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Poor Things premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2023, where it won the Golden Lion. The film was released in the United States on December 8, 2023, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024, by Searchlight Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, particularly for the direction and lead performances, especially Stone and Ruffalo, and was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. It received 11 nominations at both the 77th British Academy Film Awards and the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Filmand Best Picture, respectively. At the Golden Globe Awards, it won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedyand Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Stone.
I liked Oppenheimer, but I think the case for it winning best picture is if it's an overall unremarkable year and the academy decides it's Nolan's "turn". KOTFM seems poised to be just the kind of movie the academy loves though, and there's plenty of other options that could be surprise sensations as well.