It feels like a whole year has already passed since the 2018 Oscar nominations came out, but we are now officially in the final stretch, less than a few days away from the big ceremony on Sunday, March 4, at 7 p.m. And if you thought last year's results were unpredictable – even after the envelopes were opened – this year's race is even more open, with five movies all with a realistic chance at winning the big prize at the end of the night (and also "Darkest Hour").
But if you want to be the night's big winner in your party or office betting pool – or just simply want to be able to join in the conversation rather than sit in the corner and ask why everyone's talking about fish man anatomy – you'll want to catch up with as many of the movies as possible. And thankfully, most of the nominees are available – either on DVD, on a streaming service or even still on the big screen.
To help out, here's a list of all the nominees and where you can find them before Hollywood's biggest night. Several Marcus and AMC theaters are also hosting Best Picture marathons, so check your local theater's listings to see which movies and showings are remaining. And in case you were worried I forgot about the nominated short films, the Landmark Oriental is currently showing the live action and animated shorts – and many cable on-demand services have them available to rent, too.
Anyways, on with the show(s)!
"A Fantastic Woman"
Nominations
- Best Foreign Film
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Landmark Downer, with expansion to the Times Cinema set for March 9
- Scheduled to the Marcus South Shore on April 12-15 as a part of its Cine Latino film festival
"Abacus: Small Enough to Jail"
Nominations
- Best Documentary
Where you can find it
- Currently available on DVD
- Available to stream on Amazon Prime
- Available to stream on PBS's official website
- Available to rent on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Vudu
"All the Money in the World"
Nominations
- Best Supporting Actor
Where you can find it
- Available on Blu-ray/DVD on April 10
"Baby Driver"
Nominations
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Film Editing
Where you can find it
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through April 30)
"Beauty and the Beast"
Nominations
- Best Production Design
- Best Costume Design
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu
"The Big Sick"
Nominations
- Best Original Screenplay
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Amazon Prime
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and Google Play
"Blade Runner 2049"
Nominations
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Visual Effects
Where you can find it
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and Google Play, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 25)
"The Boss Baby"
Nominations
- Best Animated Film
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
- Showing at several local Marcus Theatres locations at 10 a.m., March 2-4, as a part of its Kids Dream winter family film series
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play and Vudu
"The Breadwinner"
Nominations
- Best Animated Film
Where you can find it
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 6
- Available to stream on Netflix
- Available to rent on iTunes
"Call Me By Your Name"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Actor
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Original Song
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the AMC Mayfair and Times Cinema
- Available on Blu-ray/DVD on March 13
- Available to rent on iTunes
"Coco"
Nominations
- Best Animated Film
- Best Original Song
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Showtime Value Cinema
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on most cable on-demand services (through May 28)
"Darkest Hour"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Actor
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Makeup
- Best Costume Design
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Hillside and AMC Mayfair
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on most cable on-demand services (through July 25)
"The Disaster Artist"
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on iTunes on March 6
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 13
"Dunkirk"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Score
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Film Editing
Where you can find it
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and Google Play, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 11)
"Faces Places"
Nominations
- Best Documentary
Where you can find it
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 6
"Ferdinand"
Nominations
- Best Animated Film
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Showtime Value Cinema
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 13
"The Florida Project"
Nominations
- Best Supporting Actor
Where you can find it
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent from iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 5)
"Get Out"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Original Screenplay
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on HBO Go/HBO Now
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"The Greatest Showman"
Nominations
- Best Original Song
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Hillside, Marcus Majestic, Marcus Menomonee Falls, Marcus North Shore, Marcus Ridge, Marcus Saukville and Marcus South Shore
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
Nominations
- Best Visual Effects
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu
"I, Tonya"
Nominations
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Film Editing
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the AMC Mayfair and Landmark Downer Theatre
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 13
"Icarus"
Nominations
- Best Documentary
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
"The Insult"
Nominations
- Best Foreign Film
Where you can find it
- No Milwaukee theatrical dates currently scheduled or rental availability announced yet
"Kong: Skull Island"
Nominations
- Best Visual Effects
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on HBO Go/HBO Now
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"Lady Bird"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the AMC Mayfair, Landmark Downer Theatre and Marcus Showtime Value Cinema
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 6
- Available to rent on iTunes
- Available to rent on most cable on-demand services (through May 28)
"Last Men in Aleppo"
Nominations
- Best Documentary
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
- Available to rent on iTunes and Amazon
"Logan"
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on HBO Go/HBO Now
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"Loveless"
Nominations
- Best Foreign Film
Where you can find it
- Tentatively scheduled to come to the Landmark Downer Theatre on March 23
"Loving Vincent"
Nominations
- Best Animated Film
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 7)
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"Marshall"
Nominations
- Best Original Song
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 8)
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"Molly's Game"
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Showtime Value Cinema
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on April 10
"Mudbound"
Nominations
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Original Song
- Best Cinematography
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
"On Body and Soul"
Nominations
- Best Foreign Film
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
"Phantom Thread"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Score
- Best Costume Design
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Landmark Oriental Theatre
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on April 10
"The Post"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Actress
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Saukville
"Roman J. Israel, Esq."
Nominations
- Best Actor
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 26)
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"The Shape of Water"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Score
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Saukville, AMC Mayfair and Landmark Oriental Theatre
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 13
"The Square"
Nominations
- Best Foreign Film
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through Feb. 28)
- Currently available on DVD
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
Nominations
- Best Score
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Visual Effects
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Ridge
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 27
"Strong Island"
Nominations
- Best Documentary
Where you can find it
- Available to stream on Netflix
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson)
- Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell)
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Score
- Best Film Editing
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Saukville, AMC Mayfair and Fox Bay Cinema Grill
- Available on DVD/Blu-ray
- Available to rent on iTunes
- Available to rent on most cable on-demand services (through July 31)
"Victoria and Abdul"
Nominations
- Best Makeup
- Best Costume Design
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through May 30)
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"War for the Planet of the Apes"
Nominations
- Best Visual Effects
Where you can find it
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through March 31)
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
"Wonder"
Nominations
- Best Makeup
Where you can find it
- Now showing at the Marcus Showtime Value Cinema
- Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as most cable on-demand services (through July 29)
- Currently available on DVD/Blu-ray
As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.
When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.
