Why Hollywood cares about this year's Oscars, but not about Gulf money buying Warner: A chat with insider Matt Belloni

Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet. Kevin Winter/Getty Images At this year's Academy Awards, the Best Picture winner is likely to come from Warner Bros. Will Warner Bros. exist a year from now? Paramount, its owner-to-be, says yes. But there are a lot of questions. Puck's Matt Belloni says Hollywood is deeply fearful about the next stage of consolidation. There's a lot h...