2023

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Hamas's October 7th attack on Israel triggered a devastating war in Gaza, ChatGPT and generative AI exploded into public life, a catastrophic earthquake killed tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria, and banking jitters toppled Silicon Valley Bank.

A Year in Review

Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Nobel · Literature

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World Series

Texas Rangers

No. 1 Song

Flowers

Top TV

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Academy · Actor

Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Major Events of 2023

12 events

Hamas Attack on Israel and Gaza War AI Boom: ChatGPT and Generative AI Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Coronation of King Charles III Russia's Wagner Group Mutiny Maui Wildfires in Lahaina Titan Submersible Implosion US Debt Ceiling Crisis Hollywood Writers and Actors Strikes Trump Indictments Earth's Hottest Year on Record

Sports Highlights

Champions of 2023

Champions

World SeriesTexas Rangers

NBA FinalsDenver Nuggets

Super BowlKansas City Chiefs def. Philadelphia Eagles

Stanley CupVegas Golden Knights

Top Music of 2023

The year on the charts

Top Songs

Flowers Miley Cyrus
Last Night Morgan Wallen
Anti-Hero Taylor Swift
Kill Bill SZA
Calm Down Rema & Selena Gomez

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

Barbie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Academy Awards

Honoring 2023

Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director

Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Actor

Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Best Actress

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)