The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the three hundred twenty-one feature films eligible for the 2023 Academy Awards®. There are 265 feature films eligible for consideration in the Best Picture category, which has additional eligibility requirements beyond those for general entry.
BAFTA revealed the long list of films advancing to the nominating stage of voting. This is the initial longlisting round.
The Michigan Movie Critics Guild announced its 2023 winners awarding Barbie the honors of best picture, best director and best supporting actor for Ryan Gosling.
Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers starring Andrew Scott walked away with the award for Best British Independent Film at the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). Haigh also won the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Two winners were announced for Best Supporting Performance with Paul Mescal winning one of those awards for his role in the film. In total, All of Us Strangers won 7 awards including the previously announced craft awards Best Cinematography for Jamie D. Ramsay, Best Editing for Jonathan Alberts and Best Music Supervision for Connie Farr.
The 47th Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) taking place Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023, revealed the full lineup, headlined by the Opening Night presentation of Polite Society. Starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya, the film follows a martial artist-in-training who enlists her friends to help save her older sister from her impending marriage in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Focus Features debuted the official trailer for Polite Society, the action comedy film starring Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Akshay Khanna, Seraphina Beh, and Ella Bruccoleri, set to world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance Film Festival unveiled the 99 feature-length films representing 23 countries at the 2023 festival set to take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 24–29, 2023.
The action comedy film Polite Society marks the feature debut for writer/director Nida Manzoor, creator of We Are Lady Parts.