The Oscars are on Sunday! Today, Ben breaks the nominees into categories to talk about his predictions for the big night:

0:54 - Acting Awards

3:05 - Technical Awards

6:52 - Composition Awards

9:16 - Overall Awards

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Official 2023 Oscars Ballot: https://tinyurl.com/ywj8sk9e

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As always, no spoilers here! This week, Ben covers:

0:48 - The Mandalorian

3:01 - The Ritual

5:42 - Close

8:12 - Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

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As always, no spoilers here! This week, Ben covers:

0:50 - Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (In Theatres Now)

2:47 - We Have a Ghost (Netflix)

4:50 - Champions (In Theatres March 10)

6:57 - Cocaine Bear (In Theatres Now)

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As always, no spoilers here! This week, Ben covers:

0:50 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

3:20 - Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

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Phase 5 of the MCU is here! In this special episode, Ben covers the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The episode does contain a spoiler section diving deep into the events of the movie - check out the time stamps below accordingly.

0:50 - Spoiler-Free Review

7:53 - 10:04 - SPOILER ZONE!

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As always, no spoilers here! This week, Ben covers:

0:45 - The Legend of Vox Machina / Prime Video

2:43 - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris / Peacock

4:35 - Firebird / Prime Video

6:34 - Poker Face / Peacock

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As always, no spoilers here! This week, Ben covers:

1:00 - Knock at the Cabin (In Theatres)

3:04 - Some Kind of Heaven (Hulu)

4:53 - Force Majeure (HBO Max)

6:29 - Amadeus (Digital Rental & Purchase)

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As always, no spoilers here! This week, Ben covers:

0:45 - Women Talking (In Theatres)

3:18 - Infinity Pool (In Theatres)

4:45 - Living (In Theatres)

6:10 - Decision to Leave (MUBI and VOD)

7:55 - Extraordinary (Hulu)

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In this special episode of The Rec Room, Ben discusses and ranks the ten films nominated by The Academy for Best Picture (and gets irrationally upset about Academy Award eligibility rules).

In alphabetical order, the Best Picture nominees are:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

TÁR

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking

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We'll be back with your regular recommendations and reviews next Wednesday!

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As always, no spoilers here! This week on The Rec Room, Ben covers:

0:45 - Missing

2:02 - Triangle of Sadness

3:40 - Skinamarink

5:26 - RRR

6:57 - All Quiet on the Western Front

Plus: Don't miss our kickoff to Oscars coverage this Friday.

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