The 2026 Oscars are this weekend, and chances are, you’ve already seen this year’s top two, One Battle After Another again They are sinners.
Those movies are great, but there are other nominees worth watching, too.
Watch With Us has selected a list of under-the-radar Oscar-nominated movies to watch this weekend before the ceremony airs on Sunday night.
Top of our list Emotional Valueaction-packed family drama Elle Fanning again Stelan Skarsgård.
Legendary Norwegian director Gustav Borg (Skarsgård) hasn’t made a film in years, and he’s starting to relax. Dreaming of the critical acclaim he received in the past, he writes a screenplay about his dead mother, who committed suicide years ago. He is looking for his theatrical daughter, Nora (Renate Reinsve), to play and record it at Nora’s home, where she no longer lives. But she still hasn’t completely forgiven him for abandoning her and her younger sister in their childhood. Can father and daughter find a way to reconcile before it’s too late?
He received nine Oscars, including major awards such as Best Picture and Best Director, Emotional Value a horror drama that shockingly avoids being overly sentimental or simplistic. Director, Joachim Trierhe doesn’t paint it in black and white but really shades of gray, resulting in a movie that doesn’t take sides. Gustav had his reasons for leaving, and Nora didn’t behave the way she would have liked. The film is about people who are intellectually complex, but aren’t afraid to let their raw emotions take center stage.
Armando SolimõesWagner Moura) loves his son, but his life is too chaotic for him to spend much time with. A former professor turned political rebel, he is on the run from two men who have beaten him to death. Using a variety of disguises and false names, Armando lays low, but soon realizes that he can’t keep running forever. To save herself and her son, she will have to confront her killers and find out who ordered his death and why.
Oscar experts believe that the race for Best Actor is in the middle They are sinners‘ Michael B. Jordan again Marty Supreme‘s Timothée Chalametbut in my book, the Oscar should go to Moura for her great performance in The Secret Agent. Tired and scared, Armando still takes time to spend quality time with his son and friends to remember what he fought for. The movie itself is so good, with a great recreation of 1970s Brazil and a cast of veteran and up-and-coming actors who are so good, it was nominated in the first category for Best Actor.
Cinderella like a horror movie? Count me. In a strange reimagining Bad Sisterone of the famous fairy godmothers, Elvira (Lea Myren), occupies a central position. She is not as beautiful as her new sister, Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss), so she undergoes a series of brutal beauty treatments to try to “correct” her appearance. I’m with Prince Julian’s (Isaac Calmroth) the ball is fast approaching, Elvira’s desperation grows as she tries anything – including eating a giant worm and wearing a dirty mask to replace her imperfect nose – to look as good as Agnes. Will this twisted sister find the beauty and acceptance she longs for?
With the recent announcement of the 2026 Oscar nominations, awards season is officially underway. Thanks to streaming fans, most of the 2025 Academy Award nominees, from the record-breaking horror film Sinners to Brad Pitt’s F1 racing drama, are readily available to stream on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more. To help the film […]
Rightly nominated for Best Makeup, Bad Sister it does not embellish the original legend much. The fear is already there, along with the genius of the director Emilie Blichfeldt it is to allow it to emerge with a few tweaks by women who intelligently comment on the issues of the female body and the often harmful male gaze. This is a horror film that has a lot to say about the lengths some women go to in order to be loved, but it’s also a gruesome gross-out that links sexuality, identity and self-harm. It is one of the buried treasures of 2025, and the most unlikely nominee in this year’s impressive package.
