March 12th the OSCARS will happen...and it's also when we turn our clocks forward. Fortunately, I never turned my non-digital clocks (I have two) backwards!

The nominees for best picture are: (I'm betting 'Women Talking' will win the Oscar)...

Top Gun: Maverick Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, Christopher McQuarrie, ...	Nominee
Women Talking Frances McDormand, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner	Nominee
Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang	Nominee
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh, Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin	Nominee
Triangle of Sadness Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober	Nominee
The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, Kristie Macosko Krieger	Nominee
All Quiet on the Western Front Malte Grunert	Nominee
Avatar: The Way of Water James Cameron, Jon Landau	Nominee
Elvis Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, ...	Nominee
Tár Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert	Nominee

I have seen two of them. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' &

'The Banshees of Inisherin'. I enjoyed them both. But I did not understand

point/message of The Banshees. Just enjoyed the actors & the scenery...

"people I know" have seen Elvis & Top Gun: Maverick & enjoyed those pictures.

Question:

Why does The Academy call it Best Picture?

Why do they call it Best Picture?

The awarding body is called the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the award is “Best [Motion] Picture,” because using the formal term gives the industry an air of seriousness—conveying a sense that it's not just churning out mass entertainment, but (on its good days, at least) producing art.