The 2026 Oscars are almost upon us, and if you're like me, you're scrambling to see all the nominated films you can before the awards are handed out. Especially the movies with Academy Award-nominated performances. We can pretend all Oscars are created equal, but aside from Best Director and Picture, it's the four acting Oscars that are the ones most average movie lovers care about. And I say that as someone who's a sucker for a Best Original (or Adapted) Screenplay winner.But to really get the full picture of what an actor can or can't do, you can't just watch their Oscar-nominated performances from the past year. You need to see more of their work. So I've put together a list of one movie that you need to stream right now, for all 20 Academy Award-nominated actors competing for a 2026 Oscars statuette. I've also linked out to where, among the best streaming services, you can watch the movies I'm recommending, as well as the movies these actors are nominated for this year.Here's the one movie from every 2026 Oscar-nominated actor that you need to stream right now, including every Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress nominee from this year.
