Christian Bale and
Matt Damon are stellar in this motor-sport drama, an ode to petrolheads, grease-monkeys and the 60s – and audiences love it
![Why Ford v Ferrari should win the best picture Oscar](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d4a40ba2a608d5ba3c3db9d6fc3b0fe76129bcab/0_231_3461_2076/master/3461.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=683d95d3599d1a2be08facd9c5335c62)
Let’s imagine the best picture award was given to the film that was most well-liked. Then, this year, Ford v
Ferrari would win. That’s not to say it’s liked universally or that those who take issue with aspects of it are wrong; but still, it would win.
James Mangold’s motor-racing movie got an A+ with CinemaScore audiences and on Rotten Tomatoes there’s an unusual situation whereby a high critics’ score of 92% is actually superseded by that given by the public, at 98%. People love Ford v Ferrari, and there’s reasons for that.