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“Everything Everywhere All at Once” scored seven Oscars on Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards, including best picture, best actress for Michelle Yeoh, best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and best supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.

The Daniels — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — won best director and best original screenplay, and the film also took film editing. The only other movie to come close was "All Quiet on the Western Front" with four wins, while some notable nominees fell short. “Top Gun: Maverick,” which was hailed as the film that got moviegoers back into their seats, won only for sound, while another early favorite, "Elvis," went home without an Oscar.

Hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz break down the night, discussing the key wins, including Brendan Fraser taking best actor for “The Whale,” some surprises in the music categories, John Travolta's emotional introduction to the in memoriam section that featured Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Kimmel's hosting efforts, the red ... err ... champagne carpet, the questionable inclusion of "The Little Mermaid" and, of course, Cocaine Bear.

About the show

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.

List of 2023 Oscar winners

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar winners announced Sunday:

Best picture: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best actress: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best actor: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”

Best supporting actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best supporting actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Original song: “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”

Film editing: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best animated feature: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”

International feature film: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)

Documentary feature: “Navalny”

Live action short: “An Irish Goodbye”

Cinematography: James Friend, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Makeup and hairstyling: “The Whale”

Costume design: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Documentary short: “The Elephant Whisperers”

Animated short: “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”

Production design: “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Music (original score): Volker Bertelmann, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

Visual Effects: “Avatar: The Way of Water”

Original screenplay: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Adapted screenplay: “Women Talking”

Sound: “Top Gun: Maverick”

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We are just days away from the 95th Academy Awards, so there's no better time to discuss whether "Everything Everywhere All At Once" can follow its huge night at the SAG Awards and take the Oscar for Best Picture.

Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan are all up for Oscars in the acting categories and the Daniels — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — are also nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

But before we dive into that, Bruce Miller gives his thoughts about the new movie "Cocaine Bear" and Terry Lipshetz discusses the new season of "The Mandalorian," getting caught up with "The Last of Us" and thoughts on Best Picture nominees "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All At Once."

REVIEW: It doesn't take a cartel to see how goofy 'Cocaine Bear' is

Miller also has an interview with director Bobby Farrelly about his new movie "Champions" starring Woody Harrelson, which opens March 10.

Farrelly and his brother Peter Farrelly — also known as the Farrelly Brothers — made a name for themselves with comedies like "Dumb and Dumber," "Kingpin" with Harrelson and "There's Something About Mary."

Peter scored big with an Oscar win for "Green Book," which also created time for Bobby to do a solo project of his own with "Champions." 

We will be recording our next episode immediately after the Oscars so look for that in the early hours of Monday, March 13.

Previous episodes discussing the Oscars

About the show

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.

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In this episode, we explore the 76th British Academy Film Awards — better know as the BAFTAs — and the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards. These are the final two big indicators as to which actors and films might win big at the upcoming Academy Awards on March 12.

Bruce Miller shares a story about Tom Hanks' kindness toward a friend, Ke Huy Quan's return to acting with his best supporting actor nomination for "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and whether he'll appear in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." He also shares his thoughts about "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

Terry Lipshetz is excited for the March 1 return of "The Mandalorian" on Disney+ and shares his thoughts on how Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau can pretty much do no wrong with the Star Wars franchise after a shaky reboot with J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson's films.

The show wraps with Miller sharing his thoughts on the upcoming Hulu series from Mel Brooks: "History of the World, Part II." The series is a sequel of sorts to Brooks' 1981 film "History of the World, Part I."

Also, a program update: There will be a slight delay in our next episode as we have an exclusive interview with director Bobby Farrelly, who will be talking about his newest film "Champions" starring Woody Harrelson. Look for that on March 6.

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Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.

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In this episode, Streamed & Screened hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz discussed a variety of topics tied to the Super Bowl, including Rihanna's performance, the touching moment between the Kelce brothers and their mother, Patrick Mahomes' trip to Disney Land, the New York Mets' million dollar ad and Super Bowl commercials tied to summer blockbusters:

We then discussed the new show "Hello Tomorrow" coming to Apple TV+ this week, Oscar contenders, the second half of "Alaska Daily" coming soon and "National Treasure: Edge of History." 

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It's a slow season for the silver screen, but Bruce Miller shares his thoughts on two movies he's seen recently.

"80 for Brady" stars Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin and, of course, former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. It's a fitting, although disappointing, film heading into Super Bowl weekend.

Also out is "Knock at the Cabin," the latest horror/thriller from director M. Night Shyamalan, who made his name with "The Sixth Sense" but has not quite replicated that success since.

Miller also has an interview with Lacretta, who plays bailiff Donna "Gurgs" Gurganous on the rebooted NBC series "Night Court." The show, which stars Melissa Rauch of "The Big Bang Theory," has been surprise hit and was already renewed for a second season.

The reboot got us thinking of some other recent reboots that co-host Terry Lipshetz has loved or hated, such as "The X-Files," "Cobra Kai," "Murphy Brown" and "Seinfeld."

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Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.

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It's a new season for Streamed & Screened, and with it comes a new co-host as Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises, joins longtime host Bruce Miller.

After quizzing Terry on the recent films and shows he's watched, Bruce shares his thoughts on this year's Oscar nominations, the new Tom Brady-themed film "80 for Brady" and some insight into "How I Met Your Father."

The focus of this show is an interview with Oscar-nominated filmmaker R. J. Cutler about his new four-part documentary on Jack Roland Murphy — otherwise known as “Murf the Surf” — “television’s first true crime celebrity.” 

"Murf the Surf" begins Feb. 5 on MGM+ and you can read more about the show here: 

Life of crime: 'Murf the Surf' details how television helped a con man

We also plan out a discussion for the next episode on the reboot of "Night Court," including an interview Bruce had with one of the show's stars, Lacretta.

About the show

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.

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It's the day after the The Golden Globe Awards, which means we're looking ahead to the Academy Awards and making predictions on what effect the Hollywood Foreign Press Association might have on who gets an Oscar.

Bruce Miller is calling in from Los Angeles where he's set to get the lowdown on a ton of new TV shows and talk with stars of the so-called small-screen, so make sure you're subscribed to the show wherever you get your podcasts to get every new episode as soon as we publish it.

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Streamed & Screened host Bruce Miller is jetting off to Hollywood next week for a fancy Television Critics Association get together, so we thought we'd hear some of his favorite memories from the dozens and dozens of La La Land trips he's taken going all the way back in 1980.

We'll also get to hear some of his entertainment industry predictions for the coming year, as well as some sage advice on can't-miss Hollywood destinations.

And, as we mention in the episode, the whole 'prediction' prompt here is lovingly lifted from The Ethical Life podcast where Streamed & Screened's own Chris Lay has joined Scott Rada and Rick Kyte two years running to prognosticate:

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This past year was full of dramatic ups and downs for the world of movies. A handful of massive blockbusters that had been held back due to the pandemic finally made their debut, some surprising international breakthroughs did well in theaters and on streaming, and at least a few indie movies connected with mainstream audiences and racked up some big box office numbers.

Long time entertainment reporter, and currently the editor at the Sioux City Journal, Bruce Miller, is joined by co-host Chris Lay and extra special guest Jared McNett, to wrap up their year-end collection of episodes with a conversation about the absolute very best films of the year.

Catch up on their other year-end episodes here:

You can also check out the latest Ethical Life podcast where Chris joins Scott Rada and Rick Kyte to revisit predictions they made last December, including one about the then-upcoming Oscars that has aged particularly poorly:

Our list of the best films from 2022:

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We're looking ahead to 2023 with this episode and corralling the movies we're most looking forward to that are just over the horizon. Some of them are still undated, but they're all at the very least in some degree of post-production at the very least (other than the notable addition of 'Roosevelt' which will make sense when you listen to the episode).

Regardless, we covered a lot of ground and didn't even mention any of the upcoming franchise installments on the way for 'John Wick,' 'Creed,' 'Mission Impossible,' 'Fast & Furious,' 'Dune,' or the Marvel or DC Cinematic Universe that maybe go without saying they deserve a spot here.

And if you're looking for even more audio content to binge on by way of your ear-buds, you should check out the latest Ethical Life podcast where Streamed & Screened co-host and producer Chris Lay joins Scott Rada and Rick Kyte to revisit predictions they made last December, including one about the then-upcoming Oscars that has aged particularly poorly:

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