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Oscars 2023: How to watch every Academy Award winning film including The Whale and Everything Everywhere

The 95th Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday, putting to bed months of cinematic speculation. Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the awards with seven Oscars, including best picture and director.

There were some emotional moments throughout the ceremony, as Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan took home the awards for best actor and supporting actor respectively, marking the culmination of their remarkable comeback stories. ‘Scream queen’ Jamie Lee Curtis was teary as she referred to her movie star parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh – both of whom earned Oscar nominations – in her acceptance speech for best supporting actress.

But if you’re still yet to see some of the Oscar-winners and want to see what all the fuss is about, we’ve done the leg work for you. Here is how you can watch all of this year’s Oscar-winning films in the UK:

READ MORE: Oscars 2023 full list of winners as Everything Everywhere All at Once dominates

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The surreal sci-fi was the biggest winner from the night with seven Oscars. It took home best picture, actress for Michelle Yeoh, supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis, actor for Ke Huy Quan, director for the Daniels, original screenplay for the Daniels, and film editing.

It is available to stream with a subscription to Amazon’s Prime Video. It is also available to rent or buy from on-demand stores including Apple TV, Curzon, Google Play, Rakuten and YouTube.

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The Whale

Brendan Fraser took home the best actor award for his transformative role as a reclusive, morbidly obese professor who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter. It also won the Oscar for best make-up and hairstyling.

The Whale can be seen in select cinemas around the UK, or is available to rent from on-demand stores including Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten and YouTube.

All Quiet on the Western Front

This German war film based on the 1928 novel of the same name earned Netflix its eighth Best Picture nomination. It took home Best international feature, original score, cinematography, and production design.

It is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro’s reimagining of the classic tale of a little wooden boy earned the best animated feature award. It brought Pinocchio and Geppetto to life using impressive stop-motion.

It is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Women Talking

This drama from writer-director Sarah Polley centres around a group of women in an isolated colony who are torn after revealing a dark secret about the community’s men. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, Women Talking took home the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

Women Talking can be seen in select cinemas around the UK.

RRR

The Indian Telugu-language action epic RRR – short for Rise, Roar, Revolt – tells the fictional story of two revolutionaries fighting against British rule in India. It won the award for best original song for Naatu Naatu, marking the first Indian film song to win an Oscar having beat the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna.

It is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Navalny

Daniel Roher’s documentary tells the story of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with the lethal Novichok nerve agent in 2020. The film earned the best documentary feature film Oscar.

It can be rented or bought from on-demand stores including Amazon, Apple TV, Curzon, Google Play, Rakuten and YouTube.

The Elephant Whisperers

This 40-minute documentary follows a couple who develop a bond with an orphaned baby elephant, and their efforts to ensure his survival in Southern India. It marks documentary filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves’ directorial debut and earned the Oscar for best documentary short film.

It is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise made a dazzling return to the role he played more than 30 years ago in the iconic 1986 action flick. As fighter pilot Maverick, Cruise must train a group of young Top Gun graduates for a dangerous mission.

Top Gun: Maverick took home the Oscar for best sound. It can be streamed on Paramount+ and Now Cinema, or can be bought from on-demand store including Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten and YouTube.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel’s epic sequel takes superhero fans back to the secretive African nation of Wakanda. Released following the death of King T’Challa and actor Chadwick Boseman, the film marks the end of the franchise’s Phase Four of films and TV show.

It earned the Oscar for best costume design. It can be streamed with a subscription to Disney+ or bought from on-demand store including Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten and YouTube.

Avatar: The Way of Water

James Cameron’s long-awaited epic sequel earned the Oscar for best visual effects for its creation of the extrasolar moon Pandora and its otherworldly inhabitants. The sci-fi blockbuster is still filling theatres, and has taken almost $2.3bn worldwide.

Avatar: The Way of Water is still being shown exclusively in cinemas.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

This heartwarming animation – with the voices of Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne and Tom Hollander – tells a story of friendship between a boy and three animal friends. Directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy and based on Mackesy’s 2019 novel of the same name, it won the award for best animated short film.

It can be viewed exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

An Irish Goodbye

This Northern Ireland-set dark comedy centres on two estranged brothers who come together after their mother’s death. Written, produced, and directed by Tom Berkeley, An Irish Goodbye bagged the Oscar for best live action short film.

It can be viewed exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

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