Article by Marcus Siu

It’s that time again when movie studios release their most prestigious titles by the end of the year to qualify their FYC films for Awards season. Streaming services, such as Netflix, Apple TV+ and Amazon, usually releases their films in theaters for at least two weeks and then streams them in two to three weeks later to their subscribers.

Look for these films to dominate the Awards season.

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2025 NETFLIX DATE OCTOBER 24, 2025)

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

AVATAR: FIRE AND ICE (RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 19, 2025)

Director: James Cameron

BUGONIA (RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2025)

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

FRANKENSTEIN (RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2025 NETFLIX DATE NOVEMBER 7, 2025)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

HAMNET (RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2025)

Director: Chloé Zhao

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2025)

Director: Jafar Panahi

JAY KELLY (RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2025 NETFLIX DATE DECEMBER 5, 2025)

Director: Noah Baumbach

MARTY SUPREME (RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 25, 2025)

Director: Josh Safdie

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2025)

Director: Joachim Trier

THE SECRET AGENT (RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 26, 2025)

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho

TRAIN DREAMS (RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2025 NETFLIX DATE NOVEMBER 21, 2025)

Director: Clint Bentley

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 26, 2025 NETFLIX DATE DECEMBER 12, 2025)

Director: Rian Johnson

WICKED FOR GOOD (RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2025)

Director: Jon M. Chu