And the Oscar goes to..! We’re getting hyped for the 2025 film-nerd superbowl by chatting with cinephile and amateur award historian, Matilda Knarr (she/her), about Hollywood’s Biggest Night; THE OSCARS. Strap into a deeply expensive and uncomfortable ball gown while we chat Oscar bait, red carpet looks, the Weinstein effect, most memorable hosts (for better or for worse), #oscarssowhite and why Bong Joon-Ho called the Oscars ‘a local award show’. Plus, a look back on some of the Oscars' biggest snubs and a prediction for this year’s winner.

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Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes