If I were an Oscar voter, this would be my top 10:
1. I'm Still Here
2. The Substance
3. Challengers
4. Nickel Boys
5. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
6. All We Imagine as Light
7. Flow
8. Queer
9. Problemista
10. A Different Man
Special Citation (Documentaries):
No Other Land, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Honourable Mentions: The Count of Monte Cristo, Dìdi, His Three Daughters, How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, Universal Language.
2023 movies I've only watched this year, but are top 10 worthy: Afire (maybe my favourite 2023 movie along with Past Lives), The Taste of Things, La Chimera, Red Rooms.
Not watched (will try to catch some of these): Bird, Crossing, Ghostlight, Misericordia, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, Souleymane's Story, Vermiglio, Việt and Nam.