GoKawiilIt 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 June, tons of new titles have arrived to the platform, including several new ones with some Oscar cred. (You can see a longer list of new releases here.) We're excited to watch the recent hit Song Sung Blue, which earned Kate Hudson an Oscar nomination for Best Actress this year, plus Another Round, which won Best International feature in 2021. Also out this month on Netflix is Creed, the Rocky spinoff directed by Ryan Coogler which earned Sylvester Stallone an Oscar nomination and earned him a Golden Globe. Take a look at all our favorite movies currently on the platform.
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Focus Features Song Sung Blue (2025) Song Sung Blue is based on the true story of Mike Sardina (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Cartwright-Sardina (Kate Hudson, who was nominated for an Oscar for the role), a couple who perform as a Neil Diamond tribute act known as Thunder and Lightning. The film is more focused on the couple's personal lives and the many setbacks they endured, but it's been lauded for the actors' heartfelt performances.
MGM Creed (2015) Ryan Coogler directed the 2015 sports drama Creed, a continuation of the Rocky boxing universe. In the film, Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed, the son of Rocky Balboa's (Sylvester Stallone) rival, Apollo Creed, who travels to Philadelphia to be trained by Balboa. The film and its two sequels, Creed II and Creed II, which all star Jordan and Stallone, arrived to Netflix this June.
Zentropa Entertainments Another Round (2020) Another Round, which won the 2021 Oscar for Best International Feature, is the story of four high school teachers who conduct an experiment to see what happens when they maintain a constant level of alcohol in their blood. What begins as an experiment meant to boost their creativity and allow them to relax becomes more complicated when they start to push the boundaries and their drunkenness interferes with their family and work lives. Mads Mikkelsen won several awards for his role in the film.
Gramercy Pictures The Big Lebowski (1998) 1998's The Big Lebowski is one of Joel and Ethan Coen's most iconic films. The film stars Jeff Bridges stars as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a man who gets involved with all the wrong types of people after he's mistaken for a different Jeffrey Lebowski. The film co-stars John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Tara Reid, Steve Buscemi and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Pour yourself a White Russian and enjoy this modern classic while it's available on the platform.
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