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 directs it, the awards they have won so far and how to see 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
Dramatic comedy. Of: Cord Jefferson. Con: 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 Festival.
Where to see it: It does not have a release date in theaters or streaming in Argentina.
Anatomy of a fall
Crime/Drama. Of: Justine Triet. Con: 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. Her calm and peaceful life falls apart when Samuel is found dead in the snow outside her chalet. The police investigate, and Sandra is the main suspect.
Won: 40 prizes, including the Palme d’Or at the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Where to see it: Premieres this Thursday, January 25 only in theaters.
Barbie
Comedy. Of: Greta Gerwig. Con: Margot RobbieRyan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu.
Barbie literally lives in her world, until she begins to go into crisis and questions her existence. From her He travels to Los Angeles along with Ken, her companion doll.
Won: 116 international awards, mostly for the song by Billie Eilish What Was I Made For?
Where to see it: It is restocked in theaters this Thursday, January 25. Available on HBO Max.
Those who stay
Dramatic comedy. Of: Alexander Payne. Con: 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 stay to spend Christmas at the establishment, taking care of the students who cannot go to visit their parents.
Won: 93 international awards. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have been killing it.
Where to see it: Premieres on February 8, only in theaters.
The Moon Killers
Crime/Drama. Of: Martin Scorsese Con: 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 a 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover. The characters of Robert De Niro and Leo DiCaprio have blood on their hands.
Won: 95 international awards. She participated out of competition in the last edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Where to see it: It is not in theaters after its October release. It is available by streaming, on Apple TV+.
Maestro
Biographical drama. Of: Bradley Cooper. Con: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke.
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: 18 international awards and competed without luck at the Venice Film Festival.
Where to see it: And streaming, por Netflix.
Oppenheimer
Biographical drama Of: Christopher Nolan. Con: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh.
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 received the most awards.
Where to see it: It is restocked in theaters this Thursday, January 25.
Past Lives
Romantic drama. Of: Celine Song. Con: Greta Lee, Theo Yoo, John Magaro.
Nora and Hae Sung were close friends growing up, until Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. Twenty years later, they meet again.
Won: 61 international awards. She competed, without luck, at the Berlin Festival almost a year ago.
Where to see it: Premieres on February 22, only in theaters.
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Dramatic comedy. Of: Yorgos Lanthimos. Con: 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 places in her the brain of the son she was carrying in her womb, so Bella has a baby’s mind in a body. of woman.
Won: 69 international awards, including the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
Where to see it: In theaters (released on Thursday, January 18).
The area of interest
Historical drama. Of: Jonathan Glazer. Con: Sandra Hülser, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam.
Based on the novel by Martin Amis, Rudolf Höss is an Auschwitz commander who moves with his wife and children to a house next to the concentration camp.
Won: 39 international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
Where to see it: Premieres on February 15, only in theaters.