US EditionZoren: Oscar Picks, Pans and What and Who Will Likely Win
Zoren previews likely winners across all Oscar categories ahead of the telecast, highlighting 'One Battle After Another' as the frontrunner with most 2025 film awards.
- Ahead of the telecast, Zoren named One Battle After Another the most likely winner, publishing a category-by-category Oscar primer on Sunday, March 15.
- Because the Oscars shifted since the mid-1990s toward elite, less-watched films, the primer aims to help viewers amid a nominee pool lacking mainstream tentpoles like Wicked and Avatar sequels.
- Zoren singles out Michael B. Jordan for praise and criticizes Timothée Chalamet for showing off, while highlighting Benicio del Toro's favored comic performance.
- Zoren predicts the Best Actress race is between Rose Byrne and Jessie Buckley, with one of them likely winning, as Buckley's standout moments stand out, per Zoren.
- Zoren highlights amid-the-pack oddities like Bugonia, described as fun but off-beat, and One Battle After Another, ranked low, while F1 ranks ninth among 2025 hits.
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