The race for this year’s acting Oscars couldn’t possibly be less suspenseful: You can engrave those Academy Awards right now for Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”), Renée Zellweger (“Judy”), Brad Pitt (“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”) and Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”), the fearsome foursome set to sweep up every trophy from now until Feb. 9, when the ceremony will take place.

The battle for best picture, on the other hand, is just getting started.

By this time last year, Oscar’s top race had become a head-to-head matchup between “Green Book” and “Roma,” but 2020 has brought us the most wide-open best-picture contest in ages: As many as five nominees (out of a field of nine announced Monday) all have a very real path to victory. Below, your Carpetbagger surveys Oscar’s most crowded field, but be forewarned: This contest is going to go down to the wire.