Oscar Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced live by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott! Here are our live, uncut reactions to the nomination announcement ceremony with immediate analysis following the ceremony.

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Eugene Rocco Utley and Courtney Ward

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To kick off 2025 with our first review of a January release, we’re discussing Wolf Man directed by Leigh Whannell, the newest iteration of the Universal classic monster franchise. The film is described as follows: a family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable. Wolf Man stars Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, and Leigh Whannell.

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Wolf Man Review by Evan Miller

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Oscar nomination morning has been delayed to January 23, and since our final nomination predictions episode last week, we have received additional insight to the race through BAFTA and PGA nominations as well as some guild announcements. We revise some of our predictions and discuss the implications of the latest precursors. 

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Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, we are reviewing Nickel Boys directed by RaMell Ross. Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. The film stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:01:48 Initial Thoughts
• 0:16:51 Spoiler Review
• 1:34:39 Oscars Assessment
• 1:49:53 Final Ratings

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Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok, and YouTube

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Nickel Boys Review by Adam Patla

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With 2024 and the second full calendar year of The Rolling Tape in the books, we celebrate the year’s best moments in cinema by talking about our favorite films, performances, scenes, and all the superlatives in between before unveiling our team’s top film of the year. We then look ahead at 2025 and discuss our most anticipated releases that will be screening and streaming for the next 365 days.

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With Oscar nomination morning just around the corner on January 23, we break down category by category our final predictions for what will be nominated at the 97th Academy Awards this coming March. We discuss our predictions for everything from Best Makeup & Hairstyling to Best Picture and all of the categories in between providing our full and final analysis for all categories.

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• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Nate Hayden

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After winning Best Drama Film at the recent Golden Globes, for our last review before the Oscar nominations we are discussing The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet which premiered last year at the Venice International Film Festival. When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client. The film stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:02:54 Initial Thoughts
• 0:31:23 Spoiler Review
• 2:09:17 Oscars Assessment
• 2:21:24 Final Ratings

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Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTok

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The Brutalist Review by Paul Rai

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After winning the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Feature and being recently shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature for the Academy Awards, Porcelain War is now in limited theatrical release. Under roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it's easy to make people afraid, it's hard to destroy their passion for living. We discuss the bravery and courage it took to make the film and feature the work of the Ukrainian artists during the war.

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On a day filled to the brim with awards season headlines, we debrief the nominations from two of the most impactful guilds, SAG and DGA, and how they affect the performance and director races.

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Our final episode in the category-by-category prediction series brings us to the craft categories with Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. With just two weeks to go before the Oscar nomination announcements, this is our final look before our annual mega predictions episode covering all categories.

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller