I saw all 10 Best Picture nominees

My personal favorite was The Substance. Ranked in order:

  1. The Substance
  2. Conclave
  3. Anora
  4. Dune: Part 2
  5. Wicked
  6. I'm Still Here
  7. A Complete Unknown
  8. Emilia Perez
  9. The Brutalist
  10. Nickel Boys

#1-5 were good. #6-8 were ok. #9-10 were very frustrating and didn't get to what they were trying to be.

[edit] Thank you for all of the comments. This year's nominees are a definite Rorschach test for people's taste.

My favorite is not the one I expect to win. I know The Substance is not for everyone.

Anora seems to be the betting favorite to win after Emilia Perez and The Brutalist fell off for various reasons.