Here they are, these are the ten films that competed 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, and how to watch them: are they in theaters or streaming?
The ceremony took place this Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Here they are, in alphabetical order
American fiction
Dramatic comedy. From: Jefferson Cable. With: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz.
Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”.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: 60 international awards, including the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival. It competed for 5 Oscars and won one, for Best Adapted Screenplay, for its director.
Where to see it: It did not premiere in theaters, but streamed on Amazon Prime, Tuesday, February 27.
Our review
Anatomy of a fall
Crime/Drama. From: Justine Triet. With: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado Graner.
“Anatomy of a fall”, by the French Justine Triet.Sandra is one 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: 99 rewards, included the Palme d’Or at the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival. She aspired to 5 Academy statuettes and won one, for best original screenplay, written together with the French director Justine Triet.
Where to see it: It premiered on Thursday, January 25th only in theaters.
Our review
Where to see Barbie
Comedy. From: Greta Gerwig. With: Margot RobbieRyan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu.
Margot Robbie, in the role of Barbie.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: 185 international awards, most for Billie Eilish’s song What was I created for? and was nominated for 8 Oscars, winning only one, precisely for this song.
Where to see it: It was restored in theaters on Thursday, January 25. Available on HBOMax.
Our review
Those who remain
Dramatic comedy. From: Alexander Payne. With: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa.
Paul Giamatti is the protagonist of Alexander Payne’s film.Paul Hunham is a professor of history at the a school 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: 131 international awards. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph were driving him crazy. She aspired to 5 Hollywood Academy Awards and the only one she won was for Best Supporting Actress, for Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
Where to see it: It premiered on February 8, only in theaters.
Our review
The Moon Assassins
Crime/Drama. From: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo Dicaprio, Lily Gladstone Robert De Niro.
Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, in Martin Scorsese’s film.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: 121 international awards. You participated out of competition in the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival. It had 10 Oscar nominations and didn’t win in any category.
Where to see it: It is not in theaters after its October release. It is available in streaming on Apple TV+.
Our review
Teacher
Biographical drama. From: Bradley Cooper. With: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke.
Bradley Cooper wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film alongside Carey Mulligan.The film follows the complex love story between 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: 25 international awards and participated without luck in the Venice Film Festival. Even on Sunday evening he didn’t win anything: he had 7 candidates.
Where to see it: Streaming, on Netflix.
Our review
Oppenheimer
biographical drama: Christopher Nolan. With: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh.
Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Nolan’s film.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: 333 international awards. Of the 10, it is the one with the most nominations: 13. And it won 7 statuettes, including best film, director and leading actor.
Where to see it: It was restored in theaters on Thursday, January 25. For rent in Flow.
Our review
Past lives
Romantic drama. From: Celine song. With: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro.
We speak in English and Korean.Nora and Hae Sung were very close friends during their childhood, until Nora’s family emigrated from there South Korea. Twenty years later they meet again.
Won: 78 international awards. He competed, without luck, at the Berlin Film Festival a year ago. She was nominated for two Oscars and won neither.
Where to see it: It premiered on Thursday, February 29th only in theaters.
Our review
poor creatures
Dramatic comedy. From: Yorgos Lanthimos. With: Emma Stone, Mark RuffaloWillem Dafoe.
Emma Stone won her second Oscar after “La La Land”.Bella is a young woman who commits suicide by throwing himself 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 the mind of a child in the body of a woman.
Won: 103 international awards, including the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival. She was nominated for 11 Oscars and won 4: best leading actress, costume design, set design, makeup and hair.
Where to see it: In theaters (out Thursday 18 January). And from March 20th on Star+.
Our review
Area of interest
Historical drama. From: Jonathan Glazer. With: Sandra Hüller, Christian FriedelFreya Kreutzkam.
Sandra Hüller stars in this film and also in “Anatomy of a Fall”.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: 55 international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. It competed in five Oscar categories and was a winner in two: best international film and best sound.
Where to see it: It premiered on February 15, only in theaters.
Source: Clarin
