It seems like Netflix’s presence at award shows gets bigger every year, and the 2026 Academy Awards have proven that the streamer is a force to be reckoned with. Six Netflix original films earned 18 nominations this year, taking home seven, including for best animated feature and best original song for KPop Demon Hunters, best documentary short for All the Empty Rooms and best live-action short for The Singers. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein also took home three technical awards for best production design, costume design and makeup and hairstyling.
The streaming giant’s combination of original films and a diverse library from other studios makes it a reliable source of entertainment, although it can sometimes be hard to narrow down what to watch. This week’s biggest arrival might be Hamnet, the Oscar-winning drama directed by Chloe Zhao that dramatizes the life of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife, Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley) and deal with the death of their young son, Hamnet. This is just one of the many great movies currently on the platform, and here’s a list of our favorites.
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