There hasnt been a clear favorite for theBest Picture Oscar all season. Even as the 97th Academy Awards unfolded, it wasnt initially obvious who would take home the top prize. Several of the bigger contenders took home multiple prizes.The Brutalistwon for Best Cinematography and Best Original Score, as well as Best Actor for Adrien Brody.Emilia Perezwon Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana and Best Original Song.Wickedwon Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. EvenDune: Part Twotook home prizes for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.But little by little, you began to notice thatAnora was winning prize after prize and it was winning nearly all of the major awards. The films writer/director/editor, Sean Baker, won three prizes. And he wonawards for each of those roles: Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Editor.Then the films star, Mikey Madison, won Best Actress in perhaps the biggest upset at this years Oscars, defeating Demi Moore inThe Substance who had previously beatenher for the same prize at this years Golden Globes. And then, when Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal opened the Best Picture envelope on the stage of the Dolby Theatre,the cardthey pulled from the envelope read Anora too.In doing so, that gave Baker an honor that has never happened before in the history of movies: He is the first filmmaker to win four Oscars for his work on a single film.NeonNeonloading...READ MORE: The 13 Biggest Oscars Scandals EverAnorais the second Best Picture winner in six years for indie distributor Neon, who previously released 2019s Best Picture champ,Parasite.Last years Best Picture winner was Christopher Nolans blockbuster biopicOppenheimer.You can read the full list of winners at this years Academy Awards here. You can read ScreenCrushs review ofAnora here, and if you want to see where it landed on our own list of the best movies of 2024, you can read that here.Actors Who Won Oscars For Their First Movie Roles