Oscar Blitz 2025 — The Hub
Outside of the pandemic years, this will be the most accelerated Oscar Blitz I’ve ever done. Normally I have at least a week after nominations are announced to get my shit organized, and I usually have six or seven weeks to do the actual analysis. Not this time, though. Thanks to the L.A. Wildfires, the nominations were delayed until yesterday, and I have to start breaking down categories next Wednesday if I want to get everything done without going into weekends, which I need for my normal coverage like new movies, TFINYW, and my remaining review backlog.
So there is literally no time to waste. A mere 24 hours after the nominees were revealed, it’s time to set up this here Hub post, so that all of you may have a convenient page to bookmark as we go. I’ll update this each day of the Blitz as I post each new blog and video, and I’ll keep this up here on the blog, on my Medium page, and pin it to my Bluesky account. Hopefully that will accommodate everyone who wants to follow along.
First item of business, however, is to determine the schedule for this massive annual undertaking. Well, I started filling out this post this afternoon while recording the Category Draw video, because that’s how quickly I’ve got to be on the ball, here. Gaze in wonderment at my low tech process!
In case that all went by too fast, or the print was too small to read on screen, here is the full schedule. Also, I just do this anyway.
Day 1: Wednesday, January 29 — Visual Effects
Day 2: Thursday, January 30 — Original Score
Day 3: Friday, January 31 — Supporting Actor (VIDEO)
Day 4: Monday, February 3 — Film Editing
Day 5: Tuesday, February 4 — Production Design
Day 6: Wednesday, February 5 — Cinematography
Day 7: Thursday, February 6 — Best Director
Day 8: Friday, February 7 — Original Screenplay (VIDEO)
Day 9: Monday, February 10 — Sound
Day 10: Tuesday, February 11 — Costume Design
Day 11: Wednesday, February 12 — International Feature
Day 12: Thursday, February 13 — Adapted Screenplay
Day 13: Friday, February 14 — Makeup and Hairstyling (VIDEO)
Day 14: Monday, February 17 — Live Action Short
Day 15: Tuesday, February 18 — Best Actor
Day 16: Wednesday, February 19 — Documentary Short
Day 17: Thursday, February 20 — Best Actress
Day 18: Friday, February 21 — Animated Feature (VIDEO)
Day 19: Monday, February 24 — Animated Short
Day 20: Tuesday, February 25 — Documentary Feature
Day 21: Wednesday, February 26 — Supporting Actress
Day 22: Thursday, February 27 — Original Song
Day 23: Friday, February 28 — Best Picture (VIDEO)
Day 24: Saturday, March 1 — Predictions
Day 25: Sunday, March 2 — Oscar Night Live Coverage
Day 26: Wednesday, March 5 — Postmortem
These next five weeks are going to be an absolute gauntlet, but this is what I prep for all year long. I’ve got this, and I can’t wait for you all to take the trip with me once more!
Join the conversation in the comments below! Which category are you most looking forward to? Do you enjoy the random chaos I inject into the proceedings? How awesome is my tuxedo tee? Let me know! And remember, you can follow me on Twitter (fuck “X”) as well as Bluesky, and subscribe to my YouTube channel for even more content, and check out the entire BTRP Media Network at btrpmedia.com!
Originally published at http://actuallypaid.com on January 25, 2025.
