Oscars Central

Lex, Anna, Kenzie, Adriano, Jillian and Jacob discuss the current state of the Oscar race! Coming off a week of critics group wins and nominations as well as the BAFTA Longlists, the awards race is heating up with the Golden Globe ceremony taking place this week as well!

Ricky, Lex, Kenzie, and Nicole kick off 2023 with a look at the 2023 Oscar race! The last few weeks have seen various critics groups anoint winners, precursor nominations kick in, and narratives take form. The panel discusses what this all means for the upcoming Academy Award nominations.

Ricky, Jillian, Kenzie and Nicole are joined by Bobbi to discuss Damien Chazelle’s Babylon! The film stars Diego Calva and Margot Robbie with an amazing ensemble. Written and directed by Chazelle, the film is set in the late 1920s and follows the film industry in the transition from silent films to talkies.

You can find our written review of Babylon by Jillian here.

Lex, Nicole, Jillian, and Kenzie are joined by guests Ema, Cassie, and Zoë to discuss Women Talking. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand. It was written and directed by Sarah Polley and based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews. The film's story was inspired by true events in the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia.

The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival and has been listed as one of the top ten films of the year by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. It will have a limited release on December 23, 2022, before expanding on January 20, 2023.

You can find Ema's review of the film on Oscars Central here.

You can find Zoë’s YouTube Channel discussion on Women Talking here.

You can find Cassie's review here.

On the newest episode of the Oscars Central podcast Jacob, Anna, and Adriano are joined by Manda from Candid Cinema and Cole from The Oscar Expert to recap the recent industry/critic awards and how they feel they will affect the race.

Click here to see our current Oscar Board.

Ricky, Lex and Kenzie get together to react to the 2023 Golden Globes Film Nominations. From shocking snubs to an all male director lineup to Avatar: The Way of Water making a splash, the panel had quite the fun discussion.

Full list of nominations here: https://oscarscentral.com/2022/12/11/2023-golden-globes-film-nominations/

On the newest episode of the Oscars Central podcast, Jacob, Jillian, Nicole, Lex, Kenzie, and Adriano are joined by Maggie from Collider to talk about the recent Gotham and NYFCC Awards, Guillermo del Toro, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.

Check out our review of the film here.

Lex, Nicole, Kenzie, Anna, and Jacob are joined by special guests Bobbi and Dan to discuss  Steven Spielberg and his latest film, The Fabelmans.

Lex, Nicole, Jillian, and Kenzie are joined by guests Chelsea, Morgan, and Zoë to discuss She Said. The film stars Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, and Samantha Morton. It is directed by Maria Schrader and based on the New York Times investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein's history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, and Rebecca Corbett, and the 2019 book of the same name chronicling the investigation by Kantor and Twohey. Their investigation was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. 

You can find Nicole's review of the film on Oscars Central here.

You can find Zoë’s YouTube Channel discussion on She Said here.

You can find Sophia Cimenello's review of the film here.

Jacob, Kenzie, Adriano, and Nicole are joined by Leo Rydel and Destiny Jackson to review and discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the film's potential Oscar chances.

*Slight spoilers ahead*