Academy Anonymous
An invaluable, unparalleled and only partly-delusional resource for any cinephiles and Oscar-addicts forever obsessing about whether their favorite films, performances and artists will survive another grueling Oscar season.
Join us on our noble (futile! compulsive!) mission to track the contenders, mourn the flop-aroonis, cut-down the winners, champion the over-looked and generally forecast the state of the race with “100% accuracy" (results may vary).
Need your daily Oscar fix? We got you covered.
(But seriously, consider getting some real help when all this is over… this ain’t healthy.)
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026: Recapping TELLURIDE; Forecasting the Toronto International Film Festival; De-coding the TIFF People's Choice Award
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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- A Frontrunner is Born with Chloé Zhao's HAMNET premiere at the Tellurid…
02:31:16 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026: Recap of All the Oscar Contenders from the Venice Film Festival; We Predict the Winners
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- Can an unlikeable George Clooney still squeeze into a very competitive Best Actor race with mixed JAY KELLY
- Who's the real scene-stealer of Netflix's JAY KELLY - A…
02:55:16 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026: Forecasting Venice Film Festival, Predicting Telluride Film Festival Lineup
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- Unlocking the connection between the Venice Film Festival and the Oscars
- Alexander Payne brings his unique sensibility to the Venice Jury
- Yorgos Lanthimos ditches S…
01:48:48 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026: We're Back!!; Cannes Recap (We Went!!!); All The Films We Saw
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- We recap our first ever Cannes experience!
- We've seen big Oscar players: SENTIMENTAL VALUE; IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT; DIE MY LOVE; THE SECRET AGENT; NOUVELLE VAGUE;…
00:38:59 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026: Countdown to Cannes, Official Lineup Reveal Predictions
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
We take a deep dive into which titles we foresee in tomorrow's major Cannes announcement!!
01:17:51 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026; "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Officially Enters the Race; Countdown to Cannes: There Will Be Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Jim Jarmusch, and more!
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN reunites Bill Condon and Lionsgate Films, reaffirms Roadside Attractions as a committed Oscar flix distributor
- JLo and Tonatiuh enter the …
01:06:29 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Oscar Season 2025-2026; Sundance Film Festival Re-Cap; New Voices, Splashy Premieres, Skittish Distributors and Titles That Can Go the Distance
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- An uncertain future for Utah and the Sundance Film Festival
- Sundance 2025 again key to unlocking the early favorites for Best Documentary Oscar
- A24 teams with Paste…
02:17:15 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025: Recapping an Eventful Oscar Night; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Oscars Telecast; Surprising Wins and Shocking Snubs; Sean Baker makes history; “Anora” is Queen and NEON is on top of the mountain, again
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 - …
02:11:10 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions for Oscar Night, Part 1; Will the Academy spread the wealth or can box-office champ "Wicked" feast on craft categories; "Emilia Perez" flirting with a shut-out; Brazil and Latvia chase Oscar History
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 in…
02:10:57 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions for Oscar Night, Part 2; Chalamet SAG win exposes Brody’s vulnerability for Best Actor; Fernanda Torres and Demi Moore Neck-And-Neck for Best Actress; “Anora” fights off a “Conclave” upset
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 BA…
01:52:57 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Oscars 2024-2025 Season; Recapping BAFTA/SAG/Indie Spirit Winners; Demi Moore In Serious Trouble; "Conclave" Now The Safer Choice?
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 rea…
01:19:45 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; “Anora” Reigns Supreme After Incredible Award-Winning/Race-Shifting Weekend; Can Anybody Stop It?; Forecasting The BAFTA Award Winners; “Conclave” Do-Or-Die
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 th…
00:55:23 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Oscar Nominations Postmortem
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 "…
02:26:55 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; "Emilia Pérez" On the Ropes Or Knocked Out?; The Issue With the Critics Choice Awards; Last Hurrah for "Emilia Pérez" at the DGA & PGA
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 t…
00:50:02 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Is Best Picture Favorite "Emilia Perez" Finally The Perfect Film For France To Overcome Its International Film Troubles
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- "Emilia Perez" - shoe-in and favorite to win OR shocking snub waiting to happen
- "Flow" flexes its appeal with dual mentions in International Film and Animated Film…
00:34:42 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Latvia's Flow Out-Muscling Dreamworks' Wild Robot; Documentary Feature Unafraid to Address The Thorny Global Issues of Today
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 financ…
00:44:46 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Musicals Duel In Sound Design and Visual Effects; Multiple Ridley Scott & Ape Projects Go Head-To-Head; Films On Both Sound and Visual Effects Longlists Look For An Edge
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- How many photo-real animal work can the Visual Effects branch spotlight
- Is there room for both Weta's dystopian apes and dancing ape on the Visual Effects five
- Is t…
01:02:29 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Original Score Lineup To Feature Eclectic Mix; Original Song Heavy on International Flavor
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- Newcomer from "The Brutalist" likely to breakthrough at the Oscars
- Will "Conclave" composer suffer a snub due to his recent win for "All Quiet on the Western Front…
00:41:38 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; A Makeup Longlist Heavy on Genre and Light on "Reality"; A Costume Consensus Without A Period Front-Runner
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- "Conclave" Costume Designer FINALLY breaks into Costume Designers Guild - but will it be enough to overcome the "Contemporary Curse"
- Jacqueline West falls short at…
01:01:10 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Fantasy and Period Titles Dominate Production Design But Can You Trust a Contemporary Film to Break Into the Nominees
On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- A very complete consensus five for Production Design
- A Robert Eggers breakthrough Below-The-Line
- Susie Davies just the right kind of vet and “Conclave” the right ki…
00:34:48 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
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