Experts slugfest: Our post-festivals 2025 Oscar predictions

[@friendlypup5650]

I love Christopher’s energy at the beginning of these videos bouncing off of Joyce’s “idgaf” vibe 😂

[@dayvaughnmonroe9540]

Ok im so used to perry and she is the exact opposite but i love them both

[@timgriffin3368]

The contrast is Elysium to me

[@Sharpe1502]

It’s full blown golden retriever and aloof black cat friend energy.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

🤭

[@whatsup4825]

The sun is setting, the air is cool and I’m listening to Joyce and Christopher predict the upcoming Awards season with a cheese board and a bottle of red. Life is good. ❤

[@HeelPower200]

Definitely 2 of the most entertaining and knowledgeable awards experts!

[@InsertCleverNameHere0]

It has begun! It's good to be back with the Oscar's dynamic duo!

[@drvinipereira]

"there's nothing on Earth I would even clap for one minute" 😂😂😂

[@mattyrse]

Agreed with Joyce. Predict without knowing sh*t is the funniest thing

[@HeelPower200]

Predicting early in the season ? yes its more fun because its less clear who is getting in and/or winning.

[@mattyrse]

@@HeelPower200 Yes but the last season at this point had clear front-runners. It was more boring

[@Szalatsha]

RING THE OSCAR BELLS ❤

[@gambasTV]

Rarely do I get as excited for a video dropping than when I see these get posted. And 2 hours 🤤

[@gustavoblaauw2308]

What are you thinking of the chances of Im Still Here to be nominated in any category, especially best actress for Fernanda Torres?

[@mattyrse]

Hope Nicole gets in. She is the truly QUEEN

[@rxre7922]

"the god Selena Gomez" CLOCK ITTTT

[@allyssonm.pereira1754]

Fernanda Torres is extraordinary in " i'm Still Here", she deserv a nomonation.

[@ticarneiro]

rooting for Emilia Perez cast ✨

[@Sharpe1502]

I think Zoe Saldoña should be considered Cinema royalty at this point. I think she’s winning.

[@ktom5262]

Christopher should take his daughter to watch The Substance.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

😆

[@Sharpe1502]

I’ve been thinking about the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a firm Best Actress front runner and I was wondering why people don’t think that Demi Moore wouldn’t run a grassroots campaign given her connections. I feel like if Andrea Risborough could get in, Demi Moore definitely could, and probably will, given the hype for her performance.

[@mr29]

I think the film's emphasis on body horror severely hurts her chances. IF she can win a major critics group award - such as LAFCA or NYFCC - that would greatly improve her odds.

[@Sharpe1502]

@@mr29 I think that if it was 5 years ago and if the lead actress was an unknown and the topic was different, there’d be no chance. But it’s Demi Moore. It’s about an aging actress and it’s about the unrealistic beauty expectations of industry, etc.. I think that other actresses and even actors will be able to relate to the thematic elements, and the international voters are way less squeamish about body horror. I’m pretty sure that’s why Poor Things and Triangle of Sadness even got in.

[@gule55]

But Risborough film is about an alcoholic trying to fix her life (very oscarish performance). Moore film is a body horror, that kind of films get 0 attraction to Oscars and Moore is seeing more as a sex symbol rather than an actual actress.

[@sabe11a39]

IMO: 1. Anora 2. Emilia Perez 3. Conclave 4. The Brutalist 5. Sing Sing 6. Dune Part II 7. Nickel Boys 8. A Complete Unknown 9. The Room Next Door 10. The Seed of the Sacred Fig

[@gambasTV]

Sing Sing felt like a Best Picture winner when I watched it. Nomadland but more accessible, great performances , “important” subject matter, hits you in the feels. Could see it doing a CODA (but it’s better than CODA I think)

[@patriciascolafeleppa5542]

Sing Sing is the BEST MOVIE of the year and deserves nominations in most categories. The movie was shot on 16 mm film, in 19 days, with a very small crew. The DP, Pat Scola should be nominated for an Oscar for cinematography because the visual look, the lighting, the film choice, all created the naturalistic atmosphere to tell the story. Accompanied with Bryce Dessner's score that sells the beautiful scenes and intimate facial expressions. And kudos to the director, Greg Kwedar, who allowed dialogue to be ad-libbed at times, which created the emotional essence throughout the film that tugs at your heart. The cast deserves best ensemble because 90% of the cast are the formerly incarcerated men that participated in the RTA theater program while in Sing Sing and that authenticity shines. And what can you say about Coleman Domingo.... he deserves the Oscar this year, his performance is perfectly understated, and he allows the other men to shine because this is their story. Well Done!! Also, Clarence Maclin and Paul Raci both deserve best supporting nominations. Their performances tie the strings that pull the film to its brilliance. Best movie overall in a very long time and well worth the emotional journey.

[@leocd3080]

I absolutely adored Sing Sing, but please can you stop with the spam in every prediction video? You're just copy-pasting the same comment.

[@zacharyjohnston1957]

Y’all need to update the Emilia Perez screenplay category placement. It’s adapted, not original.

[@JoshFriedman786]

It probably won't get into either category anyway because no musical in this century has gotten into screenplay except La La Land and Chicago. Also having seen Emilia Pérez, the weakest aspect is definitely the script.

[@zacharyjohnston1957]

@@JoshFriedman786 how are Karla, Zoe, Selena, and the songs though?

[@JoshFriedman786]

​@@zacharyjohnston1957 Pretty good, I'd say Zoe Saldana has the strongest role and Karla is not in it as much as you would think, she has probably same screentime as Lily Gladstone. Selena is great but she doesn't have much to do in the story and I'm not confident she's Oscar bound. The songs are okay but they feel like telenovela songs because they're all in Spanish. Your mileage may vary but I didn't exactly jive with the music, let's say.

[@KaiOpaka]

​@JoshFriedman786 If the movie is a Best Picture contender, it can very well sweep in, though.

[@JoshFriedman786]

​@@KaiOpaka Uh... I don't think so! Spielberg’s West Side Story got into Best Picture and it missed Adapted Screenplay when it was a far better written musical than Emilia Pérez. Emilia Pérez portrays Latin culture in a much more questionable and polarizing way.

[@dacrimsoncurse]

I'd love to see Joan Chen nominated However i know Focus features will only push Isabella for the nom, since conclave is the bigger movie

[@nomfymoloi]

2:18:35 It could be Brian aka The Awards Contender since he raves about Saoirse Ronan in his videos

[@kommandantklink5032]

Sing Sing was barely at the theater and then it was gone. No promotion, just never heard much talk about it. Surprised it came out when it did if it is a best picture contender?

[@gambasTV]

I live in Ireland and it’s only just out now the last few weeks, and doing decently well! One of those movies that few people new about, but the word of mouth has been great

[@Sharpe1502]

I actually do think that Arianna Grande should be taken a little seriously. Glinda is very funny and Arianna Grande seems to be nailing it in the trailers. She’s also very funny on SNL. She might be a sneaky performance that people don’t expect and then blows people away.

[@mr29]

Popular (hopefully) will be a tour-de-force for her. I am taking her seriously.

[@sailingsam3815]

The remarkable life of Ibelin is the oscar winner for Documentary 😊

[@Matt.Minton]

I'm not sure if it would've really made a difference for Saturday Night to be a World Premiere --> Anora and Emilia Pérez weren't and have been already buzzed about for months. In fact, with how rare it is for Cannes films to place (especially the Palme d'or winner), the fact that they still managed to place - and over Saturday Night - is pretty big. Saturday Night is a movie made for audiences like TIFF so for it not to place seems pretty fatal. I'm waiting for Saturday Night to have the Glass Onion/Hit Man effect, where TIFF is the film's highest peak and it ends up getting maybe Screenplay on its best day.

[@michaelmasselli2869]

Jennifer Esposito is starting to campaign Fresh Kills, it might be too little too late but Emily Bader and Odessa A’Zion are excellent in the movie, Odessa has the more Oscar type role

[@paullemon5154]

I'm with Joyce...closed-captioning in movie theaters!!

[@alechats5184]

i dont get the ridley scotts glazing

[@alejandromangieri1495]

Villeneuve is being dismissed too soon, he'll make it in.

[@charliemartial4897]

I’m shocked Joyce didn’t have Mike Faist for Best Supporting Actor on her list. If nothing other than talking about Mike Faist and tennis.

[@thespenserdavis]

Y'all really think Edward Berger would get into Director over Denis Villeneuve? Woof. I get it but I can't quite get on that bandwagon just yet.

[@beqamarsagishvili6988]

Rooting for Angelina Jolie ❤❤❤

[@davidstone9624]

I like their show. The total dismissal of what they don't like and the harsh condescension of most movie fans, is a little tough sometimes..... But I keep watching

[@chrisjrosen]

Thanks for watching. I try not to be too condescending to most people but we definitely have our faves, this is true!

[@thecriticandtheuncle5784]

I agree

[@samtan4729]

No love for Luca this year???😢

[@victoresparza495]

Denis Villeneuve deserves the Oscar win for directing the best picture of the year, Dune part two. I totally disagree that the love for the movie has diminished. I’m predicting at least 10 Oscar nominations for it.

[@samtan4729]

Talk about name brand directors, what about Clint Eastwood and Robert Zemeckis???

[@ktom5262]

Madonna. No director is better than Madonna.

[@sasha76944]

Sony pictures classics has Tilda, Julianne, Fernanda and Saoirse to campaign for best actress Saoirse might want to go lead for blitz

[@sidcariappa]

Is there some Gold Derby x Joker 2 beef? Lol the smirks and digs and refusing to talk beyond 5 secs about it is uncharacteristic

[@Jamal3.87]

I’m predicting major showings for ANORA BLITZ THE BRUTALIST A COMPLETE UNKNOWN CONCLAVE DUNE PART II EMILIA PEREZ GLADIATOR II A REAL PAIN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR The Piano Lesson, Joker: Folie a Deux, Sing Sing, Nickel Boys, and Queer all have seemed to have lost some steam. I’m holding out hope for some potentially first time acting nominations for some 30+ year veterans: Demi Moore (The Substance), Hugh Grant (Heretic), or Isabella Rossellini (Conclave).

[@thomashavard-morgan8181]

All I'm saying is Soirse is coming....

[@emillion4470]

Demi Moore is the wild card (at the possible expense of Amy Adams). Then again, we're still getting over Toni Collette's Horror snub for Hereditary.

[@mudstyle5288]

Does she even like movies

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

😄

[@chtenmusic]

1.) Please let's get Mark Hamill and Oscar nomination! I predicted Angela Bassett super early! I even sent it in as my question and you both didn't think that would happen.. and she was winning until the show. I think Mark will get in!! 2.) I'm all here for Marianne Jean-Bapteste! Secrets and Lies like what!!!!! 3.) Nightbitch will be a popular film for my friends, lol, based on the name alone and if it is also getting Oscar buzz.. watch out! 4.) Why are you both concerned with Bleeker Street Films?? You know something the general public doesn't? It is closing? 5.) I couldn't watch the last 14 mins of The Substance. It's a 2 1/2 hour Gore Film... and at a 1 1/2 I thought it was at peak crazy... it wasn't even starting. 6.) Isabella Rossellini gets in. Judi Dench won. Ruby Dee had one scene, really, and was nominated. 7.) Thank you, two! So excited to hear about a lot of these films for the first time!