The movie immediately earned rave reviews and was even awarded the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or.
That happened over the weekend.
Critics Choice came first and gaveAnorathe Best Picture win on Friday night.
That’s more significant, given the PGA and Oscars overlap.
Anorais now the 36th winner of the PGA’s version of Best Picture.
That helps explain the incredible track record that this award has with Best Picture.
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This provides a major boost toAnoraas a Best Picture contender, especially as some of its competitors falter.
Those films won the top prizes at the Golden Globes, which has an international voting body.
The PGAs could have continued that momentum and given either a stronghold over Best Picture.
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Instead,Anorasolidified a spot as a legitimate contender.
His peers selected him as the DGA Best Director winner.
Baker suddenly becomes the favorite to win Best Director at the Oscars thanks to this outcome.
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The Best Director Oscar winner has come from the Best Picture winner 69 times in the previous 96 years.
It’s also matched four of the last five years.
That means nearly two-thirds of the movies that win Best Director go on to win Best Picture.
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That’s important since these victories come days before Oscar voting officially begins.
Academy members are able to start voting for winners in all Oscars 2025 categories on February 11, 2025.
Final ballots are due a week later on February 18.Anorahas now surged at the best possible timethen.
It is the movie that three of the final precursors recognized in the most significant categories.
If it wins there and beatsA Real Pain, momentum will continue in its favor.
It’s worth noting thatAnorawinning at WGA could also boost its Best Picture contention status.
The Original Screenplay Oscar has gone to a WGA nominee 32 times in the last 40 years.
Anorais unmistakably the frontrunner to win Best Picture thanks to this recent success.
It has the support of producers and directors, which will be important during Oscars voting.
This does mean that there is still room forAnorato lose ground and watch another movie win Best Picture.
That leaves onlyWickedandA Complete Unknown.
It is not unfathomable thatWickedorA Complete Unknowncould win Best Picture.
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