Distributor NEON has won Best Picture before with Parasite, shedding the narrative that a film not in the English language can’t win the Oscars’ top honor. Anora hearkens back to the glories of New Hollywood, a time where more risqué subject matter was widely embraced by the Academy voters as conduit for commentary on the times.

Palme d'Or winner 'Anora' became the Best Picture Oscar frontrunner after winning the top prizes at the PGA and DGA Awards.

At the PGA Awards, "Anora" took the evening's top prize after it also won the top DGA prize for director Sean Baker just a few moments earlier.

Sean Baker's freewheeling fractured fairy tale took top honors from both the producing and directing guilds, restoring its front-runner status at the Oscars.

In a surprising win that resets the Oscar race, Anora director Sean Baker took home the Feature Film Director prize at Directors Guild of America Awards Saturday, instantly becoming the frontrunner for the Best Director trophy at the Academy Awards.

Anora emerges as Oscars frontrunner after competitors self-destruct, but can it maintain momentum to win Best Picture?

An analysis of the state of the Oscar race after Critics Choice and key guilds make Anora the new frontrunner.