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Oscars Best Picture race: a warm-up

It's Oscars month. The 95th Academy Awards will be on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and viewers in Thailand can watch the ceremony live on the morning of March 13.

Ahead of the upcoming award ceremony, let's get warmed up for the event and take a look at a few Best Picture nominations. Some of them are still available in Thai cinemas while others are on streaming platforms.

Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once. (Photos © IMDB.com)

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Available on Google Play Thailand

The film starring Michelle Yeoh earned 11 nominations this year including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. It's also considered a favourite to win the Best Picture accolade.

Avatar: The Way Of Water. 

Avatar: The Way Of Water

Available in cinemas

James Cameron's film was a major box office success and grossed more than US$2.26 billion (79.2 billion baht) worldwide. It is the highest-grossing film of 2022, the highest-grossing film of the Covid-19 pandemic era and the third highest-grossing film of all time, following Avatar and Avengers: Endgame.

The Fabelmans. (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures)

The Fabelmans

Available on Google Play Thailand

The semi-autobiographical story by Steven Speilberg is one of the most nominated films this year and is up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Design and Best Original Score.

Tár. 

Tár

Available in cinemas

This psychological drama starring Cate Blanchett tells the story of fictional character Lydia Tár, the first female chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival where Blanchett won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.

Top Gun: Maverick. (Photo: United International Pictures)

Top Gun: Maverick

Available on iTunes Store

Top Gun: Maverick received six nominations this year including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.

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