How to Predict the Oscars Better Than Anyone You Know

Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair

Conde Nast & Vanity Fair

Tv & Film

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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David, Rebecca, and Richard are joined by last year's winner of the Little Gold Men Oscar pool to learn how she pulled off a near-perfect predictions list, and what wisdom she has to keep in mind for this year. The hosts also analyze how the BAFTA Awards may have impacted the race, and break down the Oscar-nominated short films, from the best of the bunch to the likeliest winners (not the same thing).

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, Vanity Fair's podcast for film, TV, and awards lovers.
0:09.6	I'm David Canfield.
0:10.6	I'm Richard Lawson.
0:11.6	And I'm Rebecca Ford.
0:14.6	Today on the show, we are going to get into the BAFTA Awards, which took place over the weekend and have yet again thrown some chaos
0:21.4	into the Oscar race because we just cannot feel settled this season. A little bit later, we're
0:27.4	going to speak about the Oscar-nominated shorts, a Little Goldman tradition, sharing our thoughts
0:33.0	about what we think should win and will win. Those rarely overlap. And finally, today we're going to be
0:38.3	joined by a very special guest, the winner of last year's Little Goldman Oscars Pool. She's going to
0:44.9	share her tips and predictions for this year, and we'll reflect a little bit on last year.
0:48.9	If anyone can remember what happened last year. But let's start with the BAFTAs. Between that show across the pond and the WGA Awards,
0:57.6	we got a little bit more clarity slash disarray into some races.
1:02.6	But Conclave guys won best film over Anora, among others.
1:08.0	Yes, but Conclave is kind of British, right?
1:12.7	Just a little bit.
1:13.9	Just a little bit.
1:14.7	Right?
1:15.1	So, like, maybe that's why it doesn't actually tell us anything about how the Academy will vote,
1:21.3	but I don't really know.
1:22.5	I mean, I think it's fun that Conclave did get at least one of those big things throughout
1:27.4	this season.
1:28.4	I feel like this was a situation where if it didn't win, it would have been a really bad sign for Conclave.
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