But between Gold Derby and Next Best Picture, who each spoke to multiple voters, votes were spread across Wicked, Dune, Nickel Boys, Anora, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, and even poor unloved Emilia Pérez.
Why Anora, I’m Still Here, The Substance, Dune: Part Two, Conclave, Nickel Boys, A Complete Unknown or Emilia Pérez should win the best picture Oscar.
A case in point: one of the EW voters (a director) couldn’t even summon the energy to watch all the nominated films, saying: “I’m bummed because I haven’t seen The Substance or I’m Still Here yet.
One of Next Best Picture’s voters seemed to sum up the mood when they said: “I wish I could’ve written in Denis Villeneuve.”.
Such was the support for Strong that one Gold Derby voter lamented his underpowered campaign, saying: “I would have had him everywhere opening supermarkets.” If you’re looking for some psychodrama to get you through the gruelling ceremony, this is probably where you should look.
