And the 2023 Oscar Nominees Should Be …
Academy voters will do what they want, but if our chief critics had their way, these are the films and performers that would be up for Oscars this year.
Best Picture
A scene from “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” a documentary directed by Laura Poitras. via Nan Goldin
Best Picture
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Best Director
Jafar Panahi in “No Bears,” a film which he also directed. Sideshow and Janus Films
Best Director
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Jafar Panahi
‘No Bears’
Jordan Peele
‘Nope’
Todd Field
‘Tár’
Laura Poitras
‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’
Gina Prince-Bythewood
‘The Woman King’
Joanna Hogg
‘The Eternal Daughter’
Park Chan-Wook
‘Decision to Leave’
Jerzy Skolimowski
‘EO’
Best Actor
Daniel Kaluuya as O.J. in “Nope.” Universal Pictures
Best Actor
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Daniel Kaluuya
‘Nope’
Viggo Mortensen
‘Crimes of the Future’
Jafar Panahi
‘No Bears’
Franz Rogowski
‘Great Freedom’
Benjamin Voisin
‘Lost Illusions’
Freddie Gibbs
‘Down With the King’
Daniel Giménez Cacho
‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’
Paul Mescal
‘Aftersun’
Channing Tatum
‘Dog’
Best Actress
Vicky Krieps as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in “Corsage.” Universal Pictures
Best Actress
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Michelle Yeoh
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Vicky Krieps
‘Corsage’
Cate Blanchett
‘Tár’
Keke Palmer
‘Nope’
Léa Seydoux
‘One Fine Morning’
Park Ji-Min
‘Return to Seoul’
Tilda Swinton
‘The Eternal Daughter’
Tang Wei
‘Decision to Leave’
Best Supporting Actor
Tako, one of six donkeys sharing the title role of “EO.” Sideshow and Janus Films
Best Supporting Actor
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Matthew Maher
‘Funny Pages’
Brandon Perea
‘Nope’
Jeremy Strong
‘Armageddon Time’
Tako
‘EO’
Steven Yeun
‘Nope’
Brendan Gleeson
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Tenoch Huerta Mejía
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Vincent Lacoste
‘Lost Illusions’
Ke Huy Quan
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Mark Rylance
‘Bones and All’
Best Supporting Actress
Lashana Lynch in “The Woman King.” Sony Pictures
Best Supporting Actress
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Lashana Lynch
‘The Woman King’
Gwendoline Christie
‘Flux Gourmet’
Claire Foy
‘Women Talking’
Stephanie Hsu
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Judith Ivey
‘Women Talking’
Marietta
‘EO’
Keke Palmer
‘Nope’
Tilda Swinton
‘The Eternal Daughter’
Gabrielle Union
‘The Inspection’
Best Original Screenplay
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and James Hong in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Allyson Riggs/A24, via Associated Press
Best Original Screenplay
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott
Best Adapted Screenplay
Benjamin Voisin and Vincent Lacoste in “Lost Illusions.” Music Box Films
Best Adapted Screenplay
Manohla Dargis
A. O. Scott