The final Oscar voting period has begun, and the year of multiple contenders has finally found its frontrunner. For months, Hollywood has searched for its strongest best picture candidate. Now, with a sweep at the Critics Choice,

UPDATED with PGA win: Sean Baker won both the PGA Awards ‘ and DGA Awards ‘ top prizes for Neon’s Anora — on the same night. And if past statistics are a signifier of what’s to come, it is a major indicator for both the Oscars’ Best Director category as well as Best Picture.

DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter opened the show with a call for production to return to Los Angeles in the wake of the devastating L.A. wildfires, and Apatow — hosting the show for the sixth time — took the stage as he joked, “I’m what Mel Brooks would look like if he took ‘The Substance.'”