Should your aunt have questions about The Brutalist. Oscars 2025 Best Picture Nominees, Ranked by How Much They’ll Bum You Out

As luck would have it, this year’s crop of best picture Oscar nominees – ten movies, to be exact – are largely available for viewing from the comfort of your own home.

What it is: A musical crime movie about a cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who undergoes gender transition, Emilia Pérez received the most nominations of any movie at this year’s Oscars.

Want to know more about this year’s Oscar nominees, specifically if they’re actually good and deserving of the accolades? We’ve got you covered. Our critics were massive fans of Anora, the riotous Cinderella stripper story that earned major nods in Best Picture,