Best Picture Discussions (97th Academy Awards) #3: Conclave

Hey everyone! A few months ago, I tried to run a series where we tried to find out how people feel about different BP nominees in the past and make a ranking. I was inspired to do it after seeing a user in r/keane, a band I really like listening to doing it with the band's songs.

When I tried it, there wasn't engagement since they were all about films from past Oscars, but now that we have our BP lineup, I thought it'd be good to give this another try.

We did Dune: Part Two and The Substance, if you'd like to check out what people said about the film, here's and here's the link to both respectively.

The BP nominee lineup and the order we'll do the discussions alongside the average rating if the film has already been done (the rating is rounded to the nearest hundredth out of ten):

  • Dune: Part Two: 8.08 (19 responses)
  • The Substance: 8.56 (131 responses)
  • Conclave
  • Anora
  • Emilia Pérez
  • Wicked
  • A Complete Unknown
  • The Brutalist
  • Nickel Boys
  • I'm Still Here

Here's a list of how you can watch the BP nominees (note that this is U.S. based):

  • Dune: Part Two: Max, VOD, or DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Blu-Ray
  • The Substance: MUBI, VOD, or DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Blu-Ray
  • Conclave: Peacock, VOD, or a DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Blu-Ray releasing February 11
  • Anora: VOD
  • Emilia Pérez: Netflix or MUBI
  • Wicked: In theatres, VOD, and a DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Blu-Ray releasing February 4; will premiere on Peacock at some point but release date TBD
  • A Complete Unknown: In theatres, no VOD or physical media release announced yet but based on past trends with Searchlight, we can probably expect at least a release on VOD or Hulu late February
  • The Brutalist: In theatres, VOD confirmed February 25, and a Blu-Ray/4K Blu-Ray release releasing March 25
  • Nickel Boys: In theatres limited release, MGM+ streaming release confirmed February 28
  • I'm Still Here: In theatres limited release, wide release February 14, no VOD announcement yet

A suggested reviewing scale for the films (Reviewing scale is inspired by u/TotalWoodpecker-3339 and u/whitneyahn):

1-2: This film is not good and has no or very little redeeming qualities to it.

3-4: There are aspects I appreciate or believe are strong, but all in all, I think it's bad.

5: This film is medicore. I might have to be in the right mood to wanna watch it, there are equally bad and good aspects of the film, or it's just very plain/boring.

6: Slightly better than average. I wouldn't seek out this movie purposefully, but it's alright.

7: This is a good movie. I enjoy it quite a bit, even if there may be some aspects I wish were different.

8: Really enjoyable movie. While it may not be one of my favorite films ever, there is a lot to like, and I appreciated a lot about it.

9: One of my favorite films of the year, really strong film with many strengths.

10: Excellent movie, one of my favorite films of all time.

P.S. I had a lot of people ask if .5 ratings are allowed and that's a great question! I am happy to count those, so you are welcome to use .5 if you wish.