The Best Actress race of 2025 was one of the most exciting… since last year’s.
The 2025 race was full of surprises.
Moore then took SAG, while Madison took BAFTA, going into Osca night on a pretty even field.
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Madison fits this profile nicely, especially asAnoravery much represented her debut in the cinematic big leagues.
Alas,a good narrative isn’t everything, and sadly, Moore’s ultimate loss proves it.
However, it is interesting to consider the actual role a narrative plays on the road to the Oscars.
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But the industry embraced it to the point where it seemed like the certain winner in January.
When thinking about it, no movie benefited more fromEmilia’s collapse thanAnora.
Throughout the ceremony’s 97-year history, only sevenhorror movies have received Best Picture nominations, includingThe Substance.
Alas,sci-fi is far more awards-friendly than horror.
Apparently, the Academy also thought so.
The Substanceisn’t an Oscar-friendly movieunder any metric.
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The film won five Oscars, an impressive feat considering it had six nominations.
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