So, from 2022 to 2026, Smiling Friends had the world in its tight hold and brought that same chaotic cartoonish energy that viewers were comfortable with. What sets it apart from the masses is its unique angle to that familiarity: the awkwardness of reality.

Mario is an infinitely immortalized icon with over 200 games to his name, ranging from 2D to 3D, racing to partying, and from 2023’s Super Mario World to the movie that just released, Super Mario Galaxy.

Between Sinners breaking the record for most nominated film at 16 awards and Amy Madigan, who played Gladys in Weapons, setting the record for longest gap between nominations at a 40-year split, it was panning out to be a big night for cinema.