To win or not to win?

That is the question being asked by this yearsAcademy Awardnominees ahead of Sundays ceremony.

On the one hand, theres Elphaba Thropp holding space for Timothee-Tok in Paris.

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But I dont think its a wholly untrue accusation.

Not to be too glib, but rarely do Holocaust-adjacent, anti-Sematic, heroin-addled quarry-rape narratives feel so un-grueling.

This Sundayas there is every Oscars Sundaythere will be dresses.

Youll be at home in your elasticated two-piece, observing the corseted pageantry while you snack and you judge.

I dont know ifConclavewinning will ease the nastiness of the past couple of months.

I dont know if Mikey Madison should trump Moore.

(Its worth saying here thatAnorawas also a bop.)

The only certainty is that a win for Karla Sofia Gascon would escalate cultural spice to unpalatable levels.