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Catch up on Academy Award hopefuls before the big night

This photo released by 20th Century Fox shows Matt Damon in a scene from the film, "The Martian." (Aidan Monaghan/20th Century Fox via AP) This photo released by 20th Century Fox shows Matt Damon in a scene from the film, "The Martian." (Aidan Monaghan/20th Century Fox via AP)

By Casey Phillips February 16, 2016 11 min read

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A full list of this year’s Academy Award nominees is available at oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016.

With less than two weeks remaining until the star-studded march down the red carpet for the 88th Academy Awards ceremony, anyone who has yet to see the contenders for 2015’s best films has a lot of catching up to do.

Thankfully, since the nominees were announced on Jan. 26, many of the movies that got the Academy’s nod have become available on home media or are still in local theaters, including some that recently made their Chattanooga debut after missing the Scenic City during their initial release.

Here’s a handy guide to how to watch this year’s nominees for acting, directing, picture and screenplay in order to form your own predictions for how things will shake out on Feb. 28.

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