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.
Todd Haynes’s May December, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon claimed the top spots among films released in the U.S. in 2023 on Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey. Of the films that screened at festivals worldwide but have not yet announced stateside distribution, Eduardo Williams’s The Human Surge 3, Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka, and Víctor Erice’s Close Your Eyes received top rankings.
Killers of the Flower Moon took the top National Board of Review (NBR) 2023 awards winning Best Film; Martin Scorsese for Best Director; and Lily Gladstone for Best Actress.
Nominations were revealed today for the film and television categories of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards with American Fiction, May December and Past Lives leading the film nominations with five each.
Indie films All Of Us Strangers, Past Lives, The Zone of Interest, and A Thousand and One are among feature films receiving nominations for the 33rd Annual Gotham Awards.
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) unveiled its full 2023 film line-up of 267 films including the hilarious musical mockumentary Theater Camp as Closing Night Gala presentation for the festival’s 71st edition set for in-cinemas from August 3-20, 2023.
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.
The 25th anniversary edition of Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) taking place in-person across Sarasota through April 2, 2023 opened on Saturday, March 25 with Dawn Porter’s Cirque Du Soleil: Without A Net. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look into “O”, Cirque’s flagship production, on its journey back after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sight and Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine chose Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, which recently won 7 BIFAs as the Best Film of the Year. Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio give astonishing performances as a father and daughter on holiday in Turkey in the late 1990s, in this moving and reflective feature debut. Alice Diop’s Saint Omer came in at 2nd place and Park Chanwook’s DECISION TO LEAVE in 3rd place.
A24 revealed the official trailer for Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny drama starring Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, John Magaro, André Benjamin, and Judd Hirsch.
Cannes Film Festival announced the Official Selection for the 75th edition of the festival. Michel Hazanavicius’ zombie comedy Z (Comme Z) starring Bérénice Bejo and Romain Duris will open the festival Out of Competition.
