All of the 2024 Oscar winning and nominated movies you can watch on Prime Video

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Christopher Nolan’s biographical thriller follows the story of the father of the nuclear bomb, played by Cillian Murphy. The film swept this year’s Oscars with seven awards, the most of any movie this year, including Best Picture. Its star-studded cast includes performances by Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., and Florence Pugh.

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This eccentric film stars Emma Stone, who picked up the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Bella Baxter, the child-like young woman brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist. Curious about the world, the story centres around Bella as she runs away with a lawyer (played by Mark Ruffalo) in search of adventure and liberation. The film also won the Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup & Hairstyling awards.

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This Best Picture nominee is based on the true story of Osage Nation member Mollie Burkhart (played by Lily Gladstone) who fights for survival after a series of mysterious murders following the discovery of oil on reservation land. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Gladstone stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

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In this live-action fantasy directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie (played by Margot Robbie) goes on a journey of self-discovery after experiencing an existential crisis in Barbie Land, reluctantly joined by Ken (Ryan Gosling). The box office hit had eight nominations in total, and nabbed the Best Song Oscar for its existential ballad, What Was I Made For, by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’ Connell.

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Frustrated with the tired tropes expected from Black writers, novelist Monk Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) publishes an outlandish, cliche-filled book as a joke. Mistakenly regarded as a serious work by the literary elite, he suddenly finds himself at the centre of critical acclaim. This Amazon MGM Studios Original earned this year’s Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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When her husband dies under suspicious circumstances, Sandra finds herself as the main suspect in a potential murder case. This Best Picture nominee unfolds in a remote town in the French Alps with an investigation into the death, as well as a peek into the pair’s tumultuous marriage.

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With nowhere else to go, a small number of students known as holdovers remain on campus during a prep school’s Christmas break. This drama-comedy, that was up for Best Picture, follows the mischief that ensues under the care of a grumpy professor played by Paul Giamatti. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who plays the school’s head cook, is this year’s winner for Best Supporting Actress.

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Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is an action-filled biopic about Napoleon Bonaparte that captures the rise and fall of the famed French emperor. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Bonaparte, had nominations for Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Visual Effects.

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Taking place in the future, this sci-fi action movie starring John David Washington and Gemma Chan is set in the midst of a war between humans and AI. Washington plays an ex-special forces agent who discovers a secret weapon in the form of a child who could end humankind. The film was nominated for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.

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In this latest instalment from the Mission: Impossible series, Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt to go up against a rogue AI. Complete with scenes of Cruise drifting through the streets of Rome, this action movie earned nominations for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.

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After spending decades apart, two childhood friends reconnect over the course of a week in New York City and confront what might have been. Starring Greta Lee, this modern romance was up for Best Picture.

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