Where to Catch the Season’s Oscar Nominated Films in NYC by Stephen Campanella

Where to Catch the Season’s Oscar Nominated Films in NYC.

A relaxed spot for an easy-going screening, Film at Lincoln Center is a tiny theater right underneath the monumental Metropolitan Opera. Its bright orange exterior stands out from a distance. Offering specific and selective films from around the world, the Lincoln Center’s name is more intimidating than its casual comfortable interior. Signed posters of film’s greatest modern actors line the halls as guests enter, along with its newly reopened cafe, Indie Food & Wine.

Located in the depths of the Lower East Side, Metrograph provides for a unique late-night theater going experience. Complete with an inhouse restaurant, The Commissary, and bar, Metrograph’s specialty is its vintage atmosphere and up-scale scenery.

Right outside of Washington Square Park, IFC may seem quaint from the outside, yet has remained one of the epicenters of NYC independent cinema for decades. Highlights include IFC’s everchanging film series screenings, themed around directors, genres, and themes, and also its devotion to showcasing the best of the Academy Awards every spring in all categories (Animated Short Films, Documentaries, etc.).

Modern and vibrant, film exhibitions filled with props, posters, and behind the scenes insight on the center’s current screenings, as well as drive-in films in the park each summer and fall. Located inside the original Astoria Film Studios, the surrounding area filled with restaurants and nightlife proves for a great night out.

If you want to feel upscale without paying the price - this is the place. Located right next to The Plaza, with minimal, yet iconic screenings each week, the Paris Theater sets the mood with the current films’ soundtracks as guests take their seats inside its large Broadway-esque movie theater. Newly operated by Netflix, many of the streaming service’s films are premiered here, holding celebrity Q&A’s before and after select screenings.

If you are looking for a surreal movie experience, the IMAX at Lincoln Square is home to the largest movie screen in NYC. The only way to describe this theater is go big, or go home - only for the biggest and loudest of blockbusters.