Collider ranks the Academy Award winners for Best Picture from 2020 onwards, arguing the Oscars' choices have shifted markedly in recent years and don't always reward the strongest films. The piece is critical of several recent winners, contrasting them with festival favourites that were passed over.

– CODA (2022) — criticised as a shallow, "uncinematic" streaming film; its Best Picture win, without Best Director or Best Editing nods, is seen as an anomaly, especially given it beat the more acclaimed The Power of the Dog
– Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023) — praised as well-shot but accused of over-explaining its emotions and mistaking quirkiness for profundity
– Nomadland (2021) — described as an unusually atmospheric, existential film that resonated because of the isolation many felt during the pandemic year in which it won