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

Academy Anonymous

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?

Chapters

1. 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 (00:00:00)

2. Best Documentary Feature (00:01:04)

3. Best International Film (00:07:44)

4. Best Animated Feature (00:15:44)

5. Best Visual Effects (00:25:29)

6. Best Sound Design (00:32:38)

7. Best Original Score (00:57:01)

8. Best Original Song (01:06:27)

9. Best Makeup & Hairstyling (01:14:58)

10. Best Costume Design (01:19:25)

11. Best Production Design (01:24:39)

12. Best Cinematography (01:31:02)

13. Best Film Editing (01:37:48)