I’ve now seen 9 of 10 Best Pic noms (-Past Lives). Not having seen Nyad, I can’t say for sure Robbie merits Bening’s slot (the other noms are defensible), but Gerwig absolutely should’ve been in Glazer’s slot. Zone of Interest is quite good, but its strengths are not primarily visual. +

It’s also based on a novel. Gerwig & Robbie, OTOH, dreamed up something entirely new & sui generis. It was so surprising bc nothing like it has ever been seen before. It sprung from a vision on a groundbreaking level, as do Poor Things, Killers, & Oppy. Can’t say that for TZOI or the others.