How long to watch recent Oscar Best Picture nominees?

This guide covers Best Picture nominees from recent ceremony cycles — roughly 40 acclaimed films with runtimes and streaming info.

This guide covers Best Picture nominees from recent ceremony cycles — roughly 40 acclaimed films with runtimes and streaming info.

Total films

40

Total runtime

90.1 hours

Average runtime

2h 15min

At 2 hours/day

45.0 days

40 films totaling 90.1 hours — about 45 days at 2 hours per day.

Frequently asked questions

Recent Best Picture nominee cycles total roughly 80–100 hours combined.

Nominees add 3–4 times more runtime than winners alone. See our Best Picture winners guide for that marathon.