2026 Best Picture Showcase
Marcus Theatres and Movie Tavern are proud to celebrate this year's Best Picture and Short Film nominees! Check below for each of the events, movie lineups, and participating locations.
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Best Picture Showcase – March 4 thru March 15
The Best Picture nominees, along with every animated and live-action short, will play at participating theatres. You can purchase individual tickets below or get a Best Picture Showcase Passport to get access to every movie in the series!
REMINDER FOR PASSPORT HOLDERS: Please ensure that the date you select for the movies below falls within the series date range of March 4-15, and is playing at one of the participating Best Picture Showcase locations. And remember that Best Picture Showcase Passports are not valid for the Best Picture Marathon showings.
Bugonia – Tickets
F1 – Tickets
Frankenstein – Tickets
Hamnet – Tickets
Marty Supreme – Ticket
One Battle After Another – Tickets
The Secret Agent – Tickets
Sentimental Value – Tickets
Sinners – Tickets
Train Dreams – Tickets
Best Picture Showcase Passport
You have two options for the Best Picture Showcase Passport.
The ALL-ACCESS PASSPORT for $70* gets you a ticket to every movie in the Best Picture Showcase series, along with a 20% discount on concessions.
With a PICK-4 PASSPORT for $28*, you can select any 4 of the movies in the series.
*Subject to tax.
2026 Best Picture Marathons – March 7 & 14
Each nominated Best Picture Showcase movie will play in a marathon format across two dates.
Tickets are $35* for each marathon day, and include:
- Admission to 5 movies
- A 20% concession discount (alcohol excluded)
March 7 movies and start times:
- Sentimental Value (10 a.m.)
- F1 (12:30 p.m.)
- The Secret Agent (3:20 p.m.)
- Bugonia (6:20 p.m.)
- Sinners (8:35 p.m.)
March 14 movies and start times:
- Train Dreams (10 a.m.)
- Marty Supreme (12:05 p.m.)
- Hamnet (2:50 p.m.)
- Frankenstein (5:25 p.m.)
- One Battle After Another (8:05 p.m.)
Buy March 7 Tickets Buy March 14 Tickets
Note: Passports cannot be used for the Best Picture Marathon showings. Participating marathon locations can be seen on ticketing pages in the above links. Locations below are for the Best Picture Showcase only.
Live Viewing Parties – March 15
Watch the Live Broadcast of the Academy Awards at participating theatre bar locations – no ticket required!
Activities include:
- 1/2 off apps & taps
- Themed cocktails
- Opening toast
- You Pick the Winners Contest
- And more!
Viewing Party Locations: (Marcus Theatres) Crosswoods Cinema, Gurnee Mills Cinema (The Wall), Majestic Cinema of Brookfield, North Shore Cinema, Oakdale Cinema, Orland Park Cinema, Palace Cinema, Ronnie's Cinema + IMAX, Twin Creek Cinema; (Movie Tavern) Aurora, Exton, Horizon Village, Hulen, Juban Crossing, Little Rock, Roswell, West 7th
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not affiliated with these events
Available at these theatres
Addison Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Brannon Crossing Cinema
Cape West Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Cedar Rapids Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Collegeville Cinema
Crosswoods Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Duluth Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Elgin Cinema
Zaffiro's Express
Gurnee Mills Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Juban Crossing Cinema
Lincoln Grand Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Little Rock Cinema
Majestic Cinema of Brookfield
Zaffiro's Express
Menomonee Falls Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
North Shore Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's
Zaffiro's Express
Oakdale Cinema
Take Five Lounge
O'Fallon Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Reel Sizzle®
Orland Park Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Reel Sizzle®
Oshkosh Cinema
Zaffiro's Express
Palace Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Pickerington Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Point Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Renaissance Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Ronnie's® Cinema + IMAX
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Reel Sizzle®
Sheboygan Cinema
Zaffiro's Express
South Shore Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Southbridge Crossing Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
St. Charles Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Village Pointe Cinema
Take Five Lounge
Zaffiro's Express
Williamsburg Cinema
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