How to watch the awards season films

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As an eventful and wide-open awards season reaches its final stretch, the Oscars race is finally beginning to crystallise.

The best picture race has been unpredictable this year as different films have been winning in different places, unlike last year when Oppenheimer steamrolled its way through awards season.

Conclave won the big prize at the SAG Awards and Baftas, Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist triumphed at the Golden Globes, while Anora has racked up a string of wins at industry guild events.

Awards season will reach its conclusion with the Oscars on Sunday 2 March.

Here's the ABC (Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave) of the main films which have been nominated at the Baftas and Oscars, and how to watch them in the UK.

What's it about? A biopic of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, focusing on his early career as he was making his name in 1960s New York.

Who's in it? Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, alongside Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 17 January.

Read more: Critics praise Chalamet's portrayal of Bob Dylan

What's it about? An aspiring actor with a disfiguring facial condition has a radical medical procedure, drastically transforming his appearance. But he gradually starts to regret his decision as he grapples with a sense of lost identity.

Who's in it? Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 4 October and is available to buy digitally.

What's it about? Two cousins go on a trip across Poland to learn more about their late grandmother.

Who's in it? Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 10 January.

What's it about? Three Indian nurses working in the same Mumbai hospital struggle to make ends meet. A trip to a coastal town provides a chance for freedom and reflection.

Who's in it? Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon.

Where can I see it? It was released in cinemas on 29 November.

What's it about? A woman working as a stripper in New York falls in love with the son of a Russian billionaire. The pair enjoy a whirlwind romance, but the wheels soon start to come off.

Who's in it? Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov and Karren Karagulian.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 1 November and is now available to purchase digitally.

What's it about? A young Donald Trump tries to make his name as a real estate tycoon in New York in the 1970s and 80s, and finds a mentor in lawyer Roy Cohn.

Who's in it? Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 18 October and is available to buy or rent digitally.

What's it about? A biopic of Robbie Williams, which sees the British singer represented by a CGI monkey.

Who's in it? Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman and the voice of Williams as himself.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 26 December.

What's it about? A 12-year-old girl living on a rough council estate finds a mentor and protector in a man who has returned to the town to try to track down his family.

Who's in it? Nykiya Adams, Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 8 November and is now available on Mubi and to buy digitally.

What's it about? A young boy makes his own way back to London after the city is evacuated during World War Two.

Who's in it? Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Graham and Elliott Heffernan.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 1 November, and is now on Apple TV+.

What's it about? A Hungarian architect tries to build a new life for himself and his wife in post-war America, but their plans are changed by a wealthy client.

Who's in it? Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Joe Alwyn.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 24 January.

What's it about? A gossipy and scheming group of cardinals must select the new Pope, but there is backstabbing, wheeling and dealing behind the scenes.

Who's in it? Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 29 November and is now also available to buy and rent digitally.

What's it about? A sequel to 2021's Dune, Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen.

Who's in it? Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh.

Where can I see it? On Sky Cinema and Now, and available to buy on other digital platforms.

What's it about? A musical following a Mexican cartel leader who wants to leave the world of crime and live a new life as a woman.

Who's in it? Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz.

Where can I see it? On Netflix.

What's it about? A cat fleeing its home after a devastating flood finds refuge on a boat populated by various animals, and must team up with them despite their differences in order to survive.

Who's in it? There are no big-name actors as the film is dialogue-free (although the animals bark, meow and squawk).

Where can I see it? In cinemas from 1 March.

What's it about? After a young factory worker becomes pregnant, she meets a charismatic woman who runs an underground adoption agency.

Who's in it? Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri.

Where can I see it? In UK cinemas now and on Mubi soon.

What's it about? A sequel to 2000's Oscar-winning Gladiator, the grandson of Rome's former emperor is forced into slavery following an invasion.

Who's in it? Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 15 November and is now available to buy digitally.

What's it about? An irritable woman whose constant misery puts severe strain on those around her grapples with her depression as Mother's Day approaches. Directed by Mike Leigh.

Who's in it? Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber and Tuwaine Barrett.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 31 January.

What's it about? Set in 1970s Brazil, a woman and her five children's lives are turned upside down after the disappearance of her congressman husband.

Who's in it? Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro and Selton Mello.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 21 February.

What's it about? A sequel to 2015's Inside Out, Riley is now a teenager with a whole heap of new emotions to deal with, including anxiety and embarrassment.

Who's in it? The voices of Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Tony Hale and Ayo Edebiri.

Where can I see it? On Disney+.

What's it about? Rapping in the Irish language, a hip-hop trio from Belfast lead a movement to save their mother tongue.

Who's in it? Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Josie Walker and Michael Fassbender.

Where can I see it? On Amazon Prime Video.

What's it about? A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

Who's in it? Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dave Bautista.

Where can I see it? In UK cinemas from 28 February.

What's it about? A biopic focusing on legendary opera singer Maria Callas's final years in Paris in the 1970s.

Who's in it? Angelina Jolie, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 10 January.

Read more: Angelina Jolie 'spellbinding' as opera star Callas

What's it about? In 1970s Australia, a lonely woman dictates her life story to her favourite pet snail.

Who's in it? The voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Eric Bana.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas from 14 February.

What's it about? Moana reunites with Maui to find the lost island of Motufetu and break its curse.

Who's in it? The voices of Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson.

Where can I see it? In UK cinemas now.

What's it about? Two young men are abused at a reform school called the Nickel Academy in 1960s Florida.

Who's in it? Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 3 January.

What's it about? Adapted from August Wilson's play, a brother and sister disagree over what to do with a family heirloom piano in 1920s Pittsburgh.

Who's in it? John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler and Samuel L Jackson.

Where can I see it? On Netflix.

What's it about? The 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis told from the perspective of an ABC Sports crew, incorporating real-life footage from their coverage.

Who's in it? Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Ben Chaplin.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 31 January.

What's it about? A group of inmates in a high-security prison sign up for a performing arts programme.

Who's in it? Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 30 August and is on Apple TV+ now.

What's it about? A woman takes a black-market drug in order to create a younger, more beautiful version of herself.

Who's in it? Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 20 September and is now available on Mubi, and to buy and rent on other digital platforms.

What's it about? Gromit's concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a smart gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own.

Who's in it? The voices of Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel and Reece Shearsmith.

Where can I see it? On BBC iPlayer.

What's it about? A film adaptation of the book and stage musical, which tell the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Who's in it? Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh.

Where can I see it? In UK cinemas now, and is now available to buy digitally.

What's it about? An animated robot named Roz adapts to its new surroundings after being shipwrecked on a deserted island, and develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.

Who's in it? The voices of Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal and Bill Nighy.

Where can I see it? It was released in UK cinemas on 18 October and is available to buy and rent digitally.