Best movies on amazon prime that are oscar winners or nominees in actor in a leading role category

Actors : Emma Stone, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling,
Directors : Damien Chazelle,

While waiting for their big breaks, two proper L.A. dreamers, a suavely- charming, soft-spoken jazz pianist and a brilliant, vivacious playwright, attempt to reconcile aspirations and relationship in a magical old-school romance.

Actors : Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler, Casey Affleck,
Directors : Kenneth Lonergan,

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Actors : Stephen Henderson, Denzel Washington, Jovan Adepo, Viola Davis,
Directors : Denzel Washington,

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Actors : Viggo Mortensen, Samantha Isler, George MacKay, Annalise Basso,
Directors : Matt Ross,

In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.

Actors : Mario Van Peebles, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight,
Directors : Michael Mann,

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Actors : J.K. Simmons, Nicole Kidman, Nina Arianda, Javier Bardem,
Directors : Aaron Sorkin,

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Actors : Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Karen Lynn Gorney, John Travolta,
Directors : John Badham,

A Brooklyn teenager feels his only chance to succeed is as the king of the disco floor. His carefree youth and weekend dancing help him to forget the reality of his bleak life.

Actors : Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, Helen Shaver, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.

Actors : Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Kelly McGillis, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Peter Weir,

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

Actors : James Larkin, Simon Shepherd, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh,
Directors : Kenneth Branagh,

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.