AMC Best Picture Showcase Marathon Features Oscar-Nominated Films

Movies on the Cheap: Once again, AMC Theatres is rolling out the red carpet for Oscar-nominated films, with two weekends of marathon screenings featuring discount prices.

This is your chance to catch up on one or more of the ten nominated films for Best Picture before the Oscar awards ceremony.

This year, AMC Theatres is bringing back its popular AMC Best Picture Showcase Marathon with two options — there’s a two-day weekend screening event, and also a 24-hour marathon.

Two-Day Weekend Event

The Two-Day Event offers the opportunity see all of the nominated films on two successive Saturdays – Feb. 22, 2025 and March 1, 2025.

Day One:
I’m Still Here – 12:00 PM
Conclave – 2:45 PM
Nickel Boys – 4:55 PM
Anora – 8:15 PM
The Substance – 10:45PM

Day Two:

Wicked – 12:00PM
The Brutalist – 3:10PM
A Complete Unknown – 7:45 PM
Dune: Part Two – 10:15PM

This special two-day event takes place at select locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

Find participating locations here.

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24-Hour Marathon on March 1, 2025

There is also 24-Hour Marathon in which fans can see all 10 nominated films in one long day.

The special one-day event take place only at select locations in California, Massachusetts and New York.

The Brutalist – 12:00 PM
Nickel Boys – 4:05PM
A Complete Unknown – 7:10PM
Anora – 9:40PM
Conclave – 2:40AM
Dune: Part Two – 4:50AM
I’m Still Here – 7:45AM
Wicked – 10:10AM

Find participating locations here.

Regal Cinemas is hosting a similar

2025 Best Picture Showcase

with discounted tickets and snacks.

The 2025 Best Picture Showcase includes the following films and their ratings:

Anora (Rated R)
The Brutalist (Rated R)
A Complete Unknown (Rated R)
Conclave (Rated PG)
Dune: Part Two (Rated PG-13)
Emilia Pérez (Rated R)
I’m Still Here (Rated PG-13)
The Substance (Rated R)
Wicked (Rated PG)

Check out the nominees and see which film takes home the big prize when the 97th Oscars air live Sunday, March 2, 2025 on ABC and Hulu.

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