I'm a time traveller. Hello from March 16th. Here's what happened at the 2026 Academy Awards!

We run through the 10 biggest battles at this year's Oscars, making a prediction for each (which will definitely be correct).

We then have THE CHAOSCARS! - Your audience submissions; unhinged predictions, wild theories and alternative takes for what will happen next Sunday. Who will cry first? What jokes will Conan make? Who will be there to just promote their upcoming movie about the fashion world?!

We round off with another edition of Forrest Grump and this time it's the Everyman Cinema chain coming under my scrutiny. Why ARE their side tables SO small?

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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01:23 Oscar Predictions!!

02:36 Best Cinematography

06:33 Best Original Screenplay

07:43 Best Adapted Screenplay

09:11 Best Supporting Actor

12:06 Best Supporting Actress

19:08 Best Actress

22:10 Best Actor

26:14 Best Casting

29:08 Best Director

30:53 Best Picture

36:14 Run-through of predictions

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37:00 THE CHAOSCARS (Alt-predictions inc. YOUR submissions!)

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43:36 Forrest Grump RANT about Everyman Cinemas

48:04 Next week!!!

On this bonus episode of Fred Asquith On Film we have a very special collab feature with my good friends James & George of Pulp Kitchen (fellow London-based movie podcast)!

In anticipation of the 2026 Oscars, we run through the Best Picture battles and winners from 2000-2025, debating ALL the highs, lows, Gladiators and Green Books, in order to determine: What is the BEST Best Picture of the 21st Century?

Let me know your thoughts on our decision AND if you wanna hear more collabs/features like this!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:24 Intro

02:21 The Evolution of Best Picture

04:48 Gladiator (2000)

06:47 A Beautiful Mind (2001)

08:03 Chicago (2002)

09:57 The Return of the King (2003)

14:36 Million Dollar Baby (2004)

14:58 Crash (2005)

16:25 The Departed (2006)

19:07 No Country For Old Men (2007)

20:51 Slumdog Millionnaire (2008)

22:47 The Hurt Locker (2009)

25:27 The Kings Speech (2010)

26:06 The Artist (2011)

26:58 Argo (2012)

29:26 12 Years A Slave (2013)

32:00 Birdman (2014)

36:15 Spotlight (2015)

37:28 Moonlight (2016)

38:54 The Shape of Water (2017)

41:20 Green Book (2018)

44:08 Parasite (2019)

46:35 Nomadland (2020)

47:20 CODA (2021)

47:45 Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

49:38 Oppenheimer (2023)

51:53 Anora (2024)

54:43 DECISION TIME! The BEST-Best Picture of the 21st Century!!

57:01 Rotten Tomatoes Ranking GAME!

This week on Fred On Film we deep-dive into the weird, wonderful and yet awfully dull BAFTAs ceremony. I discuss why the show feels so flat, the big surprises and shocks, and the impact on the Oscar race.

I also take you into my two starriest Premieres yet (Baz Luhrman afterparty, anyone?) before reviewing both movies: EPIC - a new Elvis concert movie - and MAN ON THE RUN - the new Paul McCartney doc.

We finish off with the much-demanded return of Forrest Grump (3 things that annoyed me in cinemas this week) and another little snippet from my 15 year old movie journals.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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The BAFTAs!

00:53 Why does the BAFTA Ceremony always feel so…stale?

06:55 Is the Sinners late surge happening?

08:11 Sean Penn winning the BAFTA changes everything…

09:49 Robert Aramayo BEAT the A-Listers?! (and thanked Ethan Hawke)

11:15 A moment that made me laugh

12:00 Our FoF Community Predictions need work…

12:53 Oscar predictions incoming!!

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13:06 The Elvis & Paul McCartney Premieres were STARRY

18:21 “EPIC: ELVIS IN CONCERT ” Review! https://boxd.it/d6Qo5V

21:05 “MAN ON THE RUN” (Paul McCartney Doc) Review https://boxd.it/dcocAZ

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27:04 Forrest Grump (3 Annoying Things In Cinemas this week)

31:05 15yo Fred reviews The Hurt Locker in 2010

32:38 NEXT WEEK - OSCARS PREDICTIONS!!!!