After the distribution of the Golden Globes, the 2022-2023 awards season faces its final stretch facing the Oscar delivery ceremony that will be held at dawn from March 13 to 14and what better way to heat up the atmosphere than by announcing a list of nominations that, on this occasion, has not left everyone happy – even less than usual.
But we are not here to talk about controversies, absences and unexpected surprises, but rather to collect all the feature films and short films that compete for the precious statuette and that can be seen from this very moment on streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Movistar+, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+.
Streaming nominees
‘Everything at once everywhere’ (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’)
The great indie revolution of the awards season arrives signed by the Daniels. Is magnificent multiversal adventure led by Michelle Yeoh It has it all: action, comedy, a touch of family drama, talking raccoons… and no less than eleven Oscar nominations. You can see it on Movistar+.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Everything at once everywhere’: a brilliant multiversal oasis overflowing with creativity that makes its billionaire counterparts pale
‘Elvis’
Another of the big ones positioned to come out with his head held high from the awards ceremony is ‘Elvis’, the musical biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring an Austin Butler that has caused a sensation. You can see why the new film about the King of Rock is deserving —or not— of its eight nominations on Movistar+ and HBO Max.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Elvis’ is not a big deal: its precious packaging hides a gift that we have seen before
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ (‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’)
If there is still a modicum of justice in this world, the wonderful ‘Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ will end up winning the Oscar for best animated film of the year. This beautiful fable in which they shake hands a technical invoice as dazzling as its narrativea good dose of existentialism and a curious exploration of fascist Italy is hosted on the Netflix catalog.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro’ is extraordinary: Netflix embellishes its catalog with a gloomy fable that reaffirms its creator as a master storyteller
‘Top Gun: Maverick’
The brand new sequel to the 80s classic directed by Tony Scott arrived in our movie theaters to turn the 2022 box office upside down, and now he lands at the Oscars with a good handful of nominations —including best film— among which, incomprehensibly, is not the best cinematographer. You can enjoy this high-flying adventure on Amazon Prime Video and Movistar+.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the perfect blockbuster: a jewel that blends the charm of the eighties with the most revolutionary action since ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
‘Daggers in the back: The mystery of Glass Onion’ (‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’)
The second part of the hilarious ‘Daggers in the back’ only opts for the Oscar for best adapted screenplaybut this brilliant twist on the twist that the original gave to the subgenre of whodunnit well deserved to win the award. To see Rian Johnson’s new jewel, all you have to do is access your Netflix account.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Daggers in the back: The mystery of Glass Onion’ is one of the best and funniest films of the year: the Netflix sequel has nothing to envy its predecessor
‘blonde’
Another of the great media phenomena of 2022 was the controversial ‘Blonde’, the false biopic focused on the figure of Marilyn Monroe directed by Andrew Dominik with his experimental vis more unleashed than ever. Unfortunately, She has only won a well-deserved nomination for Best Actress for the work of Ana de Armas which, by the way, you can admire on Netflix.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Blonde’ is one of the best films of the year: Ana de Armas transforms into Marilyn Monroe in a great Netflix antibiopic called to divide the public
‘All Quiet on the Front’ (‘Im Westen nichts Neues’)
The second great revolution in Oscar nominations has been ‘All Quiet Front’, the new adaptation of the novel by Erich Maria Remarque which, on this occasion, has been directed by Edward Bergerhe. Nominated for best film and best international film —as well as seven other categories— it is available on the Netflix catalog.
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‘Bardo, false chronicle of a few truths’
Nominated for best photography for the work of Chivo Lubezki, the new —and excessive— film by Alejandro González Iñárritu proposes more than two and a half hours of audiovisual spectacle —and a somewhat disjointed narrative— that can be enjoyed on Netflix.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Bardo, a false chronicle of a few truths’ is the dreamlike masturbation of an unleashed Iñárritu, for better and for worse
‘rrr’
2022 was marked by the premiere of one of the great bombings that the prolific Indian industry has managed to export to the length and breadth of the planet. It’s called ‘RRR’, and its sweeping epic loaded with action, visual effects and excess of all kinds, in addition to extending for three hours, is nominated for the best original song. You can hallucinate with her on Netflix.
‘Argentine, 1985’
Nominated for an Oscar for best international film, the latest work by Santiago Mitre, starring a Ricardo Darín as impeccable as usual, invites us to tour the so-called Trial of the Boards against the high command of the Argentine dictatorship. It is available in the Amazon Prime Video catalog.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Argentina, 1985’ finds the perfect middle ground between judicial drama and comedy with an excellent Ricardo Darín
‘Red’ (‘Turning Red’)
The main rival of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ in the category of best animated film comes from the always interesting Pixar factory, and its fantastic exploration of mother-child relationships and the monstrous paths of adolescence in key coming of age Disney+ is available.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Red’ is a real gem: Pixar unleashes its most playful side in a high-voltage fantastic comedy unfairly relegated to Disney+
‘The Sea Monster’ (‘The Sea Beast’)
Directed by Chris Williams, responsible for titles like ‘Moana’ or ‘Big Hero 6’, ‘The Sea Monster’ is nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Film thanks to its bet on classic adventures that brings together audiences of all ages with its story of girls and hunters in search of a sea creature —as rightly suggested by the title-. You can watch it on Netflix.
Causeway
The first of the two nominations that Apple TV+ has managed to scratch off this year is starring Brian Tyree Henry, who is nominated for the award for best supporting actor for his work on this A24 factory drama directed by Lila Neugebauer. Obviously, it’s available on Apple TV+.
‘Fire of Love’
Perhaps one of the documentaries that have occupied the most conversations during the 2022 film year has been this ‘Fire of Love’. A spectacular glimpse into the life of Katia and Maurce Kfrafft; a couple of famous French volcanologists whose story has been collected by Sara Dosa in this hypnotic documentary included in the Disney+ catalogue.
‘Navalny’
Without abandoning the best documentary category we find ‘Navalny’, directed by Daniel Roher. An exercise that flirts with the thriller to explore the figure of Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist whose name was featured in media around the world after he was poisoned with Novichok, allegedly by order of the Kremlin. You can watch it on HBO Max.
‘le pupile’
And we begin to close the list with the short films, in this case in live action. The first one that could be seen on platforms is ‘Le pupille’; a celebrated Christmas exercise written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher included with Disney+ subscription.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Le pupille’: this thirty-minute Italian gem is the most beautiful prank ever shot and is hidden in the Disney+ catalog
‘The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse’ (‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’)
And, finally, what better than this beauty nominated for best animated short film entitled ‘The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse’; a half hour piece directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy based on the popular book of the second with a magnificent visual treatment that can be enjoyed on Apple TV +.