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No one sees allthe Oscar-nominated films in theaters. Not even your friend who wears chunky-hip glasses and Crime Archivesall black. And these days, who really needs to?

While some films -- notably Oscar frontrunner La La Land-- are still only in theaters, many are already available on VOD.

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Here's a look at all the Oscar-nominated films you can enjoy from the comfort of home, ordered by number of nominations.

Moonlight

Nominations: Eight: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mahershala Ali), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Naomie Harris), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Movie length: 1 hour, 51 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You love incredible cinema.

Skip if: You are an idiot. This movie rules.

Arrival

Nominations: Eight: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Movie length: 1 hour, 58 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You like aliens and/or Amy Adams.

Skip if: You're already bored by the trailer. (The movie is basically the trailer, but longer and with a twist).

Hacksaw Ridge

Nominations: Six: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Andrew Garfield), Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

Movie length: 2 hours, 19 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You are home with your parents and you need something that your dad will like.

Skip if: The sight of blood makes you faint.

Manchester By The Sea

Nominations: Six: Best Picture, Best Actor (Casey Affleck), Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Movie length: 2 hours, 17 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You like family dramas, great acting and/or appreciate an honest depiction of grief.

Skip if: You don't like feeling empty inside.

Hell or High Water

Nominations: Four: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges), Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing.

Movie length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu or FandangoNOW.

Watch if: You like the cops-and-robbers narrative.

Skip if: You are not a big fan of Jeff Bridges.

Jackie

Nominations: Three: Best Actress (Natalie Portman), Best Costume Design and Best Music (Original Score).

Movie length: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Where you can watch it: Google Play, iTunes or Vudu.

Watch if: You love the Kennedys.

Skip if: You are easily irritated by terrible accents.

Florence Foster Jenkins

Nominations:Two: Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Costume Design

Movie length: 1 hour and 51 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You are a ride or die Meryl fan.

Skip if: You've never seen a biopic you really liked.

Moana

Nominations: Two: Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song ("How Far I'll Go").

Movie length: 1 hour, 56 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes and Google Play.

Watch if: You love emotional Disney movies with strong females who don't need Prince Charming to get shit done.

Skip if: You don't like Lin-Manuel Miranda's music (but like...why don't you?)

Kubo and the Two Strings

Nominations: Two: Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects.

Movie length: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon, or Vudu.

Watch if: You are a fan of the special Laika brand of stop-motion animation films (ex: Coraline).

Skip if: You're sick of the hero's journey story.

A Man Called Ove

Nominations: Two: Best Foreign Language Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Movie length: 1 hour, 56 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You appreciate how long it takes for the team behind-the-scenes to transform a young actor into an old man.

Skip if: You generally don't like curmudgeon protagonists.

Deepwater Horizon

Nominations: Two: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.

Movie length: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Where you can watch it: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play or Vudu.

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Watch if: You like movies based on true events. The film is a dramatization of the massive explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010.

Skip if: You can't sit through a long action movie.

Captain Fantastic

Nominations: One: Best Actor (Viggo Mortensen)

Movie length: 1 hour, 59 minutes

Where you can watch it: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube or Vudu.

Watch if: You've ever considered going off-off-off the grid.

Skip if: You want to keep this exercise to movies that may actually win.

O.J. Made in America

Nominations: One: Best Documentary Feature

Movie length: 7 hours, 47 minutes (yes, really)

Where you can watch it: Hulu(stream), iTunes or Amazon.

Watch if: You liked The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story on FX.

Skip if: You don't have 7 hours and 47 minutes to spare.

13th

Nominations: One: Best Documentary Feature

Movie length: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Where you can watch it: Netflix.

Watch if: You want to learn more about the problem of mass incarceration in America.

Skip if: Documentaries just aren't your thing.

The Lobster

Nominations: One: Best Original Screenplay

Movie length: 1 hour, 59 minutes

Where you can watch it: Amazon Prime; rent it on iTunes or Vudu.

Watch if: You are over love.

Skip if: You're over dystopias and/or aren't into dark comedies.

Loving

Nominations: One: Best Actress (Ruth Negga)

Movie length: 2 hours, 3 minutes

Where you can watch it: Amazon, iTunes or Vudu.

Watch if: You want to learn about an inspiring true-life couple you've likely never heard about.

Skip if:If you think Nick Kroll should stick to funny.

Zootopia

Nominations: One: Best Animated Feature

Movie length: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Where you can watch it: Netflix, iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You want to watch a children's movie that's also for adults.

Skip if: You are tired of movies about the underdog (in this case, under rabbit).

Life, Animated

Nominations: One: Best Documentary Feature

Movie length: 1 hour, 32 minutes

Where you can watch it: Amazon Primeor Vudu.

Watch if: You like heartwarming documentaries. This one's about journalist Ron Suskind's son, Owen, who struggled with autism.

Skip if: You don't like when films mix animation with narration.

Nocturnal Animals

Nominations: One: Best Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon)

Movie length: 1 hour,, 57 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You like revenge.

Skip if: Someone owes you revenge.

Fire at Sea

Nominations: One: Best Documentary Feature

Movie length: 1 hour, 54 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes

Watch if: You're interested in a timely documentary about Europe's migrant crisis.

Skip if: You prefer reading about the migrant crisis in the news.

Sully

Nominations: One: Best Sound Editing

Movie length: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You and your mom share a crush on Tom Hanks.

Skip if: You're a nervous flyer.

Tanna

Nominations: One: Best Foreign Language Film

Movie length: 1 hour,, 44 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunesor Amazon.

Watch if: You want to watch "Romeo and JulietSouth Pacific style" (as The Guardianput it).

Skip if: Forbidden love bores you.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Nominations: One: Best Sound Mixing

Movie length: 2 hours, 24 minutes

Where you can watch it: Amazon Prime, Hulu or Epix.

Watch if: You like war movies and/or movies based on books.

Skip if: You prefer seeing John Krasinski be adorable in The Office.

Jim: The James Foley Story

Nominations: One: Best Original Song ("The Empty Chair").

Movie length: 1 hour,, 53 minutes

Where you can watch it: HBO, Amazon, Google Play or Vudu

Watch if: Tough call.

Skip if: Tougher.

The Jungle Book

Nominations: One: Best Visual Effects

Movie length: 1 hour, 51 minutes.

Where you can watch it: Netflix, iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

Watch if: You want to re-live Disney magic.

Skip if: You think Disney should stop with the live-action remakes already.

Hail, Caesar

Nominations: One: Best Production Design

Movie length: 1 hour, 46 minutes

Where you can watch it: HBO or Amazon.

Watch if: You want an early glimpse at the young Han Solo.

Skip if: You categorize certain Coen brothers movies as "Lesser Coens."

Trolls

Nominations: One: Best Original Song ("Can't Stop The Feeling")

Movie length: 1 hour, 33 minutes

Where you can watch it: iTunesor Amazon.

Watch if: You like Justin Timberlake.

Skip if: You find trolls more weird than endearing/cute.

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