This American Wife

The 2025 Academy Awards are almost here, and while Best Picture gets all the hype, some of the most competitive races happen below the line! 🎬 In this episode, we take a deep dive into the Cinematography, Editing, Sound, Production Design, Visual Effects, and Original Score categories—plus, we break down Best Animated Feature and all three short film categories: Animated Short, Live Action Short, and Documentary Short. This year’s technical categories are stacked with incredible nominees. Dune: Part Two is a major player across Visual Effects, Sound, and Cinematography, while The Brutalist and Anora shine in Production Design and Editing. Could they all be beaten by Emilia Perez or Wicked? Conclave has earned recognition for its sharp storytelling, and The Wild Robot is a strong contender in Original Score. Meanwhile, the Best Animated Feature race includes Inside Out 2, Flow, Memoir of a Snail, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, making for one of the most competitive lineups in years. In the short film categories, titles like Beautiful Men, In the Shadow of the Cypress, Magic Candies, Wander to Wonder, and Yuck! are making waves. We break down all these films and more in our full Oscars 2025 analysis! We break down the biggest contenders, potential upsets, and what these wins could mean for the overall Oscar race. Don’t miss this in-depth analysis of the 2025 below-the-line categories! 🎧 Listen now & let us know in the comments — who are YOUR picks to win? 🏆 #Oscars2025 #AcademyAwards #FilmPodcast #AnimatedFeature #ShortFilms #BelowTheLine #Cinematography #VisualEffects #OriginalScore