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Cannes Breaks Record With Nine Oscar Wins, ‘Anora’ Becomes Fourth Palme d’Or Winner to Nab Best Picture

While this year's Oscars marked a victory for U.S. independent moviemaking with 'Anora' taking home best picture, it's also a big win for Cannes.

While this year’s Oscars marked a victory for U.S. independent moviemaking with Sean Baker’s “Anora” nabbing four major awards, including best picture, it’s also a big win for the French Riviera-set Cannes Film Festival. While it missed out on winning best actress for Demi Moore, “The Substance” broke ground as the first genre movie to earn five Oscar nominations in major categories and established Fargeat as a visionary filmmaker whose next move will be closely watched. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez,” which collected two awards at Cannes, saw its Oscar campaign implode after Karla Sofia Gascon’s offensive tweets were discovered, but it still managed to win best supporting actress for Zoe Saldana and best song for “El Mal” from Camille and Clement Ducol.

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