The Oscars Death Race Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

After a very busy holiday season, your host Paulo is back to help you get ready for your Death Race prep. Here is a list of the 35 films that Gold Derby / Awards Expert / Next Best Picture collectively think will get nominated (plus 27 more for those of you who really want to cover all your bases).

Letterboxd list here: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/odr-25-prep/

Plus if you are interested in participating in this year's Oscars Nomination Prediction Contest for eternal glory, you can enter that at this Google form here! https://forms.gle/5QDGRs1n6n4JXQUA6

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

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• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Back from the dead, a better late than never conclusion to the 2024 Oscars Death Race (spoiler - I did finish in time, I'm just bad at podcasting). Plus a preview at the 40 or so films to keep an eye on this Awards Season

1. Dune 2 - Mar 1
2. Anora - Oct 18
3. Nickel Boys - Oct 25
4. Conclave - Nov 1
5. A Real Pain - Nov 1
6. Emilia Perez - Nov 13
7. Gladiator 2 - Nov 15
8. Blitz - Nov 22
9. Piano Lesson - Nov 22
10. A Complete Unknown - Dec 25
11. The Brutalist - TBD
12. Life of Chuck - TBD (pending distributor)
13. Sing SIng - Jul 12
14. The Outrun - Oct 4
15. Saturday Night LIve - Oct 11
16. Nightbitch - Dec 6
17. Room Next Door - Dec 20
18. Hard Truths - Jan 10
19. Queer - TBD
20. Maria - TBD
21. Planet of the Apes - May 10
22. Twisters - Jul 19
23. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Sep 6
24. Joker 2  - Oct 4
25. Here - Nov 1
26. Wicked - Nov 22
27. Nosferatu - Dec 25
28. Whatever Diane Warren Has (Triple Eight Six) - Dec 20 Netflix
29. Inside Out 2 - Jun 14
30. Wild Robot - Sep 27
31. Memoir of a Snail - Oct 19
32. Flow - Also Intl - Nov 23
33. Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl - Dec 25
34. All We Imagine as Light (India maybe)- Nov 16
35. The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) - Nov 27
36. I’m Still Here (Brazil) - TBD
37. Sugarcane - Aug 9 
38. Daughters - Aug 14 (Netflix)
39. Black Box Diaries - Oct 25
40. Ibelin - Oct 25 (Netflix)
41. No Other Land - TBD

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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On this bonus episode, we are interviewing the sibling pair MJ and Andy Garcia of the short film "Bbcitos," playing as part of the Academy of Death Racers film festival, currently ongoing. Be srue to get your tickets to AODR Fest at aodr.net

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by former prediction contest winner Elysia to talk about Netflix's December releases Maestro and May December + a new holiday classic in The Holdovers. Plus, the results of my Top films of 2023 / Most Anticipated of 2024 survey, and the start of my nominations prediction contest!

• Elysia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/elysiacb
• Elysia's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Illyxia13/
• Listen to Elysia on the Wool Shift Dust podcast (https://redcircle.com/shows/wool-shift-dust-a-silo-tv-podcast) and the Lorehounds podcast (https://thelorehounds.com/)
• Check out the AODR Film Festival at https://www.aodr.net/
• Enter my nomination prediction contest here: https://forms.gle/Cbwq7CKdHonnG11g9

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

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On this episode, we have resident hot take expert Whitney Joe on to talk about some films we love that (in my opinon) are on the bubble of making it into Best Picture - Past Lives, The Color Purple, and All of Us Strangers. Plus we go over the results of the Golden Globes

• Be sure to sign up for the Academy of Death Racer's Film Festival from Jan 5-21: aodr.net
• Fill out my survey of top films of 2023 and most anticipate of 2024: https://forms.gle/Vk4AAY4ktxjRKXAAA
• WhitneyJoe's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whitneyjoe
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Nn34jUCZqsP8CBQKKhLoa
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatonegaysian
• Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/whitneyjoe/

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

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On this bonus episode, we are interviewing director Austin Lee Bunn of the short film "Campfire," playing as part of the Academy of Death Racers film festival, currently ongoing. Be srue to get your tickets to AODR Fest at aodr.net

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

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We are back with the first of my Best Picture previews with my friend Alex Atienza! This episode we talk about three films that dominated film festivals - Anatomy of a Fall and Zone of Interest from Cannes and American Fiction from TIFF. Plus some news about Barbie moving to Original Screenplay!

• Follow Alex on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/aatienza/
• Also subscribe to Alex's substack: https://alexanderatienza.substack.com/
• Be sure to sign up for the Academy of Death Racer's Film Festival from Jan 5-21: aodr.net
• Fill out my survey of top films of 2023 and most anticipate of 2024: https://forms.gle/Vk4AAY4ktxjRKXAAA

Jon the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We are back with the 5th season of the Oscars Death Race Podcast! This episode we go over the shrotlists from last week, and my list of 40 films to watch to get a head start on your death race. Plus what you can expect for the next month of episodes.

BP Contenders

• KotFM
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• Barbie
• The Holdovers
• Maestro
• American Fiction
• Anatomy of a Fall
• May December
• Zone of Interest (also INT)
• Past lives
• The Color Purple
• All of us Strangers

ATL contenders

• Priscilla (could also get costume)
• Nyad
• Ferrari (could also get sound)
• Rustin (could also get Song)

Tech Only

• Saltburn (CIN)
• Wonka (CD)
• Napoleon (CD/PD)
• Asteroid City (PD)
• GotG3 (VFX)
• The Creator (VFX)
• Godzilla Minus One (VFX)
• Flamin Hot (Song)
• Golda (MUAH)

Intl Feature

• Fallen Leaves
• Perfect Days
• Totem
• Society of Snow (+ Score /VFX)

Animated

• Spiderverse (also maybe Score)
• Boy and the Heron (also maybe Score)
• Elemental (also maybe Score)
• Nimona (or Chicken Run - your Netflix film of choice)
• The Peasants or Robot Dreams (your indie film of choice)

Docs

• 20 Days in Mariupol
• The Eternal Memory
• American Symphony
• Four Daughters
• Beyond Utopia

Be sure to sign up for the Academy of Death Racers Film Festival running between January 5th and 21st.

Jon the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

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We're briefly back from our hiatus, joined by John from Red Carpet Rosters, to talk about the 40 films that I think will be players in all categories at the Oscars this year. If you want to get a head start on your Death Race, these are the films to watch!

Join RedCarpetRosters at: https://redcarpetrosters.com/

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

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Another Year Another Race Done! We recap the last 3 days of my race covering 10 shorts and 9 features, the Oscars results, the Deathies results, my Red Carpet Rosters results, and what I'll be up to this offseason. Be sure to stick around to this feed for the Best Picture Marathon episodes this year!

See you next season!

Status: 54/54 Total | 39/39 Features | 15/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule

• Dec 14 - Welcome Back
• Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
• Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
• Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
• Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
• Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
• Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
• Feb 1 - - Triangle of Sadness / All Quiet / Black Panther
• Feb 15 - Docs / Women Talking / Causeway / Aftersun
• Feb 22(ish) - Guild Awards Catchup
• Mar 1 - Actors and Technicals and Live Action Shorts
• Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft Red Carpet Rosters
• Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

Join the Community!

• Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net
• Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5
• r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/
• r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/
• Community Race Progress Tracking Sites - https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ and https://deathracetracking.com/oscars
• Community Prediction Odds - GoldDerby.com

Credits

• Email: oscarsdeathracepodcast@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OscarsDRaceCast
• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oscar-death-race-podcast/id1490975424
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4k4ojRI8gDdE0JANfvAV
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iyauzre7vuce4fnxnbxzqbec6um
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-oscars-death-race-podcast-1021552

A Ninjaboi Media Production

• Email: ninjaboimedia@gmail.com
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninjaboimedia
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjaboi333
• Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Take a Chance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Find out more at https://the-oscar-death-race-podcast.pinecast.co

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.