Best Picture Power Rankings: August 2023 Edition

It’s nearly that time of year again! With the fall festivals right around the corner, Oscar season is almost upon us, and we’ll soon have a brand-new batch of films to watch. But that doesn’t mean we can’t start talking about them now! Let’s take our first snapshot of the Oscar race and determine which films will be in the conversation for Academy Awards next spring!

2024 Oscar Predictions (Pre-Festival Edition)

Now that summer is winding to a close and we know (most of) the lineups for this year’s Telluride, Toronto, and Venice Film Festivals next month, it’s time to update our predictions for the 96th Academy Awards! Which films and performances, some sight unseen, do I think will be present at next year’s ceremony? Who will take home the biggest prizes of the night?