Academy Anonymous

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

1. Continuing our deep dive into the rest of the films contending to make the 2025 Best Picture lineup
2. Why A COMPLETE UNKNOWN is stronger than most think, and edging its way into the TOP 5 for BEST PICTURE 
3. Spots 8-10 is where things get interesting… surveying the field/potential surprises 
4. Not enough room for both A COMPLETE UNKNOWN and A REAL PAIN?
5. Was SING SING just too quiet?
6. THE SUBSTANCE going where no film like it has gone before…
7. What happened to SEPTEMBER 5?
8. Is NICKEL BOYS getting ready to land 0 noms?
9. Surveying the rest of the field and discussing potential surprises 
10. Our current individual predictions for BEST PICTURE 

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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

1. Campaigns! Campaigns! Campaigns! Nothing in the Oscar Race is incidental
2. More on our forecasting approach
3. Diving into the top 6 films predicted to make the 2025 Best Picture lineup
4. ANORA is king, but not a winner?
5. Will THE BRUTALIST be too alienating for some voters?
6. Warner Bros and the difference between DUNE PART 2 and JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
7. Why CONCLAVE checks all the boxes
8. Why EMILIA PÉREZ is the preferred musical and not WICKED: PART ONE

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On the inaugural episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

1. Introductions (Good to meet you!)
2. How we approach forecasting the Oscar Race
3. How this obsession started
4. Our complicated relationship with the Academy 
5. The Oscars as a “Doorway” to Cinema
6. The ever-evolving landscape of the Academy 
7. What makes predicting the Oscar-nominations so attractive/fun

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