Here they are, these are the ten films that will compete for the Oscar for the best production of 2023.
We include a synopsis of each of its plots, its cast, who’s directing it, the awards they’ve won so far, and how to watch them: are they in theaters or streaming? Those that are not yet known in Argentina, when will they premiere?
The ceremony will take place on March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Place your bets, but watch the movies first.
American fiction
Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”.Dramatic comedy. From: Jefferson Cable. With: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz.
Writer Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is angry: publishers don’t like his latest novel. The film follows this frustrated novelist and professor who, out of spite, decides to write a satirical novel under a pseudonym, with the intention of exposing the hypocrisy of the publishing industry.
Won: 51 international awards, including the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival.
Where to see it: It does not have a release date in theaters or streaming in Argentina.
Anatomy of a fall
“Anatomy of a fall”, by the French Justine Triet.Crime/Drama. From: Justine Triet. With: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado Graner.
Sandra is a German writer who lives with her French husband, Samuel, and their 11-year-old son Daniel in a remote village in the French Alps. Their calm and peaceful life is shattered when they find Samuel dead in the snow outside their cabin. The police investigate and Sandra is the main suspect.
Won: 40 prizes, included the Palme d’Or at the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Where to see it: Premiering this Thursday, January 25th only in theaters.
Barbie
Margot Robbie, in the role of Barbie.Comedy. From: Greta Gerwig. With: Margot RobbieRyan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu.
Barbie literally lives in her own world, until she starts to go into crisis and questions her existence. She travels to Los Angeles with Ken, her doll buddy.
Won: 116 international awards, most for Billie Eilish’s song What was I created for?
Where to see it: It will be restocked in theaters this Thursday, January 25th. Available on HBOMax.
Our review
Those who remain
Paul Giamatti is the protagonist of Alexander Payne’s film.Dramatic comedy. From: Alexander Payne. With: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa.
Paul Hunham is a history teacher at a college in Massachusetts. Lonely, without family or friends, Leo makes him spend Christmas at the institute, taking care of the students who cannot visit their parents.
Won: 93 international awards. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph drove him crazy.
Where to see it: It debuts February 8th, only in theaters.
The Moon Assassins
Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, in Martin Scorsese’s film.Crime/Drama. From: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro.
Members of the Osage tribe in northeastern Oklahoma are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, triggering an FBI investigation led by 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover. The characters of Robert De Niro and Leo DiCaprio have blood on their hands.
Won: 95 international awards. You participated out of competition in the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Where to see it: It is not in theaters after its October release. It is available in streaming on Apple TV+.
Our review
Teacher
Bradley Cooper wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film alongside Carey Mulligan.Biographical drama. From: Bradley Cooper. With: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke.
The film follows the complex love story between the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (the author of Love without barriers) and Felicia Montealegre, Puerto Rican and Chilean actress, since they met in 1946.
Won: 18 international awards and competed without luck at the Venice Film Festival.
Where to see it: Streaming, on Netflix.
Our review
Oppenheimer
Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Nolan’s film.biographical drama From: Christopher Nolan. With: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh.
It follows the life of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of the atomic bomb. His relationship and an investigation put him on edge.
Won: 227 international awards. Of the 10, it is the one that has received the most awards.
Where to see it: It will be restocked in theaters this Thursday, January 25th.
Our review
Past lives
We speak in English and Korean.Romantic drama. From: Celine song. With: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro.
Nora and Hae Sung were close friends as children, until Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. Twenty years later they meet again.
Won: 61 international awards. He competed, without luck, at the Berlin Film Festival almost a year ago.
Where to see it: It debuts on February 22, only in theaters.
poor creatures
Emma Stone could win her second Oscar after “La La Land”.Dramatic comedy. From: Yorgos Lanthimos. With: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe.
Bella is a young woman who commits suicide by throwing herself into the Thames in the 19th century, and is brought back to life by a scientist, who inserts the brain of the child she was carrying into her, so Bella has a child’s mind in a woman’s body.
Won: 69 international awards, including the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
Where to see it: In theaters (out Thursday 18 January).
Our review
The area of interest
Sandra Hüller stars in this film and also in “Anatomy of a Fall”.Historical drama. From: Jonathan Glazer. With: Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam.
Based on the novel by Martin Amis, Rudolf Höss is an Auschwitz commandant who moves with his wife and children to a house near the concentration camp.
Won: 39 international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
Where to see it: It debuts on February 15th, only in theaters.
Source: Clarin
