Emilia Perez — an Oscar movie general audiences will enjoy?

I saw the film at NYFF a few days ago, and I was overstimulated in the best way possible. I understood the consensus — it’s a strange blend that somehow works. I also can agree I was intrigued beginning to end and never bored.

This made me wonder with the film coming out on Netflix next month will this be the first streamer contender that actually gets received by universal audiences? Generally the public at large doesn’t meet the tastes of the Academy: Nomadland, Mank, Maestro, The Power of the Dog all released on streaming but didn’t attract a lot of eyes despite being platformed by the Oscar’s.

If Emilia Perez can top Netflix charts, break into the cultural conversation I believe that be a first for the streamer and carry it to a potential Best Picture win.