"Emilia Pérez" is certainly the most talked-about Oscar contender of the year, for better and worse. The Spanish-language musical gained significant awards steam when it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last year and won the Jury Prize alongside a shared Best Actress for its three leading ladies.

This was supposed to be Netflix’s year to finally win best picture. The streaming giant won four Golden Globes and nabbed 13 Oscar nominations for “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language movie musical about a transgender drug lord.

Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos talks about how streamer handled 'Emilia Perez' Controversy and how Zoe Saldana is "undeniable" in the film.

Oscars ceremony on Sunday, Neon had the biggest haul for a movie distributor. The film Anora took home trophies for Best Picture, Best Director (Sean Baker), Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Original Screenplay (Baker),

Anora” won five Oscars in total, including best actress for Mikey Madison. While accepting the trophy for best director, Baker pleaded with the audience and viewers at home to keep movie theaters — especially the independent ones — alive.

Sean Baker has won best director at the Oscars for “Anora,” the story of a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch