Feb 13
What's Going to Win Best Picture? We Rank the Oscar Field
Jake Coyle READ TIME: 11 MIN.
1. "Anora"
Half a year ago, "Anora" was the odds-on pick to win best picture and now, after a topsy-turvy awards season, it is again. A trio of wins – at the PGA Awards, the DGA Awards and Critics Choice – has reestablished "Anora" as the movie to beat.
If it wins at the SAG Awards, too, the race is probably over. Not everything with similar credentials has won before, though; "1917" had the same wins before being defeated by "Parasite" five years ago. "Anora," however, also won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, like "Parasite" did, so it should do well among international voters – a crucial voting bloc in today's academy.
It's also just really good. "Anora" comes from a widely respected filmmaker in Baker, a prominent defender of the theatrical release. And his movie, a sly and devastating twist on a "Pretty Woman"-like fable, is as connected to Hollywood's celebrated '70s as it is to its indie filmmaking present.
