Oscar Season 2025-2026: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Blows Up the Oscar Race; the Contenders for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor

All Major Oscar Predictions Now Live at FramesAndFlicker.comFollow us: @AcademyAnonOn this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:Warner Bros. unveils instant American classic with ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERThe legacy of Paul Thomas Anderson to reign over this year’s OscarsIs SINNERS vs. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER the new BARBIE vs. OPPENHEIMER?Will U.S. box-office receipts be the Achilles heel for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’s Best Picture chances?ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER vs. THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Revisiting PTA’s big Oscar breakthrough from 2007NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and the arrival of a new era of Hollywood filmmaking at the OscarsCan Leonardo DiCaprio finally shepherd his first film to a Best Picture Oscar since 1997’s TITANIC?Will brilliant performances from ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER ensemble cancel each other out or make Oscar history with record-breaking SIX acting nominations?Best Supporting Actress category stuffed with possibilities and no clear front runner!Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall and Chase Infiniti duel it out for voter favoriteWarner Bros. stuck between a rock and a hard place in Best Supporting Actress as they prep campaigns for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, SINNERS and WEAPONSWill Amy Madigan in WEAPONS upset Oscar nominees Emily Blunt from THE SMASHING MACHINE and Glenn Close from WAKE UP DEAD MAN to nab the coveted veteran spot?Emily Blunt too “real” to snub in Best Supporting Actress?Will the Netflix Best Supporting Actress streak stay alive?Aunt Gladys vs. Glinda the Good! Analyzing Ariana Grande and Amy Madigan’s unorthodox chances - will they break history or be broken by history?Jennifer Lopez hoping to ride pedigree of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN to first career nomination! Is she being underestimated by Oscar pundits?With four spots likely taken, contenders target the final wide-open slot for Best Supporting ActorWarner Bros. tries to double up nominees AGAIN - Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro vs. Delroy Lindo and Miles CatonCan Adam Sandler FINALLY break in with heartwarming turn in JAY KELLY? Or will voters prefer Billy Crudup’s scene-stealing moment?Diego Luna looks to capture nomination that eluded Raul Julia with KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMANIs celebrated turn from Jacob Elordi in the overlooked FRANKENSTEIN enough for him to leap frog veterans for the final spot in Best Supporting Actor? Can Jacob Elordi and Paul Mescal both reaps nods in the Best Supporting Actor category?Support the show