March 1, 2025 • 5 mins
The 2025 Oscars are set to take place tomorrow afternoon (NZT) and it's anyone's guess as to who's bringing home the gold.
This year's ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, with Conan O'Brien set to host.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall recapped the nominees - and outlined his predictions for what will win in the top categories.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talk zedb Ah.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yes, it is Oscar's time and joining me now for entertainment.
Steve Neil from flicks dot co dot nz, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Good morning. Are you ready for a glamorous Monday afternoon tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Oh? Well, I mean I'm ready to watch one Carpet
for yourself. No, no, I'll just plot myself on a couch,
probably on my own for.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Most of it.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Quite like the idea of a red carpet for one
red carpet.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
For one this. I think these Oscars are probably the
hardest to pick in a long time.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Yeah, maybe there's sort of No, I don't think there's
a conventional leader of the pack and this is Oscars.
Amelia Perez has the most nominations, but the heat has
already gone out of that title for a bunch of
different reasons. It feels like, yeah, kind of failed. Just
just heading into the last straight before the awards voting closed.
For Best Picture, I'm leaning towards Anora to take out
(01:07):
Best Picture. That's Sean Baker's Palm d'Or winning drama about
an American sex worker who has an impulsively fast relationship
with the son of a Russian oligarch. This is a
great intense American drama, but it might get nudged out
by Conclave potentially, like it is a real crowd pleaser,
(01:28):
the Papal thriller. But I'd also say that don't count
The Brutalist either. That's just such a big swing at
the fences type of filmmaking. So among the main contender's
top prizes, Yeah, aforementioned Honora, the Brutalist Amelia Piri is
a Real Pain is likely to pick up one or
two awards. That the acting awards have probably been for
(01:50):
the most part, the favorites have been established. Karen Culkin
has won every award going for Best Supporting Actor for
A Real Pain, So.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
That which is great, and I think his performance is fantastic.
But I think it's a real shame that Guy Pierce
isn't getting a look in for The Brutalist. I feel
it like it's much I loved Kiaren Culkin's performance in
A Real Paint. I also feel like I've seen him
play parts of that character before.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Yeah, there's a kind of Culkin persona thing that's going
on at this point, but it's he's got all the form.
He's won every every award going. And the lead up
to the Oscars this week Best Actress is an interesting
one to me. More it might be this kind of
you know, a career Oscar. I guess in some ways
her performance and the substance is fantastic. She brings a
(02:36):
lot of herself to that film, particularly you know, the
self scrutiny of an aging star. But she's up against
Mikey Madison and again I kind of just I'm just
swept up in Anora at the moment. I think it's
quite like the take Best Director as well for Sean Baker.
So see here we go. But certainly no no done
(02:58):
deals are the Oscars this year.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
I wonder whether Adrian Brodie has Eggor and leaving role
wrapped up for I do think most obviously go yeah,
there's the money.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
On that, fairly sure. Bit and Zoe Seal Dana as
well for Amelia pairs for Best Supporting Actress. Oscars, of course,
are on Disney Plus, kicking off at twelve thirty pm
tomorrow and hosted by Conan O'Brien.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Has he ever done it?
Speaker 3 (03:21):
No? Okay, I think it's a good fit. Yeah, I
think it's a good fit.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Okay, all right, so that's the Oscars tomorrow. Always good.
I think when it's less predictable, indeed, it makes it
absolutely bit more entertaining.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
And unless you think it's all just kind of silliness,
like in a way, yes it is, you know, really
privileged people clapping each other up onto a stage, talking
for too long, patting themselves on the back. But you know,
you get Oscar nominated or Oscar when I next to
your name, Suddenly you can green light all sorts of pictures.
You can dictate your own career. It really does shape
what Hollywood. Hollywood will go on to make for the
(03:53):
next few years to some extent. So it does have ramifications.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Yeah, yeah, Okay. At the other end of the spectrum
from the Oscars, which is sort of you know, the
the Kremla Creb of awards, we have the Razzies.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Yes, and this is it's kind of a mean spirited awards, right,
it's the worst movies. But I like this when the
people that win awards kind of find themselves choose to
participate in some way. Director Paul Verhoven famously was the
first filmmaker to accept his Razzie for show Girls, a
high watermark in modern cinema culture, of course, and this
(04:30):
year Francis Ford Coppola has won, well won do you
win a Razzie? He's scored the Razi Awarded for Director
and has noted that he's thrilled to accept the Razzie
Award in so many important categories at a time when
so few have the courage to go against the prevailing
trends of contemporary movie making. I chose to not follow
(04:51):
the gutlass rules laid down by an industry so terrified
of risk that, despite the enormous pool of young talent
at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be
relevant and a live fifty years from now. That all
sounds sensible. He also adds, let us remind ourselves that
box office is only about and like war, stupidity and politics,
has no true place in our future. Just a little
(05:12):
note though, According to Forbes, Megalopolis made eleven point five
million at the box office, but it costs one hundred
and twenty.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Good on him, though, so graciously accepting his award and
having a little rent the same.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Why not get on your soapbox, or at least your
Instagram soapbox.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
There we go.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Thank you so much, Steve. As we mentioned there, the
Oscars will be live on Disney Plus twelve thirty pm tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin. Listen
live to news Talks there'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talk zedb Ah.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yes, it is Oscar's time and joining me now for entertainment.
Steve Neil from flicks dot co dot nz, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Good morning. Are you ready for a glamorous Monday afternoon tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Oh? Well, I mean I'm ready to watch one Carpet
for yourself. No, no, I'll just plot myself on a couch,
probably on my own for.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Most of it.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Quite like the idea of a red carpet for one
red carpet.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
For one this. I think these Oscars are probably the
hardest to pick in a long time.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Yeah, maybe there's sort of No, I don't think there's
a conventional leader of the pack and this is Oscars.
Amelia Perez has the most nominations, but the heat has
already gone out of that title for a bunch of
different reasons. It feels like, yeah, kind of failed. Just
just heading into the last straight before the awards voting closed.
For Best Picture, I'm leaning towards Anora to take out
(01:07):
Best Picture. That's Sean Baker's Palm d'Or winning drama about
an American sex worker who has an impulsively fast relationship
with the son of a Russian oligarch. This is a
great intense American drama, but it might get nudged out
by Conclave potentially, like it is a real crowd pleaser,
(01:28):
the Papal thriller. But I'd also say that don't count
The Brutalist either. That's just such a big swing at
the fences type of filmmaking. So among the main contender's
top prizes, Yeah, aforementioned Honora, the Brutalist Amelia Piri is
a Real Pain is likely to pick up one or
two awards. That the acting awards have probably been for
(01:50):
the most part, the favorites have been established. Karen Culkin
has won every award going for Best Supporting Actor for
A Real Pain, So.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
That which is great, and I think his performance is fantastic.
But I think it's a real shame that Guy Pierce
isn't getting a look in for The Brutalist. I feel
it like it's much I loved Kiaren Culkin's performance in
A Real Paint. I also feel like I've seen him
play parts of that character before.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Yeah, there's a kind of Culkin persona thing that's going
on at this point, but it's he's got all the form.
He's won every every award going. And the lead up
to the Oscars this week Best Actress is an interesting
one to me. More it might be this kind of
you know, a career Oscar. I guess in some ways
her performance and the substance is fantastic. She brings a
(02:36):
lot of herself to that film, particularly you know, the
self scrutiny of an aging star. But she's up against
Mikey Madison and again I kind of just I'm just
swept up in Anora at the moment. I think it's
quite like the take Best Director as well for Sean Baker.
So see here we go. But certainly no no done
(02:58):
deals are the Oscars this year.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
I wonder whether Adrian Brodie has Eggor and leaving role
wrapped up for I do think most obviously go yeah,
there's the money.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
On that, fairly sure. Bit and Zoe Seal Dana as
well for Amelia pairs for Best Supporting Actress. Oscars, of course,
are on Disney Plus, kicking off at twelve thirty pm
tomorrow and hosted by Conan O'Brien.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Has he ever done it?
Speaker 3 (03:21):
No? Okay, I think it's a good fit. Yeah, I
think it's a good fit.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Okay, all right, so that's the Oscars tomorrow. Always good.
I think when it's less predictable, indeed, it makes it
absolutely bit more entertaining.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
And unless you think it's all just kind of silliness,
like in a way, yes it is, you know, really
privileged people clapping each other up onto a stage, talking
for too long, patting themselves on the back. But you know,
you get Oscar nominated or Oscar when I next to
your name, Suddenly you can green light all sorts of pictures.
You can dictate your own career. It really does shape
what Hollywood. Hollywood will go on to make for the
(03:53):
next few years to some extent. So it does have ramifications.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Yeah, yeah, Okay. At the other end of the spectrum
from the Oscars, which is sort of you know, the
the Kremla Creb of awards, we have the Razzies.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Yes, and this is it's kind of a mean spirited awards, right,
it's the worst movies. But I like this when the
people that win awards kind of find themselves choose to
participate in some way. Director Paul Verhoven famously was the
first filmmaker to accept his Razzie for show Girls, a
high watermark in modern cinema culture, of course, and this
(04:30):
year Francis Ford Coppola has won, well won do you
win a Razzie? He's scored the Razi Awarded for Director
and has noted that he's thrilled to accept the Razzie
Award in so many important categories at a time when
so few have the courage to go against the prevailing
trends of contemporary movie making. I chose to not follow
(04:51):
the gutlass rules laid down by an industry so terrified
of risk that, despite the enormous pool of young talent
at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be
relevant and a live fifty years from now. That all
sounds sensible. He also adds, let us remind ourselves that
box office is only about and like war, stupidity and politics,
has no true place in our future. Just a little
(05:12):
note though, According to Forbes, Megalopolis made eleven point five
million at the box office, but it costs one hundred
and twenty.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Good on him, though, so graciously accepting his award and
having a little rent the same.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Why not get on your soapbox, or at least your
Instagram soapbox.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
There we go.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Thank you so much, Steve. As we mentioned there, the
Oscars will be live on Disney Plus twelve thirty pm tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin. Listen
live to news Talks there'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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