The Five Best Past Oscar Winners And Nominees On Hulu

NOMINATED: Best Art Direction

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane star in Mike Nichols adaptation of Jean Poiret’s famous play. Williams is Armand, an openly gay owner of a South Beach cabaret club featuring his partner and star attraction, Albert (Lane). Life is a breeze, until his son get’s engaged and the two are forced to put on a straight front for his fiancée’s conservative parents, played by Gene Hackman and Dianne West. [Stream on Hulu]

NOMINATED: Best Supporting Actress, Judy Davis; Best Screenplay, Woody Allen

Arguably Woody Allen‘s best drama, Husbands and Wives explores the complex dynamics of married and unmarried relationships through two couples — one looking to get hitched and the other, separated. In an unlikely twist of fate, the pair we thought we had figured out, leaves us bewildered and no doubt, questioning the couples we look us to in our lives. [Stream on Hulu]

WON: Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Foreign Language Film

Ang Lee directs the adaptation of Du Lu Wang’s samurai revenge tale featuring some of the craziest acrobatics in Oscar history. The film’s legend lives on fifteen years later as Netflix has acquired a sequel as its first original film, due out this summer. [Stream on Hulu]

WON: Best Screenplay, Joel and Ethan Coen; Best Actress, Frances McDormand

The Oscars feel a tad incomplete without the Coen Brothers in the race, making for a perfect excuse to watch Fargo. Revisiting the existential tale of a midwestern kidnapping turned murder is especially fun if you recently finished watching FX’s Fargo, which snagged the Golden Globe for best miniseries. [Stream on Hulu]

WON: Best Director, Mike Nichols

Anne Bancroft is Mrs. Robinson, next door neighbor of Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman): recent graduate who’s enjoying his last lazy summer before entering the real world of the workforce. Through boredom and a pinch of curiosity, Ben succumbs to Mrs. Robinson’s advances, beginning a hot and heavy affair. There’s just one problem: he’s in love with her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). The late Mike Nichols‘ perennial romance will get you in the mood for Oscar night in no time. [Stream on Hulu]

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