Anora wins best picture? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/awards/
The movie about the prostitute that marries into the Russian Mafia?
Considering the subject matter of the movie is the Russian Mafia, I suspect many of the voting members of the Academy got threatened and bought out.
I did not see Anora but I did see The Substance with Demi Moore and what Demi had to do on camera, she earned her Best Actress Oscar nomination and she should had won.
Full list of Nominees in each category and winners:
https://abc.com/news/8d96bb37-bd59-4...tegory/3590742
On the other hand, I am very happy Flow won Best Animated Feature beating out a Disney $200 million budget animated film.
It was also nominated for Best International Feature Film but it didn't win.
What the Latvian filmmakers of Flow did to make it on a very tight budget where every frame is the difference between a completed movie or no movie at all, without a $200-250 million budget like Disney has with each of their animated films, it's nothing short of a miracle.
If you have not seen Flow, you need to. Don't think it's a cartoon and you are too old for it.
If you don't cry, you are already dead and will require professional help like a coroner, a medical examiner and an autopsy.
HOW and WHERE to watch Flow
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/flow-2024