With the announcement of the 96th Academy AwardⓇ nominations, AMC is proud to present nine of the Best Picture nominees back on the big screen. This year’s nominees range from hit blockbusters like BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER to more intimate films, such as ANATOMY OF A FALL or PAST LIVES. Seven of the nominees are selected as part of the AMC Artisan Films programming, recognizing films that are driven by innovators and encourage discussion, with fresh, diverse perspectives.
The continued support of our loyal AMC Best Picture Showcase fanbase has helped us bring together cinephiles from around the country to celebrate the previous year in movies. This year, the AMC Best Picture Showcase will celebrate the collection of the year’s Best Picture OscarⓇ nominees beginning on January 26 and available through March 10.
And the Best Picture nominees are…
American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright gives an Academy Award-nominated performance as a struggling Black author who jokingly writes a novel full of racial stereotypes that, much to his horror, becomes a huge hit in the thought-provoking satire, AMERICAN FICTION. Director Cord Jefferson also received a nod for his screenplay – which he adapted from Percival Everett’s book, “Erasure” – along with Laura Karpman’s original score and Sterling K. Brown’s supporting performance.
AMERICAN FICTION
Anatomy Of A Fall
While France did not submit ANATOMY OF A FALL as its official selection for this year’s Best International Feature category, the Academy recognized this intense drama starring Sandra Hüller as a woman suspected of murdering her husband as a Best Picture contender. In addition to Hüller’s Best Actress nomination, Justine Triet was also recognized for directing and collaborating with co-writer Arthur Harari on this puzzling crime thriller that is also up for Best Film Editing and was previously selected as an AMC Artisan Film.
ANATOMY OF A FALL
Barbie
Margot Robbie stars as the title character of BARBIE, in which she and her boyfriend, Ken (Ryan Gosling in a Best Supporting Actor-nominated performance) travel beyond their idyllic fantasy world and into our reality after she suffers an existential crisis. Director Greta Gerwig’s feature adaptation of the popular toy line wound up becoming one of the biggest surprises of 2023, earning widespread critical acclaim and topping the year’s box office, but its Best Picture nod is easily its greatest honor.
BARBIE
The Holdovers
Magic seems to happen every time Paul Giamatti collaborates with director Alexander Payne and the latest bit of proof is the heartwarming and hilarious Best Picture nominee, THE HOLDOVERS. The actor earned his second Oscar nomination, this time for his role as a disgruntled teacher forming an unlikely bond with a troubled student (Angus Tully) while spending their boarding academy’s winter break together in the early ‘70s. Joy Da’Vine Randolph’s performance as a cafeteria worker in the AMC Artisan Film also earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
THE HOLDOVERS
