How to Watch Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Oscar-Winning Performance in 'The Holdovers'

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One of the best films I saw at 2023’s Toronto International Film Festival, Alexander Payne’s blissfully nostalgic The Holdovers, is a time capsule done right. It’s a film that feels steeped in both its genre and its era, yet with a story that rings true to a modern audience. Created using the film techniques of the 1970s, The Holdovers is itself set in the winter of 1970 at a New England boarding school for boys. There, curmudgeonly classics professor Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is stuck babysitting the holiday “holdovers,” the students left to stay on school property while their classmates skip town for chalet vacations and egg nog.

One of these students, the brilliant-but-delinquent Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), is an unexpected holdover, and his enemies-to-friends relationship with Hunham is one of the film’s warmest delights. But perhaps The Holdovers’ biggest standout is supporting actress Da’vine Joy Randolph, who plays the school’s head cook, a grieving mother whose son recently died in the Vietnam War. Together, Paul, Angus, and Mary make a remarkable if unanticipated trio, full of humor and heart.

Now the film has earned Randolph an Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Here’s how to see The Holdovers following the Oscars ceremony.

Where can I watch The Holdovers?

If you’d prefer to hold onto a digital copy of the film, you can purchase a version on Apple TV, YouTube, or Amazon Prime. Otherwise, you’ll want a Peacock subscription to get streaming.

Is The Holdovers streaming?

Yes. The Holdovers started streaming on Peacock just in time for Christmas 2023, and is still available to watch as of March 2024. Subscriptions start at $5.99 per month—and, trust me, it’s worth the price of admission.

Watch The Holdovers on Peacock

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