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 directs it, the awards they won and how to see them: Are they in theaters or streaming?
The ceremony took place this Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Here they go, in alphabetical order
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: 60 international awards, including the Audience Award at the Toronto 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 streaming on Amazon Prime, on Tuesday, February 27.
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: 99 awards, including the Palme d’Or at the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival. It aspired to 5 statuettes from the Academy, and won one, for best original screenplay, co-written by its French director Justine Triet.
Where to see it: It premiered on Thursday, January 25, only in theaters.
Where to see 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: 185 international awards, mostly for the song by Billie Eilish What Was I Made For? and she was nominated for 8 Oscars, and won only one, precisely the one for this song.
Where to see it: It was restored in theaters on 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 professor at a school in Massachusetts. Solitary, 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: 131 international awards. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph were killing it. 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.
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: 121 international awards. She participated out of competition in the last edition of the Cannes Film Festival. He had 10 Oscar nominations and did not win in any category.
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: 25 international awards and competed without luck at the Venice Film Festival. He didn’t win anything on Sunday night either: he had 7 candidates.
Where to see it: And streaming, por Netflix.
Oppenheimer
Biographical drama: 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: 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.
Past Lives
Romantic drama. Of: Celine Song. Con: Greta Lee, Theo Yoo, John Magaro.
Nora and Hae Sung were very close friends in their childhood, until Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. Twenty years later, they meet again.
Won: 78 international awards. She competed, without luck, at the Berlin Festival a year ago. She had two Oscar nominations, and won neither.
Where to see it: It premiered on Thursday, February 29, only in theaters.
poor creatures
Dramatic comedy. Of: Yorgos Lanthimos. Con: Emma Stone, Mark RuffaloWillem Dafoe.
Bella is a young woman who commits suicide by jumping into the Thames in the 19th century, and she 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 woman’s body.
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, production design, and makeup and hair.
Where to see it: In theaters (released on Thursday, January 18). And from March 20, on Star+.
Area of interest
Historical drama. Of: Jonathan Glazer. Con: Sandra Hüller, Christian FriedelFreya 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: 55 international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. It competed in five categories for the Oscar, and was the winner in two: best international film and best sound.
Where to see it: It premiered on February 15, only in theaters.