The Best Movie of 2023

Considering 2023 was a year that saw some real lows for the movie industry – specifically the near-complete shutdown of Hollywood for months due to the writers and actors strikes – it also had some moments of genuine affirmation for fans of the cinema who have been fearing that the good old act of going to the movies may be on its way out. From Five Nights at Freddy’s to Taylor Swift’s music doc of her Eras Tour to two of our nominees for Best Movie of 2023, Barbie and Oppenheimer, there wound up being some legit “you gotta see these movies at the movies” moments this year. But what was the Best Movie of 2023? It’s always a tricky thing picking our Best Movie nominees for the IGN Awards each year, because while we are aware of, and in some cases adore, the more hoity-toity arthouse fare that critics groups may go for during the inevitable EOY awards rush, we are also lovers of movies of all kinds – superhero movies, horror movies, sci-fi movies, and perhaps best of all… Keanu Reeves movies! However