One of the highlights of the 2023 movie scene was the Barbenheimer phenomenon in which two drastically different films, Greta Gerwig’s hot pink feminist adventure Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s somber historical narrative Oppenheimer, shared a release date. (I personally got an even bigger kick out of “Saw Patrol” when torture porn horror film Saw X and children’s cartoon PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie came out on the same date later in the year, although this crossover received far less attention than Barbenheimer.) Barbie ultimately defeated Oppenheimer at both the domestic and international box office, but the next battle is just beginning: both films have been nominated for the esteemed title of Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards.
The other movies competing against Barbie and Oppenheimer are Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Celine Song’s Past Lives, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest. As with last year, Regal Cinemas will be bringing all 10 films back to the big screen during the week leading up to the ceremony with their Best Picture Film Festival. All of the nominees will each play on three different days between March 1st and 10th (with the exception of Anatomy of a Fall, which is only playing on two days).
Here are the dates for each film’s showings, in alphabetical order:
American Fiction
-Friday March 1
-Monday March 4
-Saturday March 9
Anatomy of a Fall
-Sunday March 3
-Saturday March 9
Barbie
-Saturday March 2
-Wednesday March 6
-Friday March 8
The Holdovers
-Tuesday March 5
-Friday March 8
-Saturday March 10
Killers of the Flower Moon
-Sunday March 3
-Thursday March 7
-Saturday March 9
Maestro
-Friday March 1
-Tuesday March 5
-Thursday March 7
Oppenheimer
-Saturday March 2,
-Monday March 4
-Sunday March 10
Past Lives
-Friday March 1
-Tuesday March 5
-Thursday March 8
Poor Things
-Sunday March 3
-Wednesday March 6
-Thursday March 7
The Zone of Interest
-Saturday March 2
-Monday March 4
-Wednesday March 6
Tickets are only $5 for Regal Crown Club members. In addition, unlike certain special events, the Film Festival is included with Regal Unlimited which means subscribers will be able to watch all of the Best Picture nominees for free. You can purchase tickets in asvance here or on the Regal mobile app.
