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Is this the most open Oscars race in recent memory?


While last year’s Academy Awards progressed with relative predictability, this year pundits are split and the four big categories are too close to call

Earlier this month, Anora, a comedy-drama about a sex worker in Brooklyn who falls for the son of a Russian billionaire, triumphed at three of the four significant guild awards in the US – those decided by writers, directors and producers. Others speculate the award may end up going to a wild card: Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, which holds across-the-board appeal and could capitalise on the best actor victory of star Timothée Chalamet at the Sags last Sunday. Karla Sofía Gascón, the first out transgender actress nominated for an Oscar, was widely predicted to make even more history with her win for her role in Emilia Pérez – until unearthed offensive social media posts imploded her campaign.

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