Oscars 2025: From Anora to The Brutalist, where to watch the 97th Academy Award-winning films

The 97th Academy Awards celebrated some of the most remarkable films of the year, honouring them with prestigious accolades across various categories. From gripping dramas and heartfelt musicals to visually stunning epics, these award-winning films have captivated audiences worldwide. Whether you prefer big-screen experiences or the convenience of streaming at home, many of these acclaimed titles are now available across theatres and major platforms like JioHotstar, Netflix, and MUBI. Here's where you can watch this year's Oscar winners and immerse yourself in some of the finest cinematic achievements.

A Real Pain (in Theatres)

Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain is a buddy-road comedy-drama. The actor-filmmaker and Kieran Culkin worked together on this international co-production about two sets of mismatched cousins who, in memory of their late grandmother, go on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland. However, as the tour progresses, the tensions between the cousins' pasts begin to surface.

Culkin took up the trophy for Best Supporting Actor at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Anora—March 17 (JioHotstar)

Producer, writer, director, and editor Sean Baker's Anora is a romantic comedy-drama. It chronicles the troubled union of sex worker Anora Mikheeva (Mikey Madison) and Russian oligarch Vanya Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn).

Six nominations were presented at the 97th Academy Awards, with Anora taking home five: Best Picture, Best Actress (Madison Lawrence), Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Directing.

Conclave (in Theatres)

Edward Berger and Peter Straughan's political thriller Conclave is based on Robert Harris's 2016 novel of the same name. Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini are among the film's stars. The film follows Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) as he plans a conclave to choose the next pope while also looking into the scandals and hidden agendas of the leading contenders.

It was nominated for eight Oscars at the 97th ceremony, including Best Picture, and took home the trophy for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Dune: Part Two (JioHotstar)

The epic space opera Dune: Part Two was helmed by Denis Villeneuve and co-written with Jon Spaihts. It is the second installment of a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune and the sequel to Dune (2021). As Paul Atreides joins forces with the Fremen of the barren planet Arrakis to fight House Harkonnen, the story unfolds. Returning from the previous film are Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem. Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, and Léa Seydoux round out the group.

At the 97th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for five categories, including Best Picture, and it took home two awards: Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.

Emilia Pérez (MUBI)

French filmmaker Jacques Audiard wrote and directed the musical criminal comedy Emilia Pérez in Spanish. A portion of the 2018 French novel Écoute by Boris Razon served as inspiration for Audiard's opera libretto of the same name, which in turn was based on the work. With the assistance of a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña), the film chronicles the journey of a Mexican cartel boss (Karla Sofía Gascón) as she attempts to vanish and undergo a gender transition. The film also has cameo appearances by Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, Édgar Ramírez, and Selena Gomez.

Gascón became the first openly transgender woman to get Best Actress nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, while Saldana won Best Supporting Actress. Emilia Pérez had 13 nominations overall, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.

Flow (in Theatres)

The animated fantasy adventure film Flow was written and directed by Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža. Attempting to survive in a seemingly post-human world as the water level steadily rises around them, the film follows a cat, dog, capybara, secretarybird, and ring-tailed lemur without conversation.

The Latvian film made history by being the first animated feature to win an Oscar.

The Brutalist (Theatres)

Produced and directed by Brady Corbet, The Brutalist is an epic period drama that he co-wrote with Mona Fastvold. Adrien Brody plays the role of a Holocaust survivor of Hungarian and Jewish descent who moves to America and faces obstacles in realising the American Dream until a rich customer makes a difference in his life. Alessandro Nivola, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, and Felicity Jones are also part of the cast.

Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Actor went to Brody out of ten nominations for the 97th Academy Awards, which also included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress for Jones, and Best Supporting Actor for Pearce.

The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix)

Molly O'Brien's The Only Girl in the Orchestra is a musical documentary short, and at the 97th Academy Awards, they presented the prize for Best Documentary Short Film to the film.

When Leonard Bernstein recruited groundbreaking double bassist Orin O'Brien in 1966, she became the first female performer to play with the New York Philharmonic. She values a peaceful, supportive role for loved ones and students, and at 87 years old, she has just retired. She reflects on her wonderful career. Her niece Molly O'Brien's documentary focuses on Orin's influence and how she feels pleasure in taking on a supporting role.

The Substance (MUBI)

Director and writer Coralie Fargeat's The Substance is a chilling tale about the human body. The plot is on Elisabeth Sparkle, a declining star played by Demi Moore, who takes a street drug that produces an altered version of herself, played by Margaret Qualley, with unforeseen consequences after her producer fires her for being too old.

The 97th Academy Awards (including Best Picture) gave it five nominations apiece, and it took home the award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Wicked—March 22 (JioHotstar)

Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, Wicked is a musical fantasy film that was directed by Jon M. Chu. In 2003, Stephen Schwartz and Holzman created a stage musical based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, which was a retelling of the Oz books and the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. This work served as a loose inspiration for the musical script. Supporting characters include Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum, while Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star as Elphaba Thropp and Galinda Upland, respectively. In this Oz story, which takes place in the Emerald City long before Dorothy Gale arrives from Kansas, we follow Elphaba as she becomes the Wicked Witch of the West and her friendship with Galinda, who later becomes Glinda the Good.

Not only did it win Best Costume Design and Best Production Design at the 97th Academy Awards, but it also got ten nominations, including Best Picture.

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