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Joseph and Jamie predict all 23 categories at the 97th Academy Awards- is Anora winning Best Picture? Or is Conclave going to cause an upset?

Joseph and Jamie discuss the final two Best Picture nominees: James Mangold's music biopic A Complete Unknown, which stars Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, who has earned one of the film's three acting Oscar nominations; and Walter Salles' Brazilian drama I'm Still Here, starring Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres. We also give our own personal picks in each Oscars category as well as our ranking of the 10 Best Picture nominees.

Joseph and Jamie review two more Best Picture nominees: Brady Corbet's epic drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody; and Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi Dune: Part Two, the second film of the franchise to be nominated for Best Picture.

In this bumper episode, Joseph and Jamie reflect on the BAFTA winners; make predictions for the upcoming SAG Awards; and review two more Best Picture nominees: RaMell Ross' drama Nickel Boys, and Jacques Audiard's crime-musical Emilia Perez.

Joseph and Jamie predict the upcoming British Academy Film Awards, and go on to discuss one of the most decorated films of this year's awards season: Conclave, directed by Edward Berger, and starring Ralph Fiennes, who earned his first Oscar nomination in 28 years for his turn as Cardinal Lawrence.

Joseph and Jamie discuss the Critics Choice, PGA and DGA Awards winners, and the momentum shift in the Best Picture race towards Sean Baker's Anora. The comedy-drama is now the frontrunner to win the top prize- we review the film and its Oscar chances.

Joseph and Jamie are joined by special guest Jacob, who offers an insight on what it is like to work on the production of a Best Picture nominated film. The topic of the discussion is Jon M. Chu's musical adaptation, Wicked, which stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and is nominated for 10 Academy Awards.

Joseph and Jamie react to the Oscar nominations, and give their take on the Best Picture nominee The Substance, Coralie Fargeat's body horror-comedy starring Best Actress frontrunner Demi Moore.

Joseph and Jamie discuss their predictions for the 97th Academy Awards Nominations.

Joseph and Jamie discuss their predictions for the 96th Academy Awards. Is Oppenheimer going to sweep? Who's going to win the tightly contested Best Actress race? We debate this and more in our concluding episode of the season.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Cord Jefferson's comedy American Fiction, starring Oscar nominees Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown, and Bradley Cooper's biographical drama Maestro, in which he stars opposite Carey Mulligan.

Joseph and Jamie discuss both of the summer box office smash hits that are nominated for a combined 21 Oscars this year: Greta Gerwig's comedy Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and the Best Picture frontrunner, Christopher Nolan's biographical drama Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' genre-defying Poor Things, which is nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, as well as Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor nods for its stars Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Jonathan Glazer's World War II drama The Zone of Interest, starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Huller, which is nominated for 5 Academy Awards.

Joseph and Jamie discuss the winners at the British Academy Film Awards, and go in depth into a winner of 2 awards from the BAFTAs- The Holdovers- starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Oscar frontrunner Da'Vine Joy Randolph.

Joseph and Jamie discuss our BAFTA predictions, and our featured Best Picture nominated film, Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet, and starring Best Actress nominee Sandra Hüller.

Joseph and Jamie discuss the new Oscars category (Best Casting), our dream acting Oscar winning quartet, and Celine Song's Best Picture nominated romantic drama Past Lives, starring Greta Lee and Teo Yoo.

Joseph and Jamie discuss the Oscar nominations, and then go in depth into Martin Scorsese’s Best Picture nominated drama Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Actress nominee Lily Gladstone.

Joseph and Jamie discuss their final predictions for all 23 categories at the 95th Academy Awards.

Joseph discusses the 5 remaining contenders for Best Picture: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water; Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis; Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans; Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness; and Sarah Polley’s Women Talking.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Todd Field’s drama film Tár, which is nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actress for Cate Blanchett- can she win her third Oscar for this film?

Joseph and Jamie discuss Edward Berger’s BAFTA sweeping World War 1 epic All Quiet on the Western Front, which is nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best International Film.

Joseph and Jamie discuss The Daniels’ genre-bending Oscar contender Everything Everywhere All at Once, which is nominated for 11 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh.

Joseph and Jamie discuss the smash hit action blockbuster sequel Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, which is nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Martin McDonagh’s latest film The Banshees of Inisherin, which is nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

Joseph and Jamie react to the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards, discussing the biggest snubs, surprises, and which films are in the driving seat to take home the prestigious statuettes at the Dolby Theatre on March 12th 2023!

Joseph and Jamie discuss this year’s Oscars ceremony, including CODA’s historic Best Picture win, the ceremony as a whole, and *that* Will Smith-Chris Rock incident.

Joseph and Jamie preview and predict the Academy Award winners for 2021, discussing all 23 categories, any potential upsets, and the ‘The Power of the Dog’ vs ‘CODA’ Best Picture debate.

Joseph and Isaac discuss Sian Heder’s coming of age comedy-drama film CODA (2021), discussing its representation of disability, Troy Kotsur’s Oscar tipped performance, and its underdog status in the Best Picture race. https://linktr.ee/bestpicturepodcast

Joseph and Jamie discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2021 comedy-drama film Licorice Pizza, discussing its narrative themes, controversial moments, and awards chances. https://linktr.ee/bestpicturepodcast

Joseph and Jamie discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s 2021 noir thriller Nightmare Alley, discussing its Oscar chances, how it works as an adaptation and a readaptation, and how it navigates through predictable plot tropes to tell its story. https://linktr.ee/bestpicturepodcast

In the first episode of a new mini-series reviewing all the contenders for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards, Joseph and Jamie review the front runner for the award, Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. They discuss its frontrunner status, its slow burner style of direction, and its 4 Oscar nominated performances. https://linktr.ee/bestpicturepodcast

In the season two premiere, Joseph does a run down of his predictions for the 94th Academy Awards nominations, discussing the main contenders in all 23 categories and also the plan ahead for this season of the podcast. https://linktr.ee/bestpicturepodcast

Joseph and Jamie discuss the Coen Brothers’ 2009 black comedy-drama A Serious Man; the film’s complex and enigmatic narrative, the central performance from Michael Stuhlbarg, and what it all means.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2010 science-fiction action film Inception; the film’s visual style, its complex narrative, and Nolan’s surprising Best Director snub at the Oscars.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Jean-Marc Vallée’s 2013 biographical drama film Dallas Buyers Club; the film’s portrayal of the AIDS crisis, its portrayal of 1980s Texas, and its Oscar winning performances from Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto.

Joseph and Chris discuss Adam McKay’s 2018 biographical political comedy-drama Vice; how the film compares to The Big Short, the film’s tone and its awards performance.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Clint Eastwood’s 2004 Best Picture winning sports drama Million Dollar Baby; how the film works as a boxing film, its two Oscar winning acting performances, and the narrative changes it makes.

Joseph and Chris discuss Taika Waititi’s 2019 World War Two comedy Jojo Rabbit; discussing the film’s handling of its controversial subject matter, the film’s sense of humour, and the divisive critical reception that it received.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Sam Mendes’ 2019 World War One film 1917; the film’s technical achievements, its portrayal of British soldiers, and its underwhelming Oscars showing.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Chloe Zhao’s Best Picture-winning drama Nomadland (2020), looking at the film’s portrayal of the Nomad lifestyle, its blending of fiction and non-fiction, and its historic Oscar wins.

Joseph gives his take on the 93rd Academy Awards: talking about all the winners, representation, the ceremony structure and the poor taste of the Best Actor announcement.

Joseph and Jamie preview the 93rd Academy Awards: discussing the predicted winners in each category, who could cause an upset, and trying to decipher the competitive Best Actress race. Is Nomadland going to sweep, or are surprises abound? Find out with this special episode of the podcast.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Stephen Daldry’s critically panned drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): how the film treats its sensitive subject matter, the way it was adapted from the book, and how it managed to get a Best Picture nomination despite its poor critical performance.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2017 World War Two action-drama Dunkirk: the technical achievements of the film, it’s portrayal of real life events, and how Nolan received his long awaited Best Director nomination.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Sofia Coppola’s 2003 comedy-drama Lost in Translation: how Coppola made Oscars history, how it compares to Her (2013), and asking whether it is a romantic film.

Joseph and Jamie discuss Spike Jonze’s 2013 romantic science-fiction drama Her: how the film portrays the future, the writing style of Jonze, and how Joaquin Phoenix was snubbed for Best Actor.

Joseph and Jamie review the Coen Brothers’ 2007 Best Picture winning thriller No Country for Old Men: how the film has aged through the years, its unique take on the cat and mouse thriller, and whether or not it is an atypical Best Picture winner.

For the first episode, Joseph and Jamie discuss David Fincher’s influential 2010 biographical drama The Social Network: how it defied to odds to become one of the best films of the decade, its breakthrough performances from its cast, and whether it would have won Best Picture retrospectively.