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. Voters motivated to nominated Latvia for the first time in Academy history.
• "I'm Still Here" a sure-fire nominee, a massive box-office success for Brazil and a return for director Walter Salles
• Neon to secure "Seed of the Sacred Fig" among the five nominees
• "Kneecap" a strong dark horse after dominating at BAFTA
• "Vermiglio" poised to bring a female filmmaker back into International film for the first time since 2020
• UK might have a winning recipe with break-out "Santosh"
• Netflix's inter-generational Thai film "How To Make Money Before Grandma Dies" a sleeper box-office hit and huge spoiler 
• Diop's "Dahomey" lands in two longlists, looking good for at least one nomination and another success story for MUBI this year
• Double entries this year from Netflix, Sony Classics, MUBI, and Janus
• Can Sony Pictures Classics return to dominant form in this category and land two films among the five nominees, "I'm Still Here" and "Kneecap." A feat they have failed to repeat since 2018.