AirTalk’s FilmWeek Oscar Preview 2025
- The Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Ave., Glendale
The nominations have been announced and the races are set. Let the discourse on the snubs and surprises begin! Our annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview is here with hot takes on all of the big categories and insight into who’s likely to win and why. This year, we’re headed to the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale where host Larry Mantle will welcome the FilmWeek critics to the stage for a lively chat on the favorites and underdogs for this year’s races. Mark your calendars to join us.
FilmWeek Critics
- Manuel Betancourt (he/him), FilmWeek critic and contributing editor at Film Quarterly
- Tim Cogshell (he/him), FilmWeek critic, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets @CinemaInMind
- Christy Lemire (she/her), FilmWeek critic, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the Breakfast All Day podcast; she tweets @christylemire
- Lael Loewenstein, FilmWeek critic; she tweets @LAELLO
- Wade Major, FilmWeek critic and CineGods.com
- Claudia Puig, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; she tweets @ClaudiaPuig (She/Her)
- Peter Rainer, FilmWeek critic and the Christian Science Monitor
- Charles Solomon (he/him), FilmWeek critic, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
You can hear FilmWeek on LAist 89.3, Fridays at 10 a.m.
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