Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime Video here
Directed and produced by Garrett Bradley – who took home the US Documentary prize for directing at Sundance – Time is an intimate, visually poetic depiction of the criminal justice system in the US, and its devastating impact on one family.
Shot throughout in black and white and combining 18 years of home video footage with original material, the film follows mother of six Sibil as she petitions for her husband's release from Louisiana State Penitentiary, who’s currently serving a 60-year sentence for his part in an armed robbery. It charts the impact this loss has on all their lives, particularly how Rich’s children cope growing up without a father.
Time has been described as “a monumental and enormously moving film” and a “precise and impressionistic account of love and waiting”. Don't let it pass you by.
Nominated for:
- Documentary (Feature)
Watch Time on Amazon Prime Video here
With a total of six nominations, all eyes are on Sound of Metal to bring the gold home for Amazon. At the heart of this tale about loss, resilience, and change is a knockout performance from Riz Ahmed (Four Lions, Nightcrawler), who became the first Muslim ever to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar.
Co-written and directed by Darius Marder, Ahmed stars as Ruben: a heavy metal drummer currently touring the US with his girlfriend Lou (Olivia Wilde) as part of the band Blackgammon. His world is on the brink of collapsing when he begins to lose his hearing, yet he continues to perform anyway. Worried about his wellbeing, Lou escorts him to a retreat for deaf ex- addicts, and, with the help of Joe (Paul Raci, nominated for Best Supporting Actor here), Ruben learns to reconcile himself to his new life. (NB: Sound of Metal is not currently available on Prime Video in Canada)
Nominated for:
- Best Picture
- Actor in a Leading Role
- Actor in a Supporting Role
Amazon Prime has a belting line-up of Academy Award-nominated movies this year. And, if you’re new to the VOD service, or haven’t had an active account for over 12 months, then you can watch them without paying a thing as part of the Amazon Prime Video free trial.
All Amazon Prime memberships include Amazon’s VOD service, in addition to ad-free music streaming, Prime Gaming, exclusive deals, and their famed free delivery service.
If you decide to keep it after the free trial expires, then Prime costs:
•US: $12.99 per month or $119 for the year
•UK: £7.99 per month or £79 for the year
•Canada: $7.99 per month or $79 for the year
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