Nominated for Best Actor 
A civil servant (Bill Nighy) receives a terminal diagnosis and decides to devote his last few months to really live only to discover he has no idea how.
This is a remake of an Akira Kurosawa film which I have not seen. It is very low-key, very melancholic and thoughtful. Nighy is extremely restrained. Even his voice sounds like it's being pressed from him with every word. That may or may not sound super boring to you. Especially since this isn't exactly a new idea (paper pusher discovers life outside the office). Nonetheless, it's pretty good in an elegiac, understated, British-y sort of way.
It is not on streaming yet but you can rent it from Amazon.
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