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. Support the show