Keeping pace with Hollywood’s perpetual awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here . Wicked , Anora , The Brutalist , and Emilia Pérez are all in the hunt for Best Picture. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: A24, Universal Pictures/Everett Collection, Neon/Everett Collection, Netflix/Everett Collection This year’s Oscars class did not begin the season especially heralded, but on the precipice of the nominations, its reputation has turned around. The late-breaking duo of Wicked and A