The heart-wrenching Irish film "Herself" follows a single mother as she escapes her abusive husband, only for her to find that the Dublin housing crisis leaves her and her two daughters without a permanent home.

In a 2020-esque moment, the Academy awarded “Parasite,” a South-Korean film peering into the interconnectedness of the haves and have-nots, four Oscars. The sheer prestige of this film’s new accolades perhaps suggests that this is a triumph for media diversity. By labeling a foreign language film as “Best Picture,” we have collectively completed the work of transcending borders.