10 Oscar Winners of the Last 10 Years to Catch on Netflix in March 2024

Watching these Oscar winners on Netflix is like going on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and experiences, offering something for everyone, whether you're in the mood for a gut-wrenching drama that'll have you reaching for the tissues or a heartwarming story that leaves you with a smile.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

Won 2 Oscars :

• Best Makeup and Hairstyling
• Best Costume Design

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%

In 1927 Chicago, tensions rise during a recording session with trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey, her ambitious trumpet player Levee, and their white management, leading to explosive revelations and confrontations over control, race, and the unyielding pressures of the music industry.

Minari (2020)

Won 1 Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-Jung Youn)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 98%

A Korean-American family relocates to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream, where, alongside the challenges of new beginnings and cultural adjustments, they encounter the resilience of family bonds and the invaluable support of their eccentric yet caring grandmother.

Mank (2020)

Won 2 Oscars:

• Best Cinematography
• Best Production Design

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

In 1930s Hollywood, alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz races to finish the screenplay of "Citizen Kane" for Orson Welles, battling personal demons and industry politics, which highlight the dichotomies of truth and fiction, artistry versus commerce.

Joker ( 2019)

Won 2 Oscars:

• Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix )
• Best Original Score

Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%

Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian disregarded by society and suffering from a mental illness that causes uncontrollable laughter, spirals into madness and anarchy in Gotham City, transforming into the iconic criminal mastermind known as the Joker.

Marriage Story (2019)

Won 1 Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern )

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%

An intimate look at the unraveling of a marriage between a theater director and his actor wife; navigating their careers, co-parenting, and complex divorce proceedings, they confront their personal failures, aspirations, and the difficult path toward understanding and kindness amidst separation.

Roma (2018)

Won 3 Oscars:

• Best Director (Alfonso Cuarón)
• Best Foreign Language Film
• Best Cinematography

Rotten Tomatoes score: 96%

Set in the early 1970s Mexico City, the film follows Cleo, an indigenous domestic worker for a middle-class family, through a year of personal turmoil and social hierarchy, culminating in an act of unparalleled selflessness during a beach trip that solidifies her bond with the family amidst societal and political upheaval.

Darkest Hour (2017)

Won 2 Oscars:

• Best Actor (Gary Oldman )
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

Newly appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill faces one of his most tumultuous and defining trials: deciding whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight on against incredible odds, during the early days of World War II.

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Won 2 Oscars:

• Best Film Editing
• Best Sound Mixing

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

The true story of Desmond Doss, an American Army medic in World War II, who becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot, due to his steadfast belief in nonviolence and saving lives at the Battle of Okinawa.

Whiplash (2014)

Won 3 Oscars:

• Best Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons)
• Best Film Editing
• Best Sound Mixing

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

A young, ambitious drummer at a prestigious music conservatory endures abuse and pushes himself to the brink of his ability and sanity under the tutelage of a ruthless instructor obsessed with achieving perfection in jazz music.

The Imitation Game (2014)

Won 1 Oscar: Best Adapted Screenplay

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

During World War II, British mathematician Alan Turing leads a team of code-breakers at Bletchley Park in a race against time to decrypt the German Enigma machine, while grappling with societal pressures and secrets of his own.