Academy Anonymous

Jules & Joseph

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.)

  1. 29 JAN

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Oscar Nominees Revealed; Unpacking the Year's Biggest Surprises and Snubs; History Making SINNERS; Clues from the BAFTA and WGA nominees

    | Follow us: @AcademyAnon | | Visit our website for Oscar Predictions: FramesAndFlicker.com | On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: The Academy announces the nominees for the 98th Oscars!How ACADEMY ANONYMOUS fared in the Oscar pool Warner Bros. in a league all their own this year - racks up 30 nominations between SINNERS, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and WEAPONSONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is PTA's biggest Oscar success with 13 nomination (!) but it can't stop SINNERS from making Oscar historyAcademy sets the stage for a final showdown between ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and SINNERS - is an upset brewing??Chloé Zhao makes history in the Best Director categoryA24's MARTY SUPREME makes Josh Safdie a 4-time Oscar nomineeNeon's SENTIMENTAL VALUE completes comeback to score 9 nominationsA lukewarm reception for international titles including THE SECRET AGENT and IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTEmma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos revive BUGONIA at the 11th hour How Kate Hudson in SONG SUNG BLUE edged out Chase Infiniti in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHEREthan Hawke and Micheal B. Jordan crack Best Actor, but Joel Edgerton gets left out in the cold againPlan B's Oscar muscle steers summer popcorn flick F1 into Best Picture, but will the company regret it in the long run?How we correctly predicted a BLUE MOON surprise in Original ScreenplayAVATAR: FIRE AND ASH crashes Best Costume DesignThe "shocking" Oscar shutout that industry pundits refused to see... and ACADEMY ANONYMOUS laid out the breadcrumbs for.PLUS - the snubs and surprises we saw coming (Paul Mescal, Delroy Lindo) and those we hoped wouldn't come to pass (Jafar Panahi)Cross referencing Oscar nominees with nominations for the British Film Academy's BAFTA awards, the Writers Guild, and the ACE Editors GuildSupport the show

    2h 40m

  2. 20 JAN

    Final Oscar Predictions 2026: Acting, Screenplay, Director & Best Picture

    Final Oscar Predictions (Part 3) — Acting, Directing, Writing & Best Picture | ACADEMY ANONYMOUS In this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS, we conclude our FINAL OSCAR PREDICTIONS (Part 3), breaking down the Academy Awards’ most talked-about races — Directing, Screenwriting, Acting, and Best Picture. Pundits insist these categories are “locked,” but history says otherwise. We’re tracking the hidden vulnerabilities, surprise snubs, and late-stage breakthroughs that could define nomination morning — and help you perfect your Oscar ballot. We analyze the 2026 Oscar contenders in: Best Casting The Academy’s newest category: Will voters default to the status quo, or can two international films crash the party and make a statement? Best Adapted Screenplay Can anyone crack the consensus five — from Mary Shelley and Denis Johnson adaptations to Hamnet, Alien Bosses, and the ever-present PTA? Best Original Screenplay Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke threaten to spoil spots long reserved for celebrated international films, while Sinnersand Marty Supreme ride undeniable momentum. Best Supporting Actor Beyond the perceived “safe” picks (One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value), are Paul Mescal or Jacob Elordi far more vulnerable than expected? And who’s waiting to capitalize on a major snub? Best Supporting Actress A volatile three-way race anchors the category, but the final slots are wide open. Can recent SAG snubs be overcome? Are surprise veterans or pop-culture wildcards ready to surge? Expect chaos. Best Actor The most competitive acting race of the year — and someone big is missing. Is it Michael B. Jordan or Joel Edgerton? Can Jesse Plemons convert SAG momentum? Is Wagner Moura truly safe? Best Actress Buckley is the clear frontrunner, while Chase Infiniti carries the category’s strongest momentum. Renate Reinsve capitalizes on European love, while Rose Byne defeats the odds. The final slot becomes a high-stakes showdown between a favorite and a comeback-gal. Best Director Clear locks, international threats, shocking snubs, and one potential jaw-dropper that could redefine the race entirely. Best Picture Studio heavyweights, Netflix contenders, acclaimed international films, and underdogs all feel “safe”… but only one slot remains. Will it go to another daring foreign-language breakout or a late-career auteur passion project? If you want to understand where the Oscar races are actually fragile, and where the Academy is most likely to surprise, this is the episode to hear before nomination morning. Support the show

    3h 6m

  3. 20 JAN

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Final Oscar Predictions for SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARY, VISUAL EFFECTS, SOUND DESIGN & MAKEUP

    | Follow us: @AcademyAnon | | Visit our website for the latest Oscar predictions - FramesAndFlicker.com | Final Oscar Predictions — Shorts, Documentary, Sound, VFX & Makeup | ACADEMY ANONYMOUS In this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS, we continue our FINAL OSCAR PREDICTIONS (Part 2), breaking down some of the Academy Awards’ most volatile categories — where surprises, snubs, and late-breaking momentum define the race. We analyze the 2026 Oscar contenders in: Live-Action Short Film — socially and politically urgent stories dominate, but can comedy or crowd-pleasers break through? Animated Short Film — why adult-driven animation should outperform traditional, family-friendly shorts Documentary Short Film — films reflecting current U.S. political and social unrest lead the field Documentary Feature — the most unpredictable branch of the Academy, where presumed frontrunners are always at risk Best Visual Effects — blockbuster spectacle regains control as prestige titles like Frankenstein and Sinners miss key ground Best Sound — One Battle After Another and Sinners feel secure, while Sirât challenges Avatar: Fire and Ash Best Makeup & Hairstyling — why international films and transformative real-life portrayals have the advantage Whether you’re filling out an Oscar ballot, tracking awards season momentum, or just love dissecting the Academy Awards, this episode dives deep into the races most likely to shock on nomination morning. Support the show

    2h 40m

  4. 14 JAN

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Golden Globe Reactions | Our Final Oscar Predictions for: CINEMATOGRAPHY, PRODUCTION DESIGN, EDITING, COSTUME DESIGN, SCORE, SONG, ANIMATED FILM & FOREIGN FILM

    | Follow us: @AcademyAnon |  | Visit our website FramesAndFlicker.com for Oscar Predictions | On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: The DGA reveals the top five favorites for the Oscars Best Picture raceSENTIMENTAL VALUE gets shutout at the Screen Actors Guild Actors AwardsCinematographers prefer MARTY SUPREME over HAMNETWEAPONS, F1 fly at the Producers Guild Awards while AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH and WICKED: FOR GOOD flopBUGONIA staging a major Oscar comeback with impressive showing at British Academy’s BAFTA AwardsFinal predictions for Best Animated FeatureDreamworks’ THE BAD GUYS 2 and Pixar’s ELIO duel for final spot in Animated Feature raceCan French animation rule at the Oscars with ARCO, LITTLE AMELIE and A MAGNIFICENT LIFE?Final Predictions for Best Original ScoreDecoding the connection between Best Picture and the Original Score categoryMARTY SUPREME beat too new age for Oscars’ music branch?F1 and SIRĀT likely enemies across Oscar categories, face-off for final slot in Original ScoreFinal Predictions for Best Original SongStephan Schwartz to finally get back into Song race with WICKED: FOR GOODDouble nominations for SINNERS for Original Song?Diane Warren hunts for first competitive Oscar winFinal Predictions for Best Costume DesignA loophole in the Costume category might leave a Best Picture favorite on the outsHEDDA and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN targeting an upsetFinal Predictions for Best Production DesignAVATAR: FIRE AND ASH and WICKED: FOR GOOD duel for scraps among production design favoritesFinal Predictions for Best CinematographyNot enough space for Best Picture frontrunners FRANKENSTEIN, MARTY SUPREME and HAMNETFinal Predictions for Best Film EditingBreaking down the “veteran” issue smothering the film editing categoryF1 to test editor’s love for racing filmsFinal Predictions for Best International FilmNEON films tries to wrap up the rare perfect category with ALL 5 nominations!Venice Film Festival and THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB to haunt the fate of NO OTHER CHOICESupport the show

    3h 18m

  5. 5 JAN

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Forecasting the SAG, PGA, ASC and DGA Nominees; Predicting Golden Globe Winners and Reactions to the Critics Choice Awards; Our Take on MARTY SUPREME and SIRĀT

    | Follow us on Twitter - @AcademyAnon | | Visit our website FramesAndFlicker.com for Oscar Predictions | On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: MARTY SUPREME is a runaway Christmas hit for A24, Timothée Chalamet is King of the Box-OfficeSpain's SIRĀT to explode onto Oscar scene with surprise nominations, but can it really crash Best Picture?Will SINNERS, TRAIN DREAMS and ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER land first time nominations for their cinematographers at the ASC guild award?Cinematographers Guild to sideline international films in their annual lineup for Best CinematographyCan multiple foreign films pull off an upset at the Directors Guild of America?Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN looks to cement itself as a top 5 Best Picture movie with DGA nominationCan MARTY SUPREME three-peat nominations at the SAG Ensemble, DGA and PGA.... or did it peak too late?Will the Producers Guild of America resuscitate flailing box-office hits AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH and WICKED: FOR GOOD?WEAPONS hoping to ride Hollywood horror-renaissance into PGA Top 10 and SAG Ensemble nominationsHEDDA's Tessa Thompson and SONG SUNG BLUE's Kate Hudson look to leap BUGONIA's Emma Stone and TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE's Amanda Seyfried at the Screen Actors GuildCan Wagner Moura leverage NARCOS visibility into a SAG Best Actor nomination for THE SECRET AGENT?Is WICKED: FOR GOOD poised to receive a complete shut-out at the Screen Actors Guild? HAMNET, SENTIMENTAL VALUE and IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT look for a boost on Golden Globes weekendCritics Choice Awards vote for Timothée Chalamet, Jesse Buckley, Jacob Elordi and Amy Madigan, but one speech seems to seal the deal and another appears to have blown the race wide open!Which Critics Choice winning actor is flirting with a snub and may end up on the cutting room floor at the Oscars?Support the show

    3h 44m

  6. 23/12/2025

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Our Oscar take on new screenings AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH and THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB; Predicting the winners of the Critics Choice Awards and the National Society of Film Critics

    | Follow us on Twitter: @AcademyAnon | | Visit our website for more coverage: FramesAndFlicker.com | On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: A few words of remembrance for Rob Reiner, Michelle Reiner and James Ransone.Can AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH pull a GODFATHER/LORD OF THE RIGNS and get all 3 installments nominated for Best Picture? Our Oscar take after watching the latest chapter.THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB is undeniably compelling, and could absolutely sneak into the final Best Picture Ten; our Oscar take after screening the film.Going over the snubs and surprises from the 98th Oscars shortlists: who’s making an impression (SIRAT!) and who’s falling behind (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE!).Previewing the Critics Choice Awards: predicting the winners in every category.Predicting the National Society of Film Critics winners and runner-ups.If you enjoy our awards-season coverage and want to help support the podcast, you can do so here: Support the show

    1h 50m

  7. 12/12/2025

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Golden Globe Nominations Reaction; Predicting the Oscars Shortlists

    | Follow us on Twitter: @AcademyAnon | | Visit our website for more coverage: FramesAndFlicker.com | On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and Rose Byrne build momentum at the Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationThe Critics Choice Awards snub IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, THE SECRET AGENT and NO OTHER CHOICE in favor of Hollywood misfires JAY KELLY and WICKED: FOR GOODThe Golden Globes nominate five international films for Best Picture - will the Oscars follow their lead?Richard Linklater crashes Best Picture Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes - TWICE!Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and THE SMASHING MACHINE prepare to mount a comeback at the Golden GlobesLee Byung-hun and NO OTHER CHOICE make Golden Globes historyThe cast of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER ties for most Golden Globe acting nominations WICKED: FOR GOOD snubbed for Best Picture at the Golden Globes and officially in trouble at the OscarsDid A24 and Timothée Chalamet miscalculate the release of MARTY SUPREME? Film underdelivers at the Critics Choice and Golden GlobesAVATAR: FIRE AND ASH can’t squeeze into Best Picture at either Critics Choice or Golden Globes; Is James Cameron in store for a snub at the Oscars?NUREMBERG fails to seize opportunity with Golden Globe nominations, are its Best Picture hopes dashed?Neon campaigns to make historic gains in the Oscars shortlist categories with mentions for Score, Sound, Casting, and CinematographyBlockbusters F1, WICKED: FOR GOOD, and AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH aim for a comeback with Oscars shortlist revealSINNERS duels ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER for Oscars shortlist dominance Support the show

    3h 13m

  8. 05/12/2025

    Oscar Season 2025-2026: Golden Globe Predictions for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, HAMNET, MARTY SUPREME, SINNERS, FRANKENSTEIN, WICKED FOR GOOD, AVATAR FIRE AND ASH, JAY KELLY, THE SECRET AGENT, NO OTHER CHOICE, and more!!

    | Follow us on Twitter - @AcademyAnon | | Visit our website FramesAndFlicker.com for Oscar predictions | On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: Gotham Film Awards shut out Rose Byrne and IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU, champion IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER rolling to one Best Picture prize after another with NYFCC and NBREarly Supporting Actress winners splintered - WEAPONS, SINNERS, SENTIMENTAL VALUEWunmi Mosaku vs. Teyana Taylor for Best Supporting Actress nomination?Independent Spirit Awards blaze a path for TRAIN DREAMS Oscar hopesAre the Critics Choice nominees anything more than glorified Oscar predictions?Golden Globe Predictions!!!Can WICKED FOR GOOD hold onto its Comedy or Musical slot?Netflix to double down in Comedy or Musical with JAY KELLY and WAKE UP DEAD MANCan Lee Byung-hun make Golden Globe history with NO OTHER CHOICE? Pull upset over Timothée Chalamet and MARTY SUPREME?Wagner Moura makes THE SECRET AGENT the favorite for Actor Drama - can Dwayne Johnson, Jeremy Allen White or Michael B. Jordan stop him?Trouble brewing for Amanda Seyfried, Rose Byrne and Emma Stone - BUGONIA, TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU hunt Globe support and Oscar appealLate-breakers RENTAL FAMILY, IS THIS THING ON and SONG SUNG BLUE look to shake up the race with audience appeal and Globe endorsementWill AVATAR three-peat with Golden Globe Best Picture and Director nominations?A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE looks to redeem Kathryn Bigelow with the Golden GlobesJacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney hope to continues breakout Globes streak with nominations for FRANKENSTEIN and CHRISTYKISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN conjuring up Bill Condon's Golden Globe magic for Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez and Diego LunaSENTIMENTAL VALUE and IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT look to flex international appeal with major Globe nominationsSupport the show

    2h 47m
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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.)

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  • Creator
    Jules & Joseph
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Academy Anonymous
  • Show Website
    Academy Anonymous

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