Chapman University experts can weigh in on 2025 Academy Awards

Chapman University experts can weigh in on 2025 Academy Awards

Ahead of the 2025 Academy Awards this weekend, we want to highlight three experts at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, one of the top film schools in the country, who can weigh in on this year’s nominees, trends and surprises.

Stephen Galloway is the dean of the College and a former executive editor of The Hollywood Reporter. An Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Galloway created THR’s celebrated Oscar Roundtables, along with the Netflix series “The Hollywood Masters,” which he hosted and executive-produced. With decades of experience profiling top talent and analyzing Hollywood trends, he can speak broadly about the movie industry, film finance, modern media and film history. 

Joseph Rosenberg spent years working as a Hollywood agent representing A-list talent before joining Chapman as an associate professor and the inaugural Director of Industry Relations. He can share insights about the nominees, winners and what constitutes “success” in Hollywood. 

Travis Knox is a successful producer (credits include “The Bucket List,” “Hairspray” and others) and an associate professor. The former executive vice president of motion picture production for Storyline Entertainment can discuss trends among this year’s nominees and winners.

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Founded in 1861, Chapman University is a nationally ranked private university in Orange, California, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles. Chapman serves nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, with a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Students can choose from 123 areas of study within 11 colleges for a personalized education. Chapman is categorized by the Carnegie Classification as an R2 “high research activity” institution. Students at Chapman learn directly from distinguished world-class faculty including Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, published authors and Academy Award winners. The campus has produced a Rhodes Scholar, been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars and hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. Chapman also includes the Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus in Irvine. The university features the No. 4 film school and No. 66 business school in the U.S. Learn more about Chapman University: www.chapman.edu.

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