Hope for Digger? Movies panned by critics that got Best Picture noms

Key Points:

• Digger, Warner Bros.' climate-change satire directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, had a poor opening weekend and has seen its Oscar chances decline, dropping out of major categories like Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor, with Tom Cruise barely remaining in Best Actor contention.
• Despite Digger's mixed reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic), past films with similar or worse critical reception, such as Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (45% RT) and Don't Look Up (56% RT), have still secured multiple Oscar nominations and wins.
• Bohemian Rhapsody, with a 60% Rotten Tomatoes score, won four Oscars including Best Actor for Rami Malek, illustrating that critical scores do not always predict awards success.
• Iñárritu, who has a flawless Oscar nomination record for his previous seven films, continues to have strong support from industry peers despite Digger's box office failure, and the film remains a contender in technical categories like Best Makeup & Hairstyling.
• Prominent filmmakers and actors publicly defended Iñárritu's creative risks, though it remains uncertain if Hollywood will continue to back him in key Oscar categories amid the film's struggling reception.