The 95th Academy Awards are just days away, and this year’s race for Best Picture is a stacked and diverse group of films.
We have two legitimate non-Marvel blockbusters in Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water. We have a truly brutal war epic from Germany in All Quiet on the Western Front, a ridiculously awesome and original multiversal adventure in Everything Everywhere All at Once, and an Irish black tragicomedy in The Banshees of Inisherin.
Steven Spielberg is in the race too with his semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans (though, it seems like he thinks Maverick should win). We also have a traditional biopic in Elvis (well, as traditional as a Baz Luhrmann film can be) and a biopic about a fictional person in Todd Field’s psychological drama Tár, which is a real showcase for Cate Blanchett, the favorite to win Best Actress, running just ahead of Michelle Yeoh. Women Talking and Triangle of Sadness round out the field.
Ahead of the 2023 Oscars, we — self-proclaimed movie experts at For The Win — are here to tell you who should win and who will win for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.
Let’s dive in.