What the Oscars tell us about streamers, studios, and Hollywood’s future with The Ankler's Janice Min

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Oscars aren’t just about filmmaking — they’re a real-time look at the culture, business, and power plays shaping Hollywood and larger entertainment industry. The Ankler CEO Janice Min returns to Rapid Response to unpack the night’s biggest turning points — including how Sean Baker’s Anora proved that low-budget filmmaking can outrun major studios, why Hollywood is more afraid of political controversy than ever, and how livestreaming is factoring in the streamers wars, one Hulu glitch at a time.

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1:19.3	Today we have a special rapid response, a post-Oskers episode featuring Janice Minn.
1:25.3	She's co-founder and CEO of The Anchler, the prestigious irreverent
1:29.2	insider business media covering Hollywood. Janice and I talked through the Oscar night
1:34.7	winners and losers, not just among films, but also entertainment companies. From Tim Cook and
1:40.7	Jeff Bezos to Conan O'Brien and Demi Moore, there was plenty of drama and keen
1:46.1	lessons, too, about how low-budget players can outpace well-banked competitors, the rising
1:51.8	fear of political controversy, and more. The Oscars say as much about culture and the current
1:57.8	marketplace as they do about the art of filmmaking. So let's get to it.
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