By Marybel Sacramento ’26
Staff writer
On March 12, Hollywood hosted the biggest party and award show of the year, which is well-known to the film industry and the world as “The Oscars.” Since the beginning, the event has sparked controversy each year regarding which actor/actress/movie won the Oscar, who should have won Best “____” or even featured an exciting turn of events that shook the audience and the world, such as last year. In this issue, in spite of the recent event that took place on March 12, I would like to rank this year’s Best Picture nominees, including the “Best Picture” winner for any movie lovers out there who are interested.
10. Avatar: The Way of Water
9. The Fablemans
8. Women Talking
7. Triangle of Sadness
6. All Quiet on The Western Front
5. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Elvis
2. Tar
1. Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
“Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” is now the most awarded film of all time with a claim of 164 awards, beating Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of The Rings: Return of The King” with 101 awards. I believed it was expected for them to win Best Picture and I am glad that it did because it is the most different and creative movie out of all of the nominees. To me, this movie was created from a different angle and had the same premise as “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” but was much better. It had action, comedy, dramatic acting, heartfelt moments, and totally random moments that made me question what was happening. But in the end, it had a beautiful message and was well-rounded on what the movie was about all along.
The reason why I ranked “Avatar: The Way of Water” last is because I believe it was the least deserving and not the greatest movie of the year. Sure, it might have saved the theater and is the third-highest-grossing movie of all time, but the story itself was not compelling and was way too long to keep me interested. The visual effects were both amazing and breath-taking on the big screen compared to any MCU movie that has been released recently, but the story itself was not as strong compared to the first film. Knowing James Cameron’s work in the science fiction category, he goes for more action, crazy but original camera takes, and visually stunning kinds of movies, while paying less attention to the acting. But for my taste, it was too long and should have been kept a half an hour shorter like the first one. But it is uncertain what is to come for the future as Disney and Cameron plan to make three more movies in the franchise, all while having the most expensive movie and franchise budget ever at their disposal.
