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Memorable Lines From 2023's Best Picture Nominees

The 95th Academy Awards are just around the corner, with the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood once again set to host the world’s most spectacular gathering of actors, directors, and other big names in cinema. The most prestigious award, as always, is given for the Best Picture. Since the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, there have been 591 films nominated for Best Picture, with 94 winners, the first being the silent film Wings.

In 2023, there are 10 movies nominated in the Best Picture category. It’s an eclectic mix that includes everything from epic science fiction to Irish tragicomedy to the long-awaited return of Tom Cruise as the hotshot pilot Maverick. This year also includes a remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, an older version of which won Best Picture back in 1930. The latest adaptation of the 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque is in German — should it win, it will become only the second non-English-language film to win Best Picture, after the 2019 winner, Parasite.

In anticipation of the 95th Academy Awards, here are some of the most memorable lines from this year's Best Picture nominees, from actors such as Woody Harrelson, Colin Farrell, and Cate Blanchett.

All Quiet on the Western Front

My son was killed in the war. He doesn't feel any honor.
Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl)

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Triangle of Sadness

While you’re swimming in abundance, the rest of the world is drowning in misery.
The Captain (Woody Harrelson)

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Avatar: The Way of Water

The way of water has no beginning and no end. Our hearts beat in the womb of the world. The sea is your home, before your birth and after your death.
Tsireya (Bailey Bass)

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The Banshees of Inisherin

I used to think that'd be a nice thing to be. One of life's good guys. And now, it sounds like the worst thing I ever heard.
Pádraic Súilleabháin (Colin Farrell)

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Elvis

There's a lot of people saying a lot of things, but in the end you gotta listen to yourself.
Elvis Presley (Austin Butler)

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

The only thing I do know is that we have to be kind. Please, be kind. Especially when we don't know what's going on.
Waymond Wang (Ke Huy Quan)

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The Fabelmans

You can't just love something. You also have to take care of it.
Burt Fabelman (Paul Dano)

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Tár

Don't be so eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring kind of conformity.
Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett)

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Women Talking

Hope for the unknown is good. It is better than hatred of the familiar.
Ona (Rooney Mara)

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Top Gun: Maverick

It's not what I am, it's who I am.
Maverick (Tom Cruise)

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