With the 2024 Academy Awards taking place on Sunday, the most trusted voices in film Mark and Simon are here to guide you through the 10 films in the running for Best Picture.  

Featuring highlights from interviews with directors Greta Gerwig, Celine Song and Jonathan Glazer, and actors Cillian Murphy (an exclusive unheard part of his chat with the pair), Emma Stone, and Jeffrey Wright. Plus Mark’s thoughts on all of the films involved.  

Timecodes for the Vanguard:  

02:36 Cillian Murphy interview (exclusive unheard part of interview) 

06:39 Oppenheimer review 

09:06 Greta Gerwig interview 

12:19 Barbie review 

15:35 Killers of the Flower Moon review 

20:07 Emma Stone and Ramy Youssef interview 

23:14 Poor Things review 

25:35 The Holdovers review 

32:54 Jonathan Glazer interview 

36:02 The Zone of Interest review 

39:16 Maestro review 

44:42 Jeffrey Wright interview 

47:22 American Fiction review 

50:20 Anatomy of a Fall review 

55:07 Celine Song interview 

58:53 Past Lives review 

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