Oscar Season 2025-2026: Our take after watching Oscar favorites! HAMNET, TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, NUREMBERG, NO OTHER CHOICE, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, IS THIS THING ON, TRAIN DREAMS and more!

| Follow Us at @AcademyAnon on Twitter | | Oscar Predictions On Our Website - FramesAndFlicker.com |On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:Governors Awards - contenders show up in force to gain an edge in the Oscar raceHonorary Oscars vs. Competitive Oscars - is there really any substitute for the real thing?Gotham Award nominees back the big guys and leave the small films in the shadows, polarize indie film communityFRANKENSTEIN winning audiences across the globe on Netflix, can Guillermo del Toro and Jacob Elordi sneak in?Emma Stone and Jesse Plemmons looking to work their Oscar magic again with Yorgos Lanthimos in BUGONIAHAMNET - the real deal or overhyped?THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE - masterpiece or misfire?NUREMBERG - flying under the radar but building steamDid Netflix miss the Best Picture train on TRAIN DREAMSWAKE UP DEAD MAN angling nominations for Josh O'Connor and Glenn CloseEconomic and financial woes may just be the golden ticket for Park Chan-wook and NO OTHER CHOICEAcademy Awards and Searchlight Pictures likely to squander Bradley Cooper's best film - IS THIS THING ONJeremy Allen White's SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE hoping to survive disappointing startSydney Sweeney's CHRISTY at the crosshairs of the culture warJennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson launch DIE MY LOVE to $2 million opening! And a "D+" from audiences!Amazon MGM backs the wrong contender and fumbles Oscar worthy Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss in HEDDASupport the show