With Oscars weekend almost upon us, those who have been anointed Hollywood’s best and brightest over the past 12 months will gather together to hand out Academy Awards.

Once again, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has opted to nominate the maximum number of films allowed – 10 – in the best picture category for 2023.

We have a range of movies represented, from biopic to historical epic to technological spectacle and surrealist comedy, and there’s even two sequels up for the award in the form of Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick.

Everything Everywhere All at Once leads the pack with 11 nominations and a recent sweep at the Independent Spirit Awards, but All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin are close behind with nine apiece and the former being crowned the favourite at the Baftas.

With everything to play for, and a few upsets never off the table (Steven Spielberg is a popular man), here’s a round-up of the reviews from our Metro.co.uk critics of every film in contention for the best picture gong.

Elvis review

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