On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• Oscar Sunday post-mortum
• Conan O'Brian takes his Oscar swing
• Musical performances - well executed, but arbitrary and favoritist?
• Supporting favorites stay perfect - category fraud a major advantage?
• Latvia’s FLOW surprises! And the telling connection between Animated Feature and Animated Short winners!
• WICKED makes Oscar History in Costume Design! But did it fall short of its potential wins?
• THE SUBSTANCE makeup controversy?
• Screenplay wins spotlight a battle between ANORA and CONCLAVE - New Academy vs. Old Academy
• Pesky short films prove difficult for any/every Oscar predictor
• Film Editing STILL key to securing Best Picture
• IN MEMORIAM - Gene Hackman, notable snubs and where’s David Lynch’s tribute?!
• DUNE, PART TWO doubles up wins and proves more liked than slight nominations suggest
• I”M STILL HERE leads Brazil to historic win! EMILIA PEREZ can’t overcome Mexican controversy
• Adrien Brody proves SAG win optional
• Sean Baker defends movie theaters!
• Unpacking Demi Moore’s loss, Mikey Madison’s “upset” and Fernanda Torres’s shortcoming
• A new Best Picture winner!
• Final Takeaways - stats that survived, forecasting future trends, Cannes is King and Oscar voting body in transition

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• CONCLAVE an easy call for Adapted Screenplay. Can any other film catch up?
• ANORA loses ground in Original Screenplay, but can A REAL PAIN really capitalize on a BAFTA win after its Best Picture snub?
• Kieran Culkin undefeated in Supporting Actor Race
• Why Zoe Saldaña will cruise to a win in Supporting Actress; Isabella Rossellini too far behind
• Can Adrien Brody stop the late-breaking surge for Timothée Chalamet? Or will Oscars choose Bob Dylan over giving Brody two Lead Actor Oscars?
• Demi Moore vs Fernanda Torres vs Mikey Madison; one of Oscars biggest upsets is brewing, and her name is TORRES
• Is Sean Baker in the clear for Best Director?
• It's PGA & DGA winner VS. SAG & BAFTA winner for the big prize, again
• ANORA vs CONCLAVE for Best Picture; get ready for a great night for ANORA

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• BAFTA awards stall FLOW’s momentum, Latvia likely to fall short of historic win in Animated Feature
• Dreamworks Animation to ride studio-best 3 Oscar nominations into first Animated Feature win in nearly two decades
• Brazil to make OSCAR HISTORY - surging I'M STILL HERE poised to upset EMILIA PEREZ and capture first International Film title for the country
• Netflix’s EMILIA PEREZ wrestles to maintain hold as International Film favorite, can the film survive Mexican controversy and growing unpopularity?
• Does BAFTA snub foretell of trouble for NO OTHER LAND at the Oscars?
• With win at DGA, can PORCELAIN WAR upset in Documentary and result in a three-peat for the Ukrainian War in the category?
• DUNE: PART TWO still favorite for VFX Oscar with BAFTA win, but Visual Effects Society snub leaves the door open for WICKED
• DUNE: PART TWO vs. A COMPLETE UNKNOWN vs. WICKED - a three-headed monster in SOUND makes it nearly impossible to select a favorite
• Cratering EMILIA PEREZ tries to salvage Original Song win, but Diane “Never-Say-Die” Warren might just deliver the death blow
• THE SUBSTANCE the clear front-runner for Makeup Oscar, but can a win give Demi Moore an edge in Best Actress?
• WICKED's Paul Tazewell to makes OSCAR HISTORY as first black man and only second black costume designer to win Costume. Nathan Crowley to FINALLY win Production Design (without Christopher Nolan)!
• An absolute free-for-all in Film Editing - BAFTA win for CONCLAVE either a mirage or the win that seals its fate on Oscar night!
• Can Sean Baker get on stage four times on Oscar night?
• Will EMILIA PEREZ and WICKED cancel each other out or ride their Sound nominations to a surprise victory in Film Editing?

On this episode of Academy Anonymous:

• Taking a look at the surprise wins at the Bafta/SAG awards, and what they mean for the race
• Why Demi Moore’s BAFTA loss is a huge RED FLAG
• Can Timothée Chalamet really beat Adrien Brody for that Oscar?
• Discussing the momentum shift towards CONCLAVE, and why it may derail ANORA

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• The state of the race after ANORA’s weekend DGA-PGA-Critics-Choice-wins
• Recapping some curious and possibly telling Critics Choice winners
• Why CONCLAVE is likely the only film that can give ANORA some competition
• Predicting the winners of the BAFTA 2025 awards

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• Has the Karla Sofía Gascon controversy sunk the "Emilia Pérez" campaign? Can anything be salvaged?
• Do Oscar voters care about social media backlash
• The problem at the heart of the Critics Choice Awards organization
• Forecasting the winners at the Directors Guild & Producers Guild
• A new front-runner after this weekend?

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• We compare the Oscar nominees category-by-category against our final predictions
• Prediction blindspots & miscalculations VS. Accurate early hunches & last-minute "On The Pulse" gut feelings
• Oscar voting patterns - Stats that Stuck and Stats that Strayed
• Previewing winners and spoilers a month out from the Oscars ceremony
• We NOMINATE the Best of Nomination Morning and... the Worst

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• "Flow" outpacing worthy challengers in a striking Animated Feature category spotlighting diverse techniques, unique voices and international reach.
• Will the financial success of "The Wild Robot" help Dreamworks cross the finish line for the win - something that's evaded them since Aardman's Wallace & Gromit in 2005
• Will we see the vote-split between international titles, "Flow" and "Memoir of a Snail"
• Will the two clay stop-motion features, "Wallace & Gromit" and "Memoir of a Snail" cancel each other out
• Can a robust nomination haul at the ANNIE awards mean that we're in for a surprise GKids nod for "Chicken for Linda"
• Can Disney's "Moana 2" use its boxoffice success to go further than "Frozen 2"
• Will Disney or Pixar be snubbed for their sequel work - as they've been in the past
• Will the lack of U.S. distribution be a factor against "No Other Land"
• National Geographic's "Sugarcane" and Netflix's "Daughters" eyeing nods and wins
• Will both or either colonialism related title, "Dahomey" and "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat," secure a nod
• "Black Box" filmmaker may court favor with her first-hand account and powerful testimony
• Audience favorites "Will & Harper," "Porcelain War," and "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" well positioned to surprise