Which Best Picture Nominees have the Best Theatrical Poster?

Feb 21, 2023 17:24

This Oscar season sees 10 films nominated for Best Picture. Though there were plenty of arthouse dramas nominated, there were also several box office hits like Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick, as well as widely-known crowd-pleasers such as Elvis and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Were they all good? Who cares! Let's judge them based on their theatrical posters!

Peruse the posters below and pick your favorites:


Triangle of Sadness
Poster design by The Einstein Couple
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 72%
This satirical dark comedy follows a group of wealthy elites on a luxury cruise line that sinks, leaving its guests stranded on an island.




Avatar: The Way of Water
Poster design by LA
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77%
Taking place sixteen years after the first installment, The Way of Water follows Jake Sully and his family leaving their home behind in search of the Metkayina tribe of the Na'vi when human invaders unexpectedly return to Pandora.



All Quiet on the Western Front
Poster design by Empire Design
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Based on the classic novel, All Quiet on the Western Front follows a group of young men who are persuaded into enlisting in World War I.



Top Gun: Maverick
Poster design by Concept Arts
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Taking place over thirty years after the original, Maverick sees the title character returning to Top Gun as a teacher, preparing students to perform a highly dangerous, and important, mission.



Tár
Poster design by AV Print
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
One of the greatest living conductors, the film follows Lydia Tár as she attempts to put a symphony together before slowly capturing the downfall of her life and career.



The Banshees of Inisherin
Poster Designer unknown
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Set on a fictional island off the coast of Ireland in the 1920s, The Banshees of Inisherin tells the story of two lifelong friends who enter a bitter rivalry when one of them abruptly ends the friendship.



Everything Everywhere All at Once
Poster design by AV Print
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Michelle Yeoh takes on the role of Evelyn Wang, a struggling mother, wife, and laundromat owner. Everything changes when she's contacted by her husband from an alternate universe, as she learns she must access her alternate selves in order to save the multiverse from an omnipotent threat.



The Fabelmans
Poster design by B O N D
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
The Fabelmans sees Steven Spielberg returning to his youth in this semi-autobiographical story of a young boy who becomes obsessed with filmmaking while growing up amidst domestic and societal troubles.



Elvis
Poster design by Concept Arts
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77%
Elvis tells the life story of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley, primarily focusing on his rising stardom and his rocky relationship with his producer Tom Parker.



Women Talking
Poster design by BLT Communications, LLC
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Women Talking is set in a religious colony in isolation where the women find out that the men have been drugging and assaulting the women for years. With this shocking discovery, it's up to the women to take matters into their own hands, while also reconciling the situation with their faith.

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