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Today's is the first of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Joanne Thornborough from the Pop! Goes My Brain newsletter to break down all of the technical categories. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode.

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The nominees for each category are listed below.

Best Sound:

• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Best Production Design:

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Best Cinematography:

• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Costume Design:

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Best Film Editing:

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked

Best Visual Effects:

• Alien: Romulus
• Better Man
• Dune: Part Two
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• The Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise
• Ben-Hur directed by William Wyler
• Gone With the Wind directed by Victor Fleming