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

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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• Warner Bros. unveils instant American classic with ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
• The legacy of Paul Thomas Anderson to reign over this year’s Oscars
• Is 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 2007
• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and the arrival of a new era of Hollywood filmmaking at the Oscars
• Can 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 favorite
• Warner Bros. stuck between a rock and a hard place in Best Supporting Actress as they prep campaigns for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, SINNERS and WEAPONS
• Will 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 Actor
• Warner Bros. tries to double up nominees AGAIN - Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro vs. Delroy Lindo and Miles Caton
• Can 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 WOMAN
• Is 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?

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1. Oscar Season 2025-2026: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Blows Up the Oscar Race; the Contenders for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor (00:00:00)

2. All Oscar Predictions Now Live on Our Website! (00:00:52)

3. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER premieres to explosive reception (00:03:28)

4. PTA's THERE WILL BE BLOOD, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN and a new era of Oscar winners (00:08:45)

5. Paul Thomas Anderson to scale new Oscar heights with latest film (00:13:08)

6. An early preview of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER vs. HAMNET (00:15:48)

7. Can ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER actors make Oscar history? (00:30:09)

8. Is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER this year's OPPENHEIMER? (00:36:38)

9. Is Leonardo DiCaprio the secret weapon of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER? (00:39:57)

10. A record-breaking SIX acting nominations (00:43:26)

11. Warner Bros has a BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS problem (00:54:55)

12. Will Amy Madigan and Wunmi Mosaku scare away Oscar voters with WEAPONS and SINNERS? (01:00:47)

13. A24 and Emily Blunt capitalizing on true story THE SMASHING MACHINE (01:03:40)

14. Glenn Close hoping to continue Netflix streak and break KNIVES OUT acting shut out with WAKE UP DEAD MAN (01:09:05)

15. Can Ariana Grande "Bing Crosby" herself to consecutive nominations? (01:13:12)

16. Gwyneth Paltrow has Oscar stats in her corner for MARTY SUPREME (01:18:31)

17. Jennifer Lopez's perfect Oscar bait role in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (01:24:07)

18. The open 5th slot in Best Supporting Actor (01:39:58)

19. Benicio Del Toro to squeak in alongside Sean Penn for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (01:42:29)

20. Jacob Elordi is major dark horse for FRANKENSTEIN (01:42:57)

21. Can SINNERS still make a dent in Best Supporting Actor? (01:45:53)

22. Too soon to nominate Paul Mescal again for HAMNET? (01:49:43)