Where to Watch the 2023 Oscar Films in Greater Boston (and at Home)
Here's how you can see this year's Best Picture finalists, on screens both big and small.
Six of the 10 Oscar-nominated 2023 Best Picture nominees (clockwise from top left): Top Gun: Maverick; Everything Everywhere All At Once; Tár; Elvis; The Fabelmans; Avatar: The Way of Water.
The 95th Academy Awards is upon us. Whether you’ve been following along or not, care deeply about the winners or not a whit, the annual crop of Oscar nominations always makes for a handy watchlist. Here’s our guide to where you can see this year’s top contenders, on local screens both big and small.
Jump to: Avatar: The Way of the Water | The Banshees of Inisherin | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Elvis | The Fabelmans | Tár | Triangle of Sadness | Top Gun: Maverick
Everything Everywhere All at Once
What it is: The clear front-runner for Best Picture. A truly imaginative absurdist spectacle about the hidden beauty of adult life’s mundanities, as realized through a sci-fi action-adventure tribute primarily set in a Chinese laundry. Stars Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Michelle Yeoh as an exhausted small-business owner juggling the existential weight of her roles as mother, wife, and an adult daughter—while just trying to finish her taxes.
‘Big Five’ nominations (4 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Directing (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert); Actress in a Leading Role (Michelle Yeoh); Writing, Original Screenplay (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert).
What to know: If this doesn’t win, we’ll eat our hotdog fingers. More importantly, if beautiful-human lighthouse Ke Huy Quan doesn’t win Best Supporting Actor, we’ll lead the riot (politely and exuberantly while taking lots of selfies, as only Ke Huy would). But our grown Goonie will — because, every once in a while, true goodness prevails.
Other nominations (11 total): Actor in a Supporting Role (Ke Huy Quan); Actress in a Supporting Role, two (Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu); Costume Design (Shirley Kurata); Film Editing (Paul Rogers); Music, Original Score (Son Lux); Music, Original Song (Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne).
In Theaters
Friday, March 10
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:40 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
Saturday, March 11
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 1:30 p.m., $5
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 10:45 a.m., 6:40 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
Sunday, March 12
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 10:45 a.m., 6:40 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
AMC Methuen 20, 90 Pleasant Valley St, Methuen, 12:00 p.m., $5
Monday, March 13
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 3 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m., $5
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
Tuesday, March 14
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 3 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 10 p.m., $5
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:40 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
Wednesday, March 15
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 3 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 10 p.m.
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:40 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
Thursday, March 16
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
For more listings further outside of Greater Boston, check here.
At Home
Stream: Showtime, free with subscription or add-ons (Hulu, Paramount+)
The Banshees of Inisherin
What it is: A black comedy about an abruptly ended friendship. Set on a fictional Irish island in 1927, it’s written and directed by Martin McDonagh, the British-Irish playwright-filmmaker behind In Bruges (2008) and Best Picture-nominated Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
‘Big Five’ nominations (4 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Director (Martin McDonagh); Best Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Farrell); Writing, Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh).
What to know: If Brendan Fraser doesn’t win for The Whale—the little-seen movie in which Fraser literally embodies a 600-pound recluse—Colin Farrell stands a chance at taking home Best Actor.
Other nominations (9 total): Best Actor in a Supporting Role, two (Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kerry Condon); Film Editing (Mikkel E.G. Nielsen); Music, Original Score (Carter Burwell).
In Theaters
Friday, March 10
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 4:30 p.m., $5
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 1:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m.
Saturday, March 11
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 1:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m.
Sunday, March 12
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 1:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 3 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 10 p.m., $5
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 4:35 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 3 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 10 p.m.
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 4:35 p.m.
Thursday, March 16
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 4:35 p.m.
At Home
Stream: HBO Max (free with subscription)
Paul Dano with Michelle Williams, 2023 Best Actress in a Leading Role nominee / Courtesy Amblin Entertainment
The Fabelmans
What it is: Steven Spielberg’s lightly fictionalized childhood memoir and an affecting homage to cinematic salvation that even the New York Times liked.
‘Big Five’ nominations (4 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Directing (Steven Spielberg); Actress in a Leading Role (Michelle Williams); Writing, Original Screenplay (Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner).
What to know: The Fabelmans won the Golden Globe for Best Picture (Drama) and Spielberg scored Best Director from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, so there’s a chance—a 10% chance, according to current Vegas odds—the filmmaking legend could take home the Best Directing trophy if Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert A/K/A the Daniels don’t for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Other nominations (7 total): Actor in a Supporting Role (Judd Hirsch), Music, Original Score (John Williams), Production Design
In Theaters
Friday, March 10
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:45 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead
Saturday, March 11
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:45 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead, 6:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 12
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 1:15 p.m., $5
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:45 p.m.
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, March 13
Warwick Cinemas, 123 Pleasant St., Marblehead, 6:20 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15
At Home
Rent: Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube
Tár
What it is: A highbrow satire on the ugly monstrosity of genius, made with a New Yorker subscriber’s sensibility, starring Cate Blanchett.
‘Big Five’ nominations (4 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Directing (Todd Field); Actress in a Leading Role (Cate Blanchett); Writing, Original Screenplay (Todd Field).
What to know: In the unlikely scenario Michelle Yeoh doesn’t win for Best Actress, Blanchett should take home the trophy. Otherwise, this film’s too erudite to sway Academy voters in any other category.
Other nominations (6 total): Cinematography; Film Editing.
In Theaters
Friday, March 10
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 4:30 p.m., $5
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 11
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 3:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 12
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 4:30 p.m., $5
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 3:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 16
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 3:45 p.m.
At Home
Rent: Apple TV+, Peacock, Amazon Prime
Austin Butler as the King, Courtesy Warner Bros/Everett Collection
Elvis
What it is: As A.O. Scott so cleverly put it, “This is a biopic in the sense that ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ is a Yelp review.”
‘Big Five’ nominations (2 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Actor (Austin Butler)
Other nominations (8 total): Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Sound.
In Theaters
Saturday, March 11
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 8p.m., $5
At Home
Stream: HBO Max (free with subscription)
All Quiet on the Western Front
What it is: A German-language adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 classic novel, this Netflix epic hammers home the relentless brutality and extreme violence of war.
What to know: This won’t win Best Picture, but as a not-to-shabby consolation prize, it will very likely win Best International Feature Film.
‘Big Five’ nominations (2 out of 5): Best Picture; Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell)
Other nominations (9 total): International Feature Film; Cinematography; Music, Original Score (Volker Bertelmann); Production Design; Sound; Visual Effects; Makeup and Hairstyling.
At Home
Stream: Netflix (free with subscription)
Top Gun: Maverick
What it is: The Sequel™.
‘Big Five’ nominations (2 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Directing (Todd Field); Actress in a Leading Role (Cate Blanchett); Writing, Original Screenplay (Todd Field).
Other nominations (6 total): Music, Original Song (“Hold My Hand,” Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga and BloodPop); Film Editing; Sound; Visual Effects.
In Theaters
Sunday, March 12
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 8p.m., $5
At Home
Stream: Paramount+ (free with subscription)
Triangle of Sadness
What to Know: Whatever the movie poster makes you think this might be, it isn’t.
‘Big Five’ nominations (3 out of 5): Best Picture; Best Directing (Ruben Östlund); Writing, Original Screenplay (Ruben Östlund)
In Theaters
Saturday, March 12
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 4:45 p.m., $5
At Home
Stream: Hulu
Courtesy 20th Century Studios
Avatar: The Way of Water
‘Big Five’ nominations (one out of 5): Best Picture
Other nominations (4 total): Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects
In Theaters
Friday, March 10 through Wednesday, March 15
AMC Boston Common 19 in 3D, 175 Tremont St., Boston—and lots more.
Take it from here, Fandango.
At Home
Nope. (Not until March 28.)
Women Talking
What it is: Director Sarah Polley’s latest film takes place in a secluded Mennonite community, where a series of sexual assaults leave the women—played by Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, and more—pitting their beliefs against the need to speak out.
‘Big Five’ nominations (2 out of 5): Best Picture; Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Sarah Polley)
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, @ 1:45pm, $5
Sunday, March 12
AMC Boston Common 19, 175 Tremont St., Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Aftersun
What it is: A tenderly affecting drama about a father-daughter bond from first-time Scottish director Charlotte Wells.
‘Big Five’ nominations (1 out of 5): Best Actor (Paul Mescal)
In theaters
Sunday, March 12
West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 6:40 p.m.
