23 December 2023: The 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the finalists in ten different categories.
The meta-comedy "Barbie" by Greta Gerwig received the most mentions overall—five total—including sound and original song for each of its three submissions. "Society of the Snow" and "Killers of the Flower Moon" both demonstrated strength with four mentions each in four different categories.
Voters will take off for their preferred holiday spots to watch the films they missed during the 2023 holiday break.
This week, two columns on the Awards Circuit discuss the quantity of comedy competing for the prizes and the films that are popular at home.
Movies gaining momentum: 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' are starting to separate themselves from the group, while 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Poor Things' are pursuing them closely. "American Fiction," "The Holdovers," and "Maestro" are all still making waves and will try to catch up in January at several events and award shows.
The biggest gain this week is "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," which may be aiming to create history by becoming the first animated film winner in the category after making the visual effects shortlist.
Despite not making the Critics Choice Awards' list of the top 10 films, its potential prominence was sufficient to get it back into the predicted list of Best Picture nominees.
Best Picture:
“American Fiction” (MGM)
Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson, Nikos Karamigios, Ben LeClair
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Mark Johnson, Bill Block, David Hemingson
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
Dan Friedkin, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas, Daniel Lupi
“Maestro“ (Netflix)
Fred Berner, Bradley Cooper, Amy Durning, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) ***
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan
“Past Lives” (A24)
David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Ewa Puszczynska, James Wilson
The official candidates will be announced on January 23, and the Oscar nomination period will take place from January 11–16, 2024.
Sunday, March 10, 2024, will mark the 96th Academy Awards ceremony.
