How Rotten Tomatoes ranks the Best Picture Oscar nominees

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were unveiled on Thursday after much anticipation—but how do the Best Picture nominees stack up against ratings on the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes?

Blockbuster musical Wicked is among the most decorated of the Best Picture contenders, landing 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande.

Leading the pack among Best Picture nominees is Netflix‘s Emilia Pérez, a musical about a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery. The movie dominated the nominations with 13 nods. This means it has broken the record for the most nominations for a non-English language film at the Oscars.

The genre-defying film’s star, Karla Sofía Gascón, is the first openly transgender actor nominated for an Academy Award. The Spanish star earned a nod for her performance as the titular character in Jacques Audiard’s musical crime film, nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

The nominations mark only the second time in Oscars history—and the first time for 60 years—that multiple performances from musicals have been nominated in the Best Actress category.

In all, there are 10 films that have been nominated in the Best Picture category. Ahead of the Academy Awards taking place in Hollywood on March 3, Newsweek has taken a look at how the nominees compare to Rotten Tomatoes reviews.

The rankings include the Tomatometer, which gives films a percentage based on reviews, and a Popcornmeter, which takes into account the audience score.

‘Anora’

Tomatometer: 93 Percent | Popcornmeter: 90 Percent

Critics Consensus: Another marvelous chronicle of America’s strivers by writer-director Sean Baker given some extra pizzazz by Mikey Madison‘s brassy performance, Anora is a romantic drama on the bleeding edge.

Audience Feedback: Flipping fairy tale lore upside down, Anora, like its titular anti-princess, may make you laugh and still break your heart.

‘The Brutalist’

Tomatometer: 93 Percent | Popcornmeter: 83 Percent

Critics Consensus: Structurally beautiful and suffused with Adrien Brody’s soulful performance, writer-director Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is a towering tribute to the immigrant experience.

Audience Feedback: Movie was much longer than I expected, but was an excellent movie. Adrian Brody is truly deserving of all the accolades. Truly a riveting story of the Jewish refugee experience after [World War II].

‘A Complete Unknown’

Tomatometer: 80 Percent | Popcornmeter: 96 Percent

Critics Consensus: Charged by Timothée Chalamet‘s electric performance, this ballad of Bob Dylan might not get under the enigmatic artist’s skin but will make you feel like you’ve spent time in his company.

Audience Feedback: Without ever falling out of tune, A Complete Unknown composes a gritty verse in the ballad of Bob Dylan’s life that’s uncannily interpreted by Timothée Chalamet.

‘Conclave’

Tomatometer: 93 Percent | Popcornmeter: 86 Percent

Critics Consensus: Carrying off papal pulp with immaculate execution and career-highlight work from Ralph Fiennes, Conclave is a godsend for audiences who crave intelligent entertainment.

Audience Feedback: Conclave is a thought-provoking papal drama that delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense with a venerable Ralph Fiennes.

‘Dune: Part 2’

Tomatometer: 92 Percent | Popcornmeter: 95 Percent

Critics Consensus: Visually thrilling and narratively epic, Dune: Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series in spectacular form.

Audience Feedback: Dune: Part Two is nearly three hours of exceptional sci-fi spectacle that needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible.

‘Emilia Pérez’

Tomatometer: 76 Percent | Popcornmeter: 31 Percent

Critics Consensus: Karla Sofía Gascón is Emilia Pérez in a swaggering musical crime thriller of genre-bending fascination that is also an unapologetically trans story.

Audience Feedback: Rather than enhancing the film’s narrative, the music functions as a loud and gimmicky distraction from storytelling that can’t be bothered to do even the most basic work of connecting its audience to its setting and characters.

‘I’m Still Here’

Tomatometer: 95 Percent | Popcornmeter: 99 Percent

Critics Consensus: Carried along by Fernanda Torres’ superb performance, I’m Still Here poignantly explores a nation’s upheaval through one family’s search for answers.

Audience Feedback: This movie is very well-made, with sharp acting. It conveys the emotional experience of living under military dictatorship in Brazil. It’s highly appropriate for our current times, serving as a reminder of the horrors of military dictatorship for future generations.

‘Nickel Boys’

Tomatometer: 90 Percent | Popcornmeter: 77 Percent

Critics Consensus: Director RaMell Ross’ stylistically radical approach to adapting Colson Whitehead’s searing novel will be jarring for some, but Nickel Boys‘ sense of immersion achieves the jaw-dropping effect of walking in another’s shoes.

Audience Feedback: It’s worth a watch because of how unique it is, and even if you don’t like it, read the amazing award-winning book it’s based […] on. It’s pretty short.

‘The Substance’

Tomatometer: 89 Percent | Popcornmeter: 75 Percent

Critics Consensus: Audaciously gross, wickedly clever, and possibly Demi Moore’s finest hour, The Substance is a gasp-inducing feat from writer-director Coralie Fargeat.

Audience Feedback: Incredible acting by Demi Moore love the [Stanley] Kubrick and [Alfred] Hitchcock nods! The story was crazy! In the best way possible.”

‘Wicked’

Tomatometer: 88 Percent | Popcornmeter: 95 Percent

Critics Consensus: Defying gravity with its magical pairing of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Wicked‘s sheer bravura and charm make for an irresistible invitation to Oz.

Audience Feedback: Fly, do not run, to see Wicked, a bewitching musical experience chanted by a spellbinding cast.