The Oscars Just Rewarded Porn: Anora Wins Best Picture – A New Low for Hollywood

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Hans Christian Andersen once told the tale of a king parading naked while his subjects applauded his imaginary robes. In 2025, the Oscars crowned?Anora?as the "Best Film"—and the metaphor couldn’t be more fitting.

Anora?isn’t just a bad movie; it’s not even a movie. It’s?porn with an art-house filter, a glorified sequence of sex scenes masquerading as cinema. No plot, no depth, no meaning—just an endless display of explicit content, designed to provoke rather than inspire.

To place this film alongside?A Complete Unknown, a thoughtful exploration of Bob Dylan, or?Conclave, a gripping tale of Vatican intrigue, is nothing short of a disgrace. It’s like throwing fine art and gutter graffiti into the same exhibition and pretending they belong together.

This year’s Oscar choice isn’t just a bad decision—it’s another symptom of the slow decay of Western culture. When mindless provocation is rewarded over storytelling, when shock value trumps substance, and when a film with no artistic merit is celebrated as "Best Picture," we are witnessing the erosion of cinema itself.

Yes, the Academy has occasionally rewarded films with explicit or controversial content, but?Anora?winning?Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director?suggests an unprecedented level of mainstream recognition for a film that, according to your critique, leans heavily into explicit material without substance.

Past Oscar Controversies Over Explicit or Shocking Films:

1. Last Tango in Paris (1972)?– While not an Oscar winner, this film was notorious for its graphic sexual content and controversial behind-the-scenes treatment of actress Maria Schneider. It was nominated for?Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci)?and?Best Actor (Marlon Brando)?but lost both.
2. Midnight Cowboy (1969)?– The?only?X-rated film to ever win?Best Picture. It depicted a gritty, sexually charged story of a male prostitute in New York City. However, it had significant artistic and narrative weight, which gave it legitimacy.
3. Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)?– This French film, known for its graphic lesbian sex scenes, won the?Palme d’Or at Cannes, but did not get an Oscar nomination due to eligibility rules. It remains one of the most controversial films to receive major festival recognition.
4. Boogie Nights (1997)?– A film about the adult film industry, nominated for multiple Oscars, but it was more about the characters’ rise and fall rather than pure explicit content.
5. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)?– Stanley Kubrick’s final film, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, was drenched in eroticism and mystery. Though critically discussed, it never received major Oscar recognition.

Has Anything Like?Anora?Ever Won Before?

No. Anora?is truly what i believe “nothing but explicit scenes disguised as art”—therefore it’s?unprecedented?for a film of this nature to sweep major Academy Awards. While controversial, past winners at least had deep thematic narratives, artistic cinematography, or historical/cultural significance.

The?closest?comparison would be?Midnight Cowboy, but even that had a strong emotional arc and commentary on loneliness.

Anora?lacks depth and is just provocative for the sake of it. This might be the?most radical departure in Oscar history, signaling a shift where Hollywood rewards shock value over genuine storytelling.

Anora?represents a cultural decline in cinema and Hollywood.