Your Literary Guide to the 2023 Oscars
What to Read (and Watch) After Each Best Picture Contender
Sure, we’re a website about books, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get in on the Oscars fun, too. (Exhibit A: If they gave Oscars to books, our 2022 nominees.) And while there are few adaptations in this year’s lineup, we’ll still be tuning in on Sunday to celebrate storytelling, judge the Academy’s taste, and perhaps witness some live drama. In the meantime, we’re recommending the books and films you should read and watch next for each Best Picture contender. Follow along with us on Twitter on Sunday at 8 pm ET!
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What to Read (and Watch) After All Quiet on the Western Front
Stream it on: Netflix
Nominated: Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, International Feature Film (Germany), Original Score, Sound, Production Design, Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
What to Read (and Watch) After Avatar: The Way of Water
Nominated: Best Picture, Visual Effects, Production Design, Sound
What to Read (and Watch) After The Banshees of Inisherin
Stream it on: HBO, Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Actor (Colin Farrell), Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan), Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), Director (Martin McDonagh), Original Score, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
What to Read (and Watch) After Elvis
Stream it on: HBO Max, Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Actor (Austin Butler), Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound
What to Read (and Watch) After Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stream it on: Showtime, Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu and Jamie Lee Curtis), Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design, Film Editing
What to Read (and Watch) After The Fabelmans
Stream it on: Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Best Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Supporting Actor (Judd Hirsch), Original Score, Original Screenplay, Production Design
What to Read (and Watch) After TÁR
Stream it on: Peacock, Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Director (Todd Field), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
What to Read (and Watch) After Top Gun: Maverick
Stream it on: MGM, Paramount, Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Visual Effects, Film Editing, Sound, Original Song
What to Read (and Watch) After Triangle of Sadness
Stream it on: Huli, Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Director (Ruben Östlund), Original Screenplay
What to Read (and Watch) After Women Talking
Stream it on: Prime Video
Nominated: Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay
Eliza Smith
Eliza Smith, with Haley Swanson, was co-editor of Sex and the Single Woman, an essay anthology based on Helen Gurley Brown's Sex and the Single Girl (Harper Perennial, 2022).
