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Oscar Season 2025-2026: Our take after watching Oscar favorites! HAMNET, TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, NUREMBERG, NO OTHER CHOICE, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, IS THIS THING ON, TRAIN DREAMS and more!
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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:
- Governors Awards - contenders show up in force to gain an edge in the Oscar race
- Honorary Oscars vs. Competitive Oscars - is there really any substitute for the real thing?
- Gotham Award nominees back the big guys and leave the small films in the shadows, polarize indie film community
- FRANKENSTEIN winning audiences across the globe on Netflix, can Guillermo del Toro and Jacob Elordi sneak in?
- Emma Stone and Jesse Plemmons looking to work their Oscar magic again with Yorgos Lanthimos in BUGONIA
- HAMNET - the real deal or overhyped?
- THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE - masterpiece or misfire?
- NUREMBERG - flying under the radar but building steam
- Did Netflix miss the Best Picture train on TRAIN DREAMS
- WAKE UP DEAD MAN angling nominations for Josh O'Connor and Glenn Close
- Economic and financial woes may just be the golden ticket for Park Chan-wook and NO OTHER CHOICE
- Academy Awards and Searchlight Pictures likely to squander Bradley Cooper's best film - IS THIS THING ON
- Jeremy Allen White's SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE hoping to survive disappointing start
- Sydney Sweeney's CHRISTY at the crosshairs of the culture war
- Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson launch DIE MY LOVE to $2 million opening! And a "D+" from audiences!
- Amazon MGM backs the wrong contender and fumbles Oscar worthy Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss in HEDDA
Chapters
1. Oscar Season 2025-2026: Our take after watching Oscar favorites! HAMNET, TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, NUREMBERG, NO OTHER CHOICE, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, IS THIS THING ON, TRAIN DREAMS and more! (00:00:00)
2. Let the Oscar campaigns begin! Hollywood legends get their due at the Governors Awards (00:00:39)
3. The Gotham Awards flirt with controversy, polarize indie film lovers (00:08:37)
4. FRANKENSTEIN heats up on Netflix! How high can it go at the Oscars? (00:26:31)
5. BUGONIA too cold for Oscar voters? Or can Emma Stone and Jesse Plemmons muscle the film in? (00:32:37)
6. HAMNET good but not great, no match for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (00:41:57)
7. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE splits the podcast! Sure-thing or near miss? (00:58:56)
8. Houston, we have a sleeper contender! NUREMBERG makes a splash with audiences (01:16:38)
9. Can TRAIN DREAMS finally get the Oscar glory denied to SING SING? (01:28:12)
10. Can WAKE UP DEAD MAN break the KNIVES OUT acting curse? (01:40:31)
11. NO OTHER CHOICE timely enough for Park Chan-wook to breakthrough? (01:50:06)
12. Bradley Cooper's quietest film IS THIS THING ON may also be his best (01:54:35)
13. Jeremy Allen White wrestles for final Best Actor slot with SPRINGSTEEN (02:01:19)
14. Sydney Sweeney's CHRISTY can't land a knockout (02:11:45)
15. Jennifer Lawrence's DIE MY LOVE edging out Rose Byrne's IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU (02:24:34)
16. Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss are dark horses for HEDDA (02:38:52)
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