La route des films de la Sélection 2023 © DR
The 2023 Selection around the world
Their journeys began last May at the 76th Festival de Cannes with their worldwide premiere screenings. Over the following ten months, the films of the Official Selection travelled around the world, gaining the attention of audiences, critics and industry professionals. From theatres to festivals and from festivals to awards ceremonies, they have brought a message and an aesthetic, provoking emotions and debates. With the 96th Oscars on the horizon as the final step of the awards season before attention turns to the 2024 Official Selection, the Festival is delighted by the remarkable paths of the films it supported in 2023.
French audiences were won over
The 2023 Selection was a hit with French audiences, with over 18 million ticket sales in the country. Among these box office successes, five feature films crossed the symbolic threshold of one million spectators, including the 2023 Palme d’or winner: Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet.
The top 10 films that attracted the most spectators in French cinemas:
- Elemental by Peter Sohn: 3 190 267 tickets sold
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny by James Mangold: 2 940 904 tickets sold
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: 1 748 299 tickets sold
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese: 1 268 628 tickets sold
- Le Règne animal by Thomas Cailley: 1 147 555 tickets sold
- L’Abbé Pierre – Une vie de combats (Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion) by Frédéric Tellier: 825 763 tickets sold
- Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn: 764 480 tickets sold
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: 685 093 tickets sold
- L’Amour et les Forêts (Just the Two of Us) by Valérie Donzelli: 651 546 tickets sold
- Perfect Days by Wim Wenders: 384 640 tickets sold
An award-winning Selection
Greeted enthusiastically by the general public, the films unveiled at Cannes were also acclaimed by professionals in festivals and awards ceremonies from around the world. Films from the 2023 Official Selection have received over 1700 nominations and 542 awards since their screenings at the Palais des Festivals last May. A remarkable harvest and one that has been particularly favourable to Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet, The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, and Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese.
- A dazzling journey for the Palme d’or: Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet, which has so far tallied 189 nominations and 90 wins. Among others, the film won 6 César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), 5 European Awards (including Best European Film and Best Director), 2 Golden Globes (Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language), 1 Goya Award (Best European Film) and 1 BAFTA (Best Original Screenplay). The Palme d’or-winner is nominated in 5 categories at the 2024 Oscars, including Best Film and Best Director.
- Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, winner of the Grand Prix at the 2023 Festival de Cannes, has also lived up to its recognition at Cannes, with 51 wins out of 158 nominations. It also holds the 2024 BAFTA for Outstanding British Film.
- The highly anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese, is at the top of the leaderboard with 395 nominations and 113 awards won. The film has been exceeding expectations, with 9 nominations for the Golden Globes and BAFTAs and 12 nominations for the Oscars and Critics Choice Awards.
The most decorated films on the awards circuit:
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese: 113 awards
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: 90 awards
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: 51 awards
- May December by Todd Haynes: 356 awards
- Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger: 20 awards
- Cerrar los Ojos (Close Your Eyes) by Víctor Erice: 19 awards
- Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania: 17 awards
- Le Règne animal by Thomas Cailley: 14 awards
- How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker: 13 awards
- Los Delincuentes (The Delinquents) by Rodrigo Moreno: 11 awards
The choice of film critics from around the world
This year again, film critics from around the world have highly praised the films from the Cannes Official Selection.
In the US,the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards and the New York Film Critics Awards both named Anatomie d’une Chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet as Best Foreign Language Film, and awarded Best Film to The Zone of Interest (and Killers of the Flower Moon, respectively.
At the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the films from the 2023 Selection had pride of place with twenty nominations and further recognition for Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall).
The films celebrated by the Critics Choice Awards:
20 nominations / 1 award obtained of the 21 handed out
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best Foreign Language Film
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese: 12 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Actor
- May December by Todd Haynes: three nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor
- Perfect Days by Wim Wenders: one nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
- Elemental by Peter Sohn: one nomination for Best Animated Film
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: one nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
- La Passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things) by Trần Anh Hùng: one nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
In Europe, The Zone of Interest was honoured with the Best Film and Best Director Awards by the London Film Critics Awards, while Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) was named Best Foreign Film. At the Paris Film Critics Awards, the Palme d’or-winner won three new awards, Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Sandra Hüller. The film Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters), directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, was named Best Documentary.
Finally, the Lumières Awards were quite kind to the 2023 Official Selection, with 8 of the 13 awards going to films that had their worldwide premiere in Cannes.
Winners from the Official Selection at the Lumières Awards:
29 nominations / 8 awards from the 13 awards handed out
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best Film, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller and Best Screenplay for Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
- Le Règne Animal by Thomas Cailley: Best Director
- Le Théorème de Marguerite (Marguerite’s Theorem) by Anna Novion: Most Promising Female Newcomer for Ella Rumpf
- Kuru Otlar Ustune (About Dry Grasses) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Best International Coproduction
- Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania: Best Documentary
- La Passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things) by Trần Anh Hùng: Best Cinematography
The 2023 Selection in awards ceremonies
European Film Awards – 9 December 2023, Berlin
26 nominations / 10 awards won out of the 17 handed out
For this 36th edition, two films from Cannes led the nominations with five each: Kuolleet Lehdet (Fallen Leaves) by Aki Kaurismäki and The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer. Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet, nominated in four prestigious categories, had a perfect score, winning in each.
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller and Best Screenplay, as well as an award given out by students, the European University Film Award
- Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania: Best European Documentary
- Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger: Best European Animated Film
- Club Zero by Jessica Hausner: Best Original Score
- La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher: Best Production Design
- How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker: FIPRESCI Prize
- Kuolleet Lehdet (Fallen Leaves) by Aki Kaurismäki: five nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: five nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay
- 27 by Flóra Anna Buda: one nomination for Best Short Film
Golden Globes – 7 January 2024, Los Angeles
21 nominations / 3 awards obtained of the 15 handed out
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Lily Gladstone and seven nominations in total, including Best Drama Motion Picture and Best Director of a Motion Picture
- May December by Todd Haynes: four nominations including Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: three nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Foreign Language Film
- Kuolleet Lehdet (Fallen Leaves) by Aki Kaurismäki: two nominations, including Best Foreign Language Film
- Asteroid City by Wes Anderson: one nomination for Best Set Design
- Elemental by Peter Sohn: one nomination for Best Animated Feature
Goya Awards – 10 February 2024, Valladolid
18 nominations / 8 awards of the 28 handed out
Last year, As Bestas (The Beasts) from the Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen was the big winner, coming away with nine Goyas, including those for Best Film and Best Director. This year, the films screened in 2023 in Cannes shared the Spanish honours more equitably.
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best European Film
- Aunque es de noche by Guillermo García López: Best Fictional Short Film
- Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger: Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay
- Cerrar Los Ojos (Close Your Eyes) by Víctor Erice: Best Supporting Actor for José Coronado and a total of 11 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor
BAFTA Awards – 18 February 2024, London
29 nominations / 4 awards from the 25 handed out
29 nominations for films from the Cannes Selection, including nine for Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese. The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer (also nominated nine times) won the prestigious BAFTA for Best British Film of the year.
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: Best British Film and Best Sound
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best Original Screenplay and seven nominations in total, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress
- How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker: Rising Star Award for Mia McKenna-Bruce
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese: nine nominations including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor
César Awards – 23 February 2024, Paris
51 nominations / 15 awards won of the 24 handed out
Le Règne animal by Thomas Cailley and Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet were at the head of the list of the films with the most nominations, with 12 and 11, respectively.
In total, the films screened at the Festival de Cannes walked away from the ceremony on 23 February with 15 of the 24 awards. The Palme d’or winner alone took home six.
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Swann Arlaud and Best Editing
- Le Règne Animal by Thomas Cailley: Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects
- Simple comme Sylvain (The Nature of Love) by Monia Chokri: Best Foreign Film
- Le Théorème de Marguerite (Marguerite’s Theorem) by Anna Novion: Promising Actress
- Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania: Best Documentary
- L’Amour et les Forêts (Just the Two of Us) by Valérie Donzelli: Best Adaptation
- L’Été dernier (Last Summer) by Catherine Breillat: four nominations, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress
- Little Girl Blue by Mona Achache: three nominations for Best Actress, Best Editing and Best Documentary Film
- La Passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things) by Trần Anh Hùng: three nominations pour Best Production Design, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design
- Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn: two nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design
- L’Abbé Pierre – Une Vie de combat (Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion) by Frédéric Tellier: one nomination for Best Actor
- Kuolleet Lehdet (Fallen Leaves) by Aki Kaurismäki: one nomination for Best Foreign Film
- Rapito (Kidnapped) by Marco Bellocchio: one nomination for Best Foreign Film
- Perfect Days by Wim Wenders: one nomination for Best Foreign Film
- Acide (Acid) by Just Philippot: one nomination for Best Visual Effects
Independent Spirit Awards – 25 February 2024, Santa Monica
10 nominations / 4 awards won of the 14 handed out
- May December by Todd Haynes: Best First Screenplay and five nominations, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Lead Performance
- Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania: Best Documentary
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: Best International Film
- Showing Up by Kelly Reichardt (2022 Official Selection): Robert Altman Award
- Kadib Abyad (The Mother of All Lies) by Asmae El Moudir: one nomination for Best Documentary
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: one nomination for Best International Film
- Godland by Hlynur Pálmason (2022 Official Selection): one nomination for Best International Film
Oscars ceremony – 10 March 2024, Los Angeles
25 nominations / 23 awards handed out
Among the most nominated Cannes films competing for the famous Hollywood statuettes, Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese leads the way with 10 nominations, most notably those for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) and The Zone of Interesteach have five nominations.
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese: 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet: five nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay
- The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer: five nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best International Feature Film
- May December by Todd Haynes: 1 nomination for Best Original Screenplay
- Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger: one nomination for Best Animated Feature
- Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania: one nomination for Best Documentary Feature
- Elemental by Peter Sohn: one nomination for Best Animated Feature
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny by James Mangold: one nomination for Best Original Score
As of 04/03/2024. Sources: IMDB & Allociné.
The Festival de Cannes extends its hearty congratulations to all of the teams of the films from the 2023 Official Selection for their great success.
The 2024 Official Selection will be revealed on 11 April.
