Filmmaking / Directing : Do you guys think One Battle After Another deserved Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars? by Josiah Cosgrove

Josiah Cosgrove I think it really comes down to what you value more scale and direction or emotional depth.

One Battle After Another clearly had strong direction and ambition, so I can see why it connected with voters in terms of Best Picture and Director.

That said, there were definitely other films that might have had a stronger emotional impact or more subtle storytelling. It’s always that balance between craft, scale, and how a film resonates overall.

Abhijeet Aade, I've never thought about it like that before. Thank you for your perspective

Josiah Cosgrove Glad it resonated! I think those kinds of discussions are always interesting—everyone connects with films in different ways.

Considering this was a sh*t year for movies, yes I think it was the best of the bunch. I think Nuremberg should have been nominated, though. I think Sinners would have won if it didn't sabotage itself with all the vampire stuff

I thought it was hands down the winner. I was gripped. best film I’ve seen in years personally.

I was quite shocked that Lynne Ramsey’s, Die My Love wasn’t nominated though

I still don’t properly understand the parameters under which the best picture is awarded, having nominated in the category itself is the highest honour for a film in that year, I would have loved F1 to be awarded because to me it was an excellent experience watching it in the theatre the best movie experience for me this year, although One battle after another was a very entertaining watch but F1 was an experience, pure movie magic Sinners was also fun but the story kind of was a little off. There PTA however surprised me with direction just pike his earlier films.

I drop the asterisk. It was a shit year.

"One Battle ..." suffered most from PTA's ramble-shamble approach that made "Boogie Nights" so appealing. Overlong, overripe, too late at the meaningful party. My dislike for it is only topped by "Licorice Pizza."

Kicking myself for spending ducats to see it in the theater. Gave it a second chance later on streaming, and bailed after 20 minutes. Could not sit through it again.

I didn't see a lot of other movies nominated for the Oscars except for Song Song Blue, but I thought One Battle was quirky, engaging, and a compelling action movie with well developed characters. I also liked the anti-establishment, freedom fighters theme, which so many people can identify with now.

Horrible movie and the reason Cliff Booth is being produced without Leonardo.

I can’t relate to comments that it was a shit year for films at all . No other choice should have been nominated , F1 was a thrill , so energising and entertaining . Sinners and Hamnet were more emotional and impactful overall but I loved One Battle after another too . I also liked the final Mission Impossible although not as much as prior films .

Can't relate to comments it wasn't a shit year. The movie-going public spoke volumes about "One Battle ..." It lost $100 million. That's utter failure, business-wise. A new direction for Hollywood; reward failure.

Agreed on "Hamnet." Excellent. Bailed out of "Sinners" 15 minutes in. So artificial.

"Nuremberg" was good but they made a huge mistake casting Rami Malek. A disaster, in fact. He was not up to this role which soured the entire story. And that shrill, pontificating ending! Gimme a break.

In short, I didn't like the film at all, which is unusual for me for any type of film of any era. I'll watch it again and see. But I did not think it Oscar-worthy.