A couple of months later than planned, this year's Academy Awards will take place on April 25 and honour the best of cinema from a year like no other.
With coronavirus having decimated the cinema industry in 2020, big film releases were few and far between - and instead, streaming services became the temporary home for new movie content.
Here, Media Mole details how to watch all of the major contenders at this year's Oscars.
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Mank
Starring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins
Plot: Black-and-white drama about screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz's development of Citizen Kane in the 1930s and '40s.
How to watch: Mank was released worldwide via Netflix on December 4.
Judas and the Black Messiah
Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons
Plot: Biopic about Fred Hampton, chairman of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s, and the organisation's infiltration by a 17-year-old FBI informant.
How to watch: Judas and the Black Messiah is available for purchase for £15.99 through Sky Store, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play.
Nomadland
Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn
Plot: After her husband dies, a middle-aged woman trades in her hometown life to go travelling around the US in a van.
How to watch: Nomadland will be available via Star on Disney+ in the UK on April 30.
The Father
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell
Plot: Drama about a man coming to terms with his progressing memory loss as he battles dementia.
How to watch: The Father is set for a cinema release in the UK on June 11.
Minari
Starring: Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim
Plot: Drama set in the 1980s following a family of South Korean immigrants trying to carve out a new life in Arkansas.
How to watch: Minari is available to watch through VOD providers such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Sky Store for £9.99.
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Sound of Metal
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff
Plot: Drama about a metal drummer who starts to rapidly lose his hearing.
How to watch: Sound of Metal is available via Amazon Prime Video from April 12.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance
Plot: All-star drama about the Chicago Seven, a group of anti-war protestors who were charged with inciting riots in the 1960s.
How to watch: The Trial of the Chicago 7 was released on Netflix UK in October.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Glynn Turman
Plot: Based on the August Wilson play, blues singer Ma Rainey embarks on a studio recording session one day in July 1927.
How to watch: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was released on Netflix UK on December 18.
Another Round
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe
Plot: Danish film about a group of teachers who decide to carry out their jobs while secretly drinking alcohol.
How to watch: Another Round is set for a UK cinema release on June 25.
Promising Young Woman
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Chris Lowell, Connie Britton, Adam Brody
Plot: A young woman avenges her friend's rape by pretending to be drunk and vulnerable in order to catch out other potential rapists.
How to watch: Promising Young Woman is available to Sky Cinema and Now TV customers from April 16.
Soul
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Angela Bassett
Plot: Animated comedy-drama about a music teacher looking to reunite his body and soul after they are accidentally separated.
How to watch: Soul was released on Disney+ in the UK on Christmas Day.
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News of the World
Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
Plot: In the 1870s, a Civil War veteran attempts to reunite a young girl with her surviving family members.
How to watch: News of the World was released on Netflix UK on February 10.
One Night In Miami
Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr
Plot: Fictionalised drama about a February 1964 meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke.
How to watch: One Night In Miami was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 15.
Neil Wilkes
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