Oscar Season 2024-2025: Recapping an Eventful Oscar Night; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Oscars Telecast; Surprising Wins and Shocking Snubs; Sean Baker makes history; “Anora” is Queen and NEON is on top of the mountain, again

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: Oscar Sunday post-mortum Conan O'Brian takes his Oscar swing Musical performances - well executed, but arbitrary and favoritist? Supporting favorites stay perfect - category fraud a major advantage? Latvia’s FLOW surprises! And the telling connection between Animated Feature and Animated Short winners! WICKED makes Oscar History in Costume Design! But did it fall short of its potential wins? THE SUBSTANCE makeup controversy? Screenplay wins spotlight a battle between ANORA and CONCLAVE - New Academy vs. Old Academy Pesky short films prove difficult for any/every Oscar predictor Film Editing STILL key to securing Best Picture IN MEMORIAM - Gene Hackman, notable snubs and where’s David Lynch’s tribute?! DUNE, PART TWO doubles up wins and proves more liked than slight nominations suggest I”M STILL HERE leads Brazil to historic win! EMILIA PEREZ can’t overcome Mexican controversy Adrien Brody proves SAG win optional Sean Baker defends movie theaters! Unpacking Demi Moore’s loss, Mikey Madison’s “upset” and Fernanda Torres’s shortcoming A new Best Picture winner! Final Takeaways - stats that survived, forecasting future trends, Cannes is King and Oscar voting body in transition Support the show