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Today's is the first of a five episode preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Helping me through that process is Murray Mintz from the CineVibez Fanzine newsletter and Rob Thomas from the Not That Rob Thomas newsletter and we 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:

• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners
• Sirât

Best Production Design:

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners

Best Cinematography:

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

• Frankenstein
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Best Costume Design:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Best Film Editing:

• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Visual Effects:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• The Lost Bus
• Sinners

Other topics mentioned in this episode include:

• Formula 1: Drive to Survive (series)
• Without Limits directed by Robert Towne
• Sinners exhibit at Warner Bros. Studio Tour
• Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg
• Jurassic World directed by Colin Trevorrow
• Avatar directed by James Cameron
• Avatar: The Way of Water directed by James Cameron
• Titanic directed by James Cameron
• Terminator 2: Judgement Day directed by James Cameron

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