Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

22 movies

Critics’ Picks: Films 2023 · Recognition 2021–2026

Films released in 2023 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Only films with a known Critics Score of 85+ are included, ordered by Critics Score.

2023 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 22 films in this collection.

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1
PL
Celine Song · South Korea; United States
202394.479.794.887.3
●BERLIN 2023●OSCAR 2024
Drama, Romance105 min
2
WO
Michal Englert; Malgorzata Szumowska · Poland; Sweden
202389.2~68.593.970.8
●VENICE 2023
Drama132 min
3
T
Lila Avilés · Mexico; Denmark; France
202389.472.293.370.0
●BERLIN 2023
Drama95 min
4
TZ
Jonathan Glazer · United Kingdom; Poland; United States
202394.174.493.089.6
◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024
Drama, History, War105 min
5
LC
Alice Rohrwacher · Italy; France; Switzerland
202390.175.792.871.6
●CANNES 2023
Adventure, Comedy, Drama131 min
6
GB
Agnieszka Holland · Poland; Czech Republic; France; Belgium
202391.972.091.981.4
◆VENICE 2023
Drama152 min
7
O
Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom
202396.783.091.796.6
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
Biography, Drama, History180 min
8
KO
Martin Scorsese · United States
202394.176.691.089.3
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Crime, Drama, History206 min
9
AD
Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Turkey; France; Germany
202390.379.390.171.6
●CANNES 2023
Drama197 min
10
PT
Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States
202395.879.090.195.7
🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance141 min
11
FL
Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany
202392.474.489.983.3
◆CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance81 min
12
AO
Justine Triet · France
202395.878.089.796.2
🏆CANNES 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Crime, Drama, Mystery151 min
13
TT
Tran Anh Hung · France
202389.875.389.271.6
●CANNES 2023
Drama, History, Romance135 min
14
MD
Todd Haynes · United States
202389.069.888.571.6
●CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama117 min
15
OO
Stéphane Brizé · France
202388.5~67.288.570.8
●VENICE 2023
Drama115 min
16
TH
Alexander Payne · United States
202394.279.887.289.3
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama133 min
17
ED
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · Japan
202391.472.286.581.4
◆VENICE 2023
Drama106 min
18
A
Christian Petzold · Germany
202391.172.185.880.6
◆BERLIN 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance102 min
19
FD
Kaouther Ben Hania · France; Germany; Tunisia; Saudi Arabia
202389.676.685.671.6
●CANNES 2023
Documentary107 min
20
PD
Wim Wenders · Japan; Germany
202390.180.785.671.6
●CANNES 2023
Drama124 min
21
AF
Cord Jefferson · United States
202392.776.485.685.3
●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama117 min
22
M
Hirokazu Koreeda · Japan
202390.180.885.271.6
●CANNES 2023
Drama, Mystery, Thriller127 min
#1
PL
2023 · Celine Song · 105 min
Drama · Romance
●BERLIN 2023●OSCAR 2024
#2
WO
2023 · Michal Englert; Malgorzata Szumowska · 132 min
Drama
●VENICE 2023
#3
T
2023 · Lila Avilés · 95 min
Drama
●BERLIN 2023
#4
TZ
2023 · Jonathan Glazer · 105 min
Drama · History · War
◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024
#5
LC
2023 · Alice Rohrwacher · 131 min
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2023
#7
O
2023 · Christopher Nolan · 180 min
Biography · Drama · History
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
#8
KO
2023 · Martin Scorsese · 206 min
Crime · Drama · History
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#10
PT
2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos · 141 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#11
FL
2023 · Aki Kaurismäki · 81 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆CANNES 2023
#12
AO
2023 · Justine Triet · 151 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery
🏆CANNES 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#13
TT
2023 · Tran Anh Hung · 135 min
Drama · History · Romance
●CANNES 2023
#14
MD
2023 · Todd Haynes · 117 min
Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2023
#16
TH
2023 · Alexander Payne · 133 min
Comedy · Drama
●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024
#18
A
2023 · Christian Petzold · 102 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆BERLIN 2023
#19
FD
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania · 107 min
Documentary
●CANNES 2023
#20
PD
2023 · Wim Wenders · 124 min
Drama
●CANNES 2023
#21
AF
2023 · Cord Jefferson · 117 min
Comedy · Drama
●OSCAR 2024
#22
M
2023 · Hirokazu Koreeda · 127 min
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
●CANNES 2023

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 22 films released in 2023 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film has a known Critics Score of at least 85. Missing critics’ ratings are excluded. Critics Score combines ratings from trusted sources; it is not an individual Rotten Tomatoes percentage or Metacritic score. Release year and recognition year are separate: a film can receive recognition at a later ceremony or festival.

Past Lives leads this Critics Score ranking with 94.8. Oppenheimer has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.0). Past Lives has one of the highest known Critics scores (94.8). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Past Lives

    Celine Song · 2023 · 105 min

    Audience 79.7 · Critics 94.8 · Total 94.4

    Berlin 2023: Main Competition
    Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)

  2. 2. Woman of...

    Michal Englert; Malgorzata Szumowska · 2023 · 132 min

    Audience 68.5 · Critics 93.9 · Total 89.2 (provisional)

    Venice 2023: Main Competition

  3. 3. Totem

    Lila Avilés · 2023 · 95 min

    Audience 72.2 · Critics 93.3 · Total 89.4

    Berlin 2023: Main Competition

How the ranking works

Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 85-point minimum is applied before ranking. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.