What can the 21st century's Best Picture races tell us about this year's hopefuls?

It's less than a week until the 97th Academy Awards, but the race for Best Picture is still wide open. As of 23rd February, The Brutalist tops the list on GoldDerby at 6/1, while Anora sits just behind on 13/2, followed by Conclave and Emilia Pérez on 7/1 each. Pole position was previously held by Emilia Pérez — it received the most nominations, with 13 — but scandals surrounding bigoted Tweets by…