The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with some of the best films of the year racking up the acknowledgments. If you haven't kept up with your movie-watching this year, you can still see a lot of the Academy Award nominated films in the theaters or Blu-ray, DVD and VOD. A few are even available via streaming services. Consult the list below to begin ticking off the boxes on your Oscar movie watchlist before the ceremony on February 22.
American Sniper
Opens in theaters tomorrow with a few preview screenings tonight.
Begin Again
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Birdman
In theaters now.
The Boxtrolls
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD January 20.
Boyhood
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD, and appearing in some theaters now for an encore run.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Citizenfour
Playing the Gene Siskel Film Center February 6-12.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Finding Vivian Maier
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Foxcatcher
In theaters now.
Gone Girl
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD and playing at Doc Films this weekend.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and playing on HBO and streaming on HBOGo.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
In theaters now.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Ida
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and streaming on Amazon Prime and Netflix.
The Imitation Game
In theaters now.
Inherent Vice
In theaters now.
Interstellar
In theaters now.
Into the Woods
In theaters now.
The Judge
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD January 27.
Last Days in Vietnam
Available on VOD.
The LEGO Movie
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Leviathan
Currently playing at the Music Box.
Maleficent
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Mr. Turner
In theaters now.
Nightcrawler
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD February 10.
Selma
In theaters now.
Short films
The animated, live action and documentary shorts are typically screened at local theaters in the weeks preceding the ceremony, as well as being made available via VOD.
Song of the Sea
Opens Jan 30 at the Music Box.
Still Alice
Opens in theaters tomorrow.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Returning to the Gene Siskel Film Center February 13-19.
The Theory of Everything
In theaters now with limited showtimes.
Timbuktu
Opens in theaters January 28.
Two Days, One Night
Opens at the Music Box tomorrow.
Unbroken
In theaters now.
Virunga
Streaming on Netflix.
Whiplash
In theaters now.
Wild
In theaters now.
Wild Tales
Opens in theaters February 20.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.