Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Is Best Picture Favorite "Emilia Perez" Finally The Perfect Film For France To Overcome Its International Film Troubles

Academy Anonymous

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.

Bölümler

1. Oscar Season 2024-2025; Final Predictions; Is Best Picture Favorite "Emilia Perez" Finally The Perfect Film For France To Overcome Its International Film Troubles (00:00:00)

2. "Emilia Perez" - The Problematic Favorite (00:00:28)

3. Two Safe Bets and Dark Horses for the Win (00:06:35)

4. Venice's "Vermiglio" May Bring A Female Director Back Into The Five (00:08:23)

5. Distributors With Two Films On the International Film Longlist; And International Titles Longlisted in Multiple Categories (00:09:27)

6. The Allure of Helping Latvia Make History (00:17:17)

7. Mati Diop Returns To The Longlist, And Doubles-Up with Documentary (00:20:20)