Top 250 movies, as rated by regular IMDB voters. List updated daily.
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Updated at 2024-04-29 22:22:22
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List of Nominees & Winners:
BRADLEY COOPER "Maestro"
COLMAN DOMINGO "Rustin"
PAUL GIAMATTI "The Holdovers"
CILLIAN MURPHY "Oppenheimer" - WINNER
JEFFREY WRIGHT "American Fiction"
STERLING K. BROWN "American Fiction"
ROBERT DE NIRO "Killers of the Flower Moon"
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. "Oppenheimer" - WINNER
RYAN GOSLING "Barbie"
MARK RUFFALO "Poor Things"
ANNETTE BENING "Nyad"
LILY GLADSTONE "Killers of the Flower Moon"
SANDRA HÜLLER "Anatomy of a Fall"
CAREY MULLIGAN "Maestro"
EMMA STONE "Poor Things" - WINNER
EMILY BLUNT "Oppenheimer"
DANIELLE BROOKS "The Color Purple"
AMERICA FERRERA "Barbie"
JODIE FOSTER "Nyad"
DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH "The Holdovers" - WINNER
"THE BOY AND THE HERON" Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki - WINNER
"ELEMENTAL" Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
"NIMONA" Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
"ROBOT DREAMS" Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
"SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE" Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal
"EL CONDE" Edward Lachman
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Rodrigo Prieto
"MAESTRO" Matthew Libatique
"OPPENHEIMER" Hoyte van Hoytema - WINNER
"POOR THINGS" Robbie Ryan
"BARBIE" Jacqueline Durran
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Jacqueline West
"NAPOLEON" Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
"OPPENHEIMER" Ellen Mirojnick
"POOR THINGS" Holly Waddington - WINNER
"ANATOMY OF A FALL" Justine Triet
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Martin Scorsese
"OPPENHEIMER" Christopher Nolan - WINNER
"POOR THINGS" Yorgos Lanthimos
"THE ZONE OF INTEREST" Jonathan Glazer
"BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT" Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
"THE ETERNAL MEMORY"
"FOUR DAUGHTERS" Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
"TO KILL A TIGER" Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
"20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL" Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath - WINNER
"THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING" Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
"THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK" John Hoffman and Christine Turner
"ISLAND IN BETWEEN" S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
"THE LAST REPAIR SHOP" Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers - WINNER
"NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ" Sean Wang and Sam Davis
"ANATOMY OF A FALL" Laurent Sénéchal
"THE HOLDOVERS" Kevin Tent
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Thelma Schoonmaker
"OPPENHEIMER" Jennifer Lame - WINNER
"POOR THINGS" Yorgos Mavropsaridis
"IO CAPITANO" Italy
"PERFECT DAYS" Japan
"SOCIETY OF THE SNOW" Spain
"THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE" Germany
"THE ZONE OF INTEREST" United Kingdom - WINNER
"GOLDA" Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
"MAESTRO" Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
"OPPENHEIMER" Luisa Abel
"POOR THINGS" Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston - WINNER
"SOCIETY OF THE SNOW" Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
"AMERICAN FICTION" Laura Karpman
"INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY" John Williams
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Robbie Robertson
"OPPENHEIMER" Ludwig Göransson - WINNER
"POOR THINGS" Jerskin Fendrix
"THE FIRE INSIDE" from Flamin' Hot; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"I'M JUST KEN" from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
"IT NEVER WENT AWAY" from American Symphony; Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
"WAHZHAZHE (A SONG FOR MY PEOPLE)" from Killers of the Flower Moon; Music and Lyric by Scott George
"WHAT WAS I MADE FOR?" from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell - WINNER
"AMERICAN FICTION" Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
"ANATOMY OF A FALL" Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
"BARBIE" David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
"THE HOLDOVERS" Mark Johnson, Producer
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
"MAESTRO" Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
"OPPENHEIMER" Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers - WINNER
"PAST LIVES" David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
"POOR THINGS" Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
"THE ZONE OF INTEREST" James Wilson, Producer
"BARBIE" Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON" Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
"NAPOLEON" Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
"OPPENHEIMER" Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
"POOR THINGS" Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek - WINNER
"LETTER TO A PIG" Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
"NINETY-FIVE SENSES" Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
"OUR UNIFORM" Yegane Moghaddam
"PACHYDERME" Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
"WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO" Dave Mullins and Brad Booker - WINNER
"THE AFTER" Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
"INVINCIBLE" Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
"KNIGHT OF FORTUNE" Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
"RED, WHITE AND BLUE" Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
"THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR" Wes Anderson and Steven Rales - WINNER
"THE CREATOR" Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
"MAESTRO" Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE" Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
"OPPENHEIMER" Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell
"THE ZONE OF INTEREST" Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn - WINNER
"THE CREATOR" Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
"GODZILLA MINUS ONE" Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima - WINNER
"GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3" Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE" Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
"NAPOLEON" Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
"AMERICAN FICTION" Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson - WINNER
"BARBIE" Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
"OPPENHEIMER" Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
"POOR THINGS" Screenplay by Tony McNamara
"THE ZONE OF INTEREST" Written by Jonathan Glazer
"ANATOMY OF A FALL" Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari - WINNER
"THE HOLDOVERS" Written by David Hemingson
"MAESTRO" Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
"MAY DECEMBER" Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
"PAST LIVES" Written by Celine Song
This isn't intended to be a comprehensive list. I'm just going to be periodically updating this list with titles from the following IMDB search parameters:
UPDATED: 4/29/24
Nominees & Winners:
Previous Year: https://trakt.tv/users/lac21/lists/95th-academy-awards-oscars-2023
Next Year: https://trakt.tv/users/lac21/lists/97th-academy-awards-oscars-2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96th_Academy_Awards
Pulled from Rotten Tomatoes Top Movies section:
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-movies-of-2023/
UPDATED: 1/2/2024
To understand the franchise:
JP Shōwa era (1954–1975) - Daikaijū movies and a toku TV series.
JP Heisei era (1984–1995) - New timeline sequel to the 1954 film that ignores the Shōwa era.
JP Millennium era (1999–2004) - Anthology where each film is a standalone story, with the 1954 film serving as the only previous point of reference.
* In this era, Mechagodzilla (2002) and Tokyo SOS (2003) are the only films to share continuity and are also connected to Mothra (1961).
JP Era Reiwa (2016-now) - Toho's complete reboot of the franchise.
US Americanized (1956, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1985) - 5 re-edited Japanese films, adding different footage with American actors.
FR Frenchnized (1957) - Obscure re-edited French dubbed that combines elements of the 1954 (JP) and 1956 (US) versions.
ITA "Codzzilla" (1977) - Re-edited and colorized Italian dubbed that uses the US version (1956) plus WWII newsreel and clips from other monster movies.
US Hanna-Barbera (1978-1979) - TV animated series
US TriStar Pictures (1998–2000) - USA remake and a TV animated series.
US Monster Verse (2014-now) - USA Legendary Pictures reboot, plus King Kong and other characters owned by Toho Co with movies, TV series and animations.
This is a list of every movie that has made an appearance on the Top 250 list since the beginning of the site in 1996 through 2024. I will maintain a changelog below for when new movies are added to list.
List made using data from IMDB Top 250 History - https://250.took.nl/
Changelog - https://bit.ly/2E0i6w4
Odd Entries Explained - https://bit.ly/38dS0Ul
96th Academy Awards - The Oscars 2024 nominees and winners:
- Best Picture: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan).
- Best International Feature Film: 05, 11, 12, 13, 14. | 05 - The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer).
- Best Directing: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan).
- Best Actor: 02, 06, 07, 09, 15. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy).
- Best Actress: 01, 03, 04, 09, 16. | 01 - Poor Things (Emma Stone).
- Best Supporting Actor: 01, 02, 03, 07, 10. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Robert Downey Jr.).
- Best Supporting Actress: 02, 06, 10, 16, 17. | 06 - The Holdovers (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).
- Best Original Screenplay: 04, 06, 08, 09, 18. | 04 - Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, Arthur Harari).
- Best Adapted Screenplay: 01, 02, 05, 07, 10. | 07 - American Fiction (Cord Jefferson).
- Best Cinematography: 01, 02, 03, 09, 19. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Hoyte Van Hoytema).
- Best Film Editing: 01, 02, 03, 04, 06. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame).
- Best Production Design: 01, 02, 03, 10, 20. | 01 - Poor Things.
- Best Costume Design: 01, 02, 03, 10, 20. | 01 - Poor Things.
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: 01, 02, 09, 13, 21. | 01 - Poor Things.
- Best Original Score: 01, 02, 03, 07, 22. | 02 - Oppenheimer (Ludwig Göransson).
- Best Original Song: 03, 10, 10, 23, 33. | 10 - Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell "What Was I Made For?").
- Best Sound: 02, 05, 09, 24, 25. | 05 - The Zone of Interest.
- Best Visual Effects: 20, 24, 25, 26, 27. | 26 - Godzilla Minus One.
- Best Documentary Feature: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. | 28 - 20 Days in Mariupol (Mstyslav Chernov).
- Best Animated Film: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38. | 34 - The Boy and the Heron (Hayao Miyazaki).
- Best Live Action Short Film: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43. | 39 - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
- Best Documentary Short Subject: 44, 45, 46, 47, 48. | 45 - The Last Repair Shop.
- Best Animated Short Film: 49, 50, 51, 52, 53. | 50 - War Is Over!.
One Of The Best LIST!!!
A list of all the 2023 Academy Award Nominees.
Oppenheimer
Cillian Murphy
Oppenheimer
Emma Stone
Poor Things
Robert Downey Jr.
Oppenheimer
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
The Holdovers
Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
United Kingdom
The Boy and the Heron
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Oppenheimer
What Was I Made For?
Barbie
20 Days in Mariupol
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Last Repair Shop
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Poor Things
Poor Things
96th Academy Awards - The Oscars 2024 nominees:
- Best Picture: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10.
- Best International Feature Film: 05, 11, 12, 13, 14.
- Best Directing: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05.
- Best Actor: 02, 06, 07, 09, 15.
- Best Actress: 01, 03, 04, 09, 16.
- Best Supporting Actor: 01, 02, 03, 07, 10.
- Best Supporting Actress: 02, 06, 10, 16, 17.
- Best Original Screenplay: 04, 06, 08, 09, 18.
- Best Adapted Screenplay: 01, 02, 05, 07, 10.
- Best Cinematography: 01, 02, 03, 09, 19.
- Best Film Editing: 01, 02, 03, 04, 06.
- Best Production Design: 01, 02, 03, 10, 20.
- Best Costume Design: 01, 02, 03, 10, 20.
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: 01, 02, 09, 13, 21.
- Best Original Score: 01, 02, 03, 07, 22.
- Best Original Song: 03, 10, 10, 23, 33.
- Best Sound: 02, 05, 09, 24, 25.
- Best Visual Effects: 20, 24, 25, 26, 27.
- Best Documentary Feature: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
- Best Animated Film: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38.
- Best Live Action Short Film: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43.
- Best Documentary Short Subject: 44, 45, 46, 47, 48.
- Best Animated Short Film: 49, 50, 51, 52, 53.
All Toho Kaiju films, plus a few other series.
Nominees and Winners
Full list. Categories and nominees in each movie's NOTES.
Ceremony: March 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM PST
All of the features and shorts that are nominated at the 2024 Academy Awards.
More on where to watch them all:
https://explosionnetwork.com/oscars-2024-where-to-stream-and-watch-all-the-nominated-movies/
2024 Critics Choice Awards nominees and winners:
- Best Picture: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10. | 01 - Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan).
- Best Foreign Language Film: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. | 11 - Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet).
- Best Director: 01, 02, 04, 05, 08, 09. | 01 - Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan).
- Best Actor: 01, 04, 05, 06, 08, 17. | 04 - The Holdovers (Paul Giamatti).
- Best Actress: 02, 03, 05, 08, 09, 11. | 02 - Poor Things (Emma Stone).
- Best Supporting Actor: 01, 02, 05, 06, 09, 18. | 01 - Oppenheimer (Robert Downey Jr.).
- Best Supporting Actress: 01, 04, 09, 10, 18, 19. | 04 - The Holdovers (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).
- Best Original Screenplay: 02, 03, 08, 09, 18, 20. | 09 - Barbie (Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach).
- Best Adapted Screenplay: 01, 02, 05, 06, 21, 22. | 06 - American Fiction (Cord Jefferson).
- Best Cinematography: 01, 02, 05, 07, 08, 09. | 01 - Oppenheimer (Hoyte Van Hoytema).
- Best Editing: 01, 02, 05, 08, 09, 20. | 01 - Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame).
- Best Comedy: 02, 03, 06, 09, 23, 24. | 09 - Barbie (Greta Gerwig).
- Best Production Design: 01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 25. | 09 - Barbie *.
- Best Costume Design: 02, 05, 09, 10, 26, 27. | *09** - Barbie *.
- Best Hair & Makeup: 01, 02, 08, 09, 10, 28. | *09** - Barbie *.
- Best Score: 01, 02, 05, 09, 13, 34. | *01** - Oppenheimer (Ludwig Göransson).
- Best Song: 09, 09, 09, 17, 36, 38. | 09 - Barbie ("I'm Just Ken").
- Best Visual Effects: 01, 02, 29, 30, 31, 34. | 01 - Oppenheimer.
- Best Young Actor/Actress: 04, 09, 11, 21, 26, 31. | 04 - The Holdovers (Dominic Sessa).
- Best Acting Ensemble: 01, 04, 05, 09, 10, 20. | 01 - Oppenheimer.
- Best Animated Feature: 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. | 32 - The Boy and the Heron (Hayao Miyazaki).
- Best Comedy Special: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44. | 39 - John Mulaney: Baby J.
List compiled from (article and podcast): https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/949-best-films-of-2023
Four Top 10 lists - from Adam, Josh, Michael Phillips and Marya E. Gates
Ranked by number of consensus Top 10 selections (most Top 10 selections first), then average place from all the lists
1: Past Lives - Michael (#1), Marya (#3)
2: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt - Josh (#5), Marya (#1)
3: Killers of the Flower Moon - Adam (#3), Michael (#3)
4: All of Us Strangers - Adam (#1), Josh (#6)
5: Asteroid City - Adam (#4), Josh (#3)
6: Anatomy of a Fall - Adam (#7), Josh (#2)
7: Oppenheimer - Adam (#2), Michael (#9)
8: Barbie - Josh (#10), Michael (#4)
9: The Zone of Interest - Adam (#10), Michael (#6)
10: May December - Adam (#8), Michael (#10)
Besides the 10 consensus movies, there are some outliers that only made it to one Top 10 list
11: The Holdovers - Adam (#5)
12: The Taste of Things - Adam (#6)
13: The Teachers’ Lounge - Adam (#9)
14: The Boy and the Heron - Josh (#1)
15: You Hurt My Feelings - Josh (#4)
16: Skinamarink - Josh (#7)
17: Priscilla - Josh (#8)
18: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Josh (#9)
19: The Boy - Michael (#2)
20: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. - Michael (#5)
21: Return to Seoul - Michael (#7)
22: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Michael (#8)
23: Plan 75 - Marya (#2)
24: Amanda - Marya (#4)
25: Fremont - Marya (#4)
26: The Blue Caftan - Marya (#5)
27: Godland - Marya (#6)
28: La Chimera - Marya (#7)
29: Kokomo City - Marya (#8)
30: Lakota Nation vs. United States - Marya (#9)
31: BlackBerry - Marya (#10)
Finally, below are the movies that made it to the 11-20 of at least one critic
32: Showing Up - Adam, Michael
33: Poor Things - Adam, Michael
34: Suzume - Adam, Josh
35: Four Daughters - Josh, Michael
36: The Iron Claw - Adam
37: The Killer - Adam
38: Menus-Plaisirs: Les Les Troisgros - Adam
39: Godzilla Minus One - Josh
40: Rodeo - Josh
41: Fair Play - Michael
42: I’m a Virgo - Michael
43: In the Rearview - Michael
44: The Royal Hotel - Michael
45: A Thousand and One - Michael
46: The Unknown Country - Michael
47: Blue Jean - Marya
48: Passages - Marya
49: Origin - Marya
50: Hannah Ha Ha - Marya
51: Brother - Marya
52: King Coal - Marya
53: Bottoms - Marya
Godzilla go roar :)
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