From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday's Oscars is the most varied in years.

Here are the 10 movies from 2023 that will go head-to-head for Hollywood's most prestigious prize:

"American Fiction" achieves a remarkable feat. It highlights systemic racism and bigoted hypocrisy -- while being flat-out hilarious.

Jeffrey Wright stars as a Black author who becomes disillusioned with a publishing industry that only wants books from him about deadbeat dads and crack cocaine. When he delivers exactly that, as a joke, the novel becomes a sensation.

The sharp satire won top prize at the influential Toronto film festival, and is frontrunner for the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

Cannes film festival winner "Anatomy of a Fall" -- an intricate French legal drama about a woman suspected in her husband's death -- has taken Hollywood by storm.

It is the favorite for best original screenplay. Thanks to an inventive awards campaign that heavily featured the movie's lovable canine star, it could be in line for more.

Can it become just the third Palme d'Or winner to claim the award for best picture, following in the recent footsteps of South Korea's "Parasite"? It is a potential dark horse.

Simply by nominating "Barbie" for best picture, the Oscars have already won.

Greta........

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