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2023 (35th Year)
National Film Registry

The National Film Preservation Board was founded by the Library of Congress in 1988. Each year the Board selects up to 25 films which are considered to be culturally, historically or aesthetically important. Films must be at least 10 years old to be eligible for the registry. Listed below are the films inducted into the National Film Registry in 2023.

TheOscar Nominated marker symbol appears next to those films which also received an Academy Award nomination (although this is not a requirement for induction). Click on the name of one of those films to display more information about it. You can also click on the  IMDb  link to to open a new browser window showing information about the film from the Internet Movie Database. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the National Film Registry inductees for that year.


¡Alambrista! (1977)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerApollo 13 (1995)   IMDb
Bamboozled (2000)   IMDb
Bohulano Family film collection (1950s-70s) [documentary]   IMDb
Cruisin’ J-Town (1975) [documentary short]   IMDb
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)   IMDb
Dinner at Eight (1933)   IMDb
Edge of the City (1957)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerFame (1980)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerHelen Keller in Her Story (1954) [documentary]   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerHome Alone (1990)   IMDb
Lady and the Tramp (1955)   IMDb
The Lighted Field (1987) [experimental]   IMDb
Love & Basketball (2000)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerMatewan (1987)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerMaya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994) [documentary]   IMDb
A Movie Trip Through Filmland (1921) [documentary short]   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)   IMDb
Passing Through (1977)   IMDb
Queen of Diamonds (1991)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerTwelve Years a Slave (2013)   IMDb
Oscar Nominated marker20 Feet From Stardom (2013) [documentary]   IMDb
We’re Alive (1974) [documentary]   IMDb
Oscar Nominated markerThe Wedding Banquet (1993)   IMDb