I haven't seen all the nominees, but the ones I did see -- Train Dreams and Sinners -- were, to our eyes, profoundly better films than OBAA. I'm in particular interested in seeing Hamnet soon; everything I read about it puts it in the same category as TD and S.
OBAA was the safe Academy pick, and so that's what they picked.
loved OBAA (incredible pacing!) but had its flaws too
Part of well established lore.
> and then able to storm the building a few scenes later?
Because the wife who just saw her husband killed invited them in because she wanted revenge.
> Claims plot is terrible
People who complain about aspects about movies they didn't like should all be as forthright as GP in explaining why exactly they didn't like that aspect, so I can decide whether to entirely disregard the opinion.
Imagine dinging an Oscar-winning film's plot this loudly, and being absolutely wrong about something easily verifiable.
The shopkeeper's wife (Grace, played by Li Jun Li) freaks out and explicitly invites them all in.
If I was this offbase with a comment, I'd delete my whole account.
IOW, I quote your own comment history: "how does it feel to be misinformed yet opinionated?"