The 96th Academy Awards are nearly here. Osman, Thomas and Mel unpack the state of the race, share their favourite moments from recent Oscars history, breakdown how the awards are actually chosen and share who they think should, and will, win the major categories.

Plus, they talk about the growing buzz around the new prestige TV series Shogun, debate the hype around Fred Again... and cover the reaction to Dune: Part Two.

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