Oscar Season 2025-2026: Recap of All the Oscar Contenders from the Venice Film Festival; We Predict the Winners

Academy Anonymous

On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS:

• Can an unlikeable George Clooney still squeeze into a very competitive Best Actor race with mixed JAY KELLY
• Who's the real scene-stealer of Netflix's JAY KELLY - Adam Sandler vs. Billy Crudup
• Can Emma Stone really get into Best Actress AGAIN for newest collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos?
• Is BUGONIA Jesse Plemons' ticket to lead Actor recognition?
• Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts may be playing with fire with AFTER THE HUNT - could be difficult to recover after early burn from Venice
• Another genre classic from master Park Chan-wook, but will the South Korean great EVER get some Oscar love?
• Jim Jarmusch's meditation on family FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER a winner - best reviewed American film in Competition!
• Guillermo del Toro's beloved FRANKENSTEIN dividing audiences, but everyone agrees Jacob Elordi steals the show!
• THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE's Amanda Seyfried looks to crash the Best Actress category
• Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson really this year's "Brendan Fraser"? Stuns viewers with THE SMASHING MACHINE transformation, but will it be enough?
• Is Emily Blunt un-beatable for Best Supporting Actress?
• Never doubt Kathryn Bigelow! Helmer returns with nerve-shattering A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
• Two female directors for Best Director AGAIN! An early analysis of the Kathryn Bigelow vs. Chloé Zhao narrative
• THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB poised for Venice breakout! Could be a major dark horse for Best Picture!
• Who will win the Golden Lion? We make our calls.

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1. Oscar Season 2025-2026: Recap of All the Oscar Contenders from the Venice Film Festival; We Predict the Winners (00:00:00)

2. Our Website Officially Launches! Check out FRAMESANDFLICKER.com for more awards coverage, film reviews, and official OSCAR PREDICTIONS! (00:00:38)

3. JAY KELLY may be a swing-and-a-miss for Netflix. Can it recover with US audiences? (00:05:01)

4. Venice goes crazy for Yorgos Lanthimos & Emma Stone reunion BUGONIA! But is it TOO CRAZY for Oscar voters? (00:24:04)

5. Luca Guadagnino & Julia Roberts bring back the ghost of Woody Allen with AFTER THE HUNT! Will their "conversation-starter" talk them right out of the race? (00:42:42)

6. Can a Venice win for NO OTHER CHOICE propel Park Chan-wook & Lee Byung-hun into Best Director and Best Actor? (01:02:53)

7. Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN could be dead on arrival for Best Picture nomination (01:13:08)

8. Jim Jarmusch gets the last laugh on Cannes snub, as FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is the critics' darling at Venice (01:23:12)

9. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE outdoes THE BRUTALIST in glorious VistaVision (01:26:07)

10. Dwayne Johnson steals the spotlight from the veteran actors at the festival with THE SMASHING MACHINE (01:48:43)

11. A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE a can't-miss for Best Picture (02:15:17)

12. War in Gaza in the spotlight with THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB. Can the urgent film breakthrough with a global audience? (02:37:04)

13. PREDICTIONS! - Hear who we think will walk away with the big awards when the Venice Film Festival closes (02:43:50)