How “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Became This Year’s Oscar Unicorn | The New Yorker

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The movie has taken an unusual route to a potential awards-night sweep.

Save this story Save this story In an alternative universe, “The Fabelmans” is coasting toward victory at the ninety-fifth Academy Awards , a late-career hurrah for Steven Spielberg, who will take the Best Picture and Best Director double crown for the first time since “ Schindler’s List .” In another branch of the multiverse, “ Top Gun: Maverick ,” the movie that supposedly saved moviegoing post-lockdown, is about to add a statuette to its commanding box-office haul. In yet another reality that we are definitely not in, “ The Woman King ” will herald a new era of Black-female empowerment in H

How “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Became This Year’s Oscar Unicorn | The New Yorker

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