Oscars 2024: Best Film Nominees

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American Fiction (2023)

This comedy drama written and directed by Cord Jefferson is his directorial debut for a feature film. The film follows a frustrated professor who writes a stereotypical novel as satire, only for the book to do very well in the market.

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

This is a French legal-drama thriller directed by Justine Triet. It is the story of a writer who is trying to prove her innocence after being suspected her husband's death. The couple have a blind son who faces a moral dilemma as he is the sole witness of the incident.

Barbie (2023)

This American fantasy comedy film is directed by Greta Gerwig. It is based on the popular dolls made my Mattel. It is the first live-action Barbie film after multiple animated films and specials. 

The Holdovers (2023)

This Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne, is set in the 1970s. It is about a strict teacher at a boarding school who is forced to chaperone a group of students who had nowhere to go for Christmas break.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

This film directed Martin Scorsese is based on the 2017 non-fiction book by David Grann with the same title. The film is set in 1920s Oklahoma, focusing on a few murders after oil was discovered on tribal land.

Maestro (2023)

This romantic drama film directed by Bradley Cooper, is a biographical story that tells us about the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre.

Oppenheimer (2023)

This historical film directed by Christopher Nolan is this epic biographical story of Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who is credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb".

Past Lives (2023)

This romantic drama film by Celine Song is her directorial debut in feature films. The film follows two childhood friends over the course of many years. They navigate the nature of their relationship as their lives change. 

Poor Things (2023)

This black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos tells the story of Bella Baxter, a young woman from the Victorian era who is resurrected by a scientist following her suicide.

The Zone of Interest (2023)

This historical drama film directed by Jonathan Glazer, is the story of a German Nazi commandant and his family. He strives to build a life with his wife, in their home next to the German Auschwitz concentration camp.