We finally have the OFFICIAL nomination list for the 2023 Academy Awards and boy oh boy do we have THOUGHTS! Recording at 7:30am can make you say some pretty crazy things especially when there are some massive surprises and some head-scratching nominations on the slate. We give our full reaction to nearly every Oscars category! 

0:00 - Intro

1:24 - Nomination Lists/Below The Line Categories

20:55 - Best Acting Categories

31:11 - Final Thoughts

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The Awards season is in full effect now as we cover Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' with special guests Bethanne Tarpley and Leah Jones of She Will Rock You Pod on this week's episode of the show! Both the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice awards have given us some new insight into the Oscars race so we also give our full breakdown and thoughts on the winners. Plus our reactions to the brand new 'Beau Is Afraid' trailer, updated Oscars Power Rankings, a full review of Elvis, coolest Best Actor winners through Academy history and MORE! 

0:00 - Intro

2:03 - 'Beau Is Afraid' Trailer Reaction

11:12 - Oscar Power Rankings

24:37 - Elvis Intro

27:08 - Golden Globes & Critics Choice Awards Thoughts

48:10 - Elvis Review 

1:04:30 - True Cinema

1:12:12 - Favorite Best Actor Wins Throughout History

1:21:37 - Outro

Week 2 of our adventure to the Oscars sees us covering the semi-autobiographical film from Steven Spielberg, 'The Fabelmans'. Fellow film aficionado Matthew Scott joins us to review the film, talk about some of the casting choices, go through another round of Oscars Power Rankings, try to figure out the coolest Best Director wins in Academy History, and MORE! 

0:00 - Intro

6:29 - Which is better - The Hype or The Show?

12:44 - Are We Already Underrating The Fabelmans?

26:12 - Seth Rogan Casting Choice 

37:05 - True Cinema

49:04 - Oscars Power Ranking

1:01:48 - Favorite Best Director Wins Throughout History

1:09:59 - Outro

Ben & Ethan officially kick off the long awards season ahead and take a deep dive into their first Best Picture nominee of the 2023 Academy Awards - Everything Everywhere All At Once! They are joined by Liam Crowley of Comicbook.com and Matt Roembke of TheDirect.com to talk about the film, what Academy Awards it could bring home, and everybody's experience watching the film (let's just say some people were a lot more HIGH on the film than others...)! Plus our favorite Supporting Actor wins throughout history!

0:00 - Intro

7:00 - Feelings About The Oscars

15:15 - General Review

30:07 - True Cinema Moment

41:04 - Oscars Power Rankings

56:34 - How Many Oscars Will It Take Home?

1:04:21 - Favorite Best Supporting Winners Throughout The Years

1:11:54 - Outro

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A new edition of the podcast is born... welcome to 24 Minutes of The Oscars! We will break down a 2023 Best Picture nominee every single week leading up to the biggest night in Hollywood on March 12, 2023. To kick off Awards season, the Senior Awards Editor at Variety, Clayton Davis, joined us to talk about all things Oscars. We talk about how to fix the show, some iconic historical moments, and how we think voting will truly play out for the Best Picture race! Plus TONS of other amazing insights on The Oscars! 

0:00 - Intro

10:24 - Conversation with Clayton Davis

17:08 - How Do We Get Back To People Watching The Oscars?

28:43 - The Impact of Other Awards Shows

38:01 - Best Actress Race

44:20 - 10 Best Picture Predictions

1:05:14 - Wrap Up

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Brendan Fraser is BACK! Ben and Ethan review the newest A24 film from Darren Aronofsky, 'The Whale'. We talk about our very different views on the film, try to understand all of the biblical allegories littered throughout the picture, discuss if Brendan Fraser can REALLY win the Academy Award for Best Actor, and hash out if Darren Aronofsky is "our guy".

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Ben & Ethan are back reviewing a movie of your choice, this time Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir (19:35). Ben has finally seen Aftersun so he spills his thoughts on the film and works through trying to figure out if Ethan ruined it for him or not (1:39). We break down the new trailer for The Whale and assess our hype levels ahead of covering it next week (10:11) AND we talk about the first poster and name change to Ari Aster's next film (16:23).

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This week on the pod Ben & Ethan take a trip to suburban America and review the 6-time Oscar Nominated A24 film MINARI! We talk about the history A24 has with the Oscars, Ethan's odd experience watching the film, our True Cinema moments, and tease some exciting future episodes. Plus a HUGE thank you to YOU, our listeners!

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This week we travel back to the worst school year of our lives and visit Bo Burnham's directorial debut 'Eighth Grade'! As voted on by YOU, the listeners, we cover the best moments of the movie, A1 Acts for Coming-Of-Age films, and a VERY interesting story about plantains that you'll definitely want to hear...

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Sometimes you gotta get competitive ya know? This week Alden Diaz (Ahch-To Radio Podcast) and Jade Rafallo (Agents of Fandom) join us to participate in the first-ever A24 draft! 6 rounds. 6 picks each. Countless moments of chaos. It's a four-way hour of madness as each participant tries to draft the best set of 6 A24 movies that fit within the categories given. Who will reign as champion? Only YOU can decide!

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