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How to Watch the Nominees for the 95th Academy Awards
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How to Watch the Nominees for the 95th Academy Awards

The 95th Academy Awards are being held this Sunday, March 12 and will be broadcast on ABC starting at 8pm eastern. After what has felt like a truly endless awards season, we're finally going to put last year in cinema to rest. But are you still scrambling to catch up on the nominated films? Thankfully almost every nominee is already streaming for home viewing. We've got a handy guide to show you where to watch the films in several key categories! The 95th Academy Awards are happening this Sunday night! Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front - Available now on Netflix Avatar: The Way of Water - Still playing in theaters, hitting digital retailers on March 28 The Banshees of Inisherin - Available now on HBO Max Elvis - Available now on HBO Max Everywhere Everyt...
Academy’s Documentary Branch Whittling Down Shortlist for 2022
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Academy’s Documentary Branch Whittling Down Shortlist for 2022

Earlier this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scientists (AMPAS) announced the full list of feature films eligible for consideration as Best Documentary at the upcoming 94th Academy Awards. There are a total of 138 titles eligible for the category this year and members of the Documentary Branch begin voting today to whittle that list down to a shortlist of 15 films that will advance into the new year. The shortlist should be announced on Tuesday, December 21 and those 15 films will screen on their way towards a second round of balloting which will reveal the final 5 nominees in the category. One of the films you can likely expect to get nominated this year is "Flee" - the Danish film about a queer refugee from Afghanistan is the first to ever qualify in the Document...
Oscar-Nominated “The Father” Debuts on VOD Today (Review)
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Oscar-Nominated “The Father” Debuts on VOD Today (Review)

Movie theaters around the country are operating at lower capacities and many have remained closed entirely due to COVID-19. This has helped prompt Sony Pictures Classics to experiment with Premium Video On Demand for the first time with their highly acclaimed new drama, "The Father." It's the debut feature from Florian Zeller and is adapted from his own 2012 play "Le Père." Anthony Hopkins stars as an elderly man with dementia who is struggling to make sense of his surroundings. His daughter Anne (Olivia Colman, "The Crown") is trying to figure out how to balance her personal life while making sure her father is properly cared for. As his memory ebbs and flows, he forgets faces, places, and experiences. After angrily accusing a caretaker of stealing his watch (when in actuality...