3.20-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 4

Send us Fan MailToday is the third of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Kevin Pettit from the See You at the Movies newsletter to break down all four acting categories, both screenplay categories, and Best Director. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest.The nominees for each category are listed below.Best Original Screenplay:AnoraThe BrutalistA Real PainSeptember 5The Substance Best Adapted Screenplay:A Complete UnknownConclaveEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing SingBest Supporting Actor:Yura Borisov – Anora as IgorKieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji KaplanEdward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete SeegerGuy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy CohnBest Supporting Actress:Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan BaezAriana Grande – Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" UplandFelicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet TóthIsabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister AgnesZoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro Best Actress:Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba ThroppKarla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del MonteMikey Madison – Anora as Anora "Ani" MikheevaDemi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth SparkleFernanda Torres – I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva Best Actor:Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László TóthTimothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob DylanColman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G" WhitfieldRalph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas LawrenceSebastian Stan – The Apprentice as Donald Trump Best Director:Sean Baker – AnoraBrady Corbet – The BrutalistJames Mangold – A Complete UnknownJacques Audiard – Emilia PérezCoralie Fargeat – The Substance Other media mentioned in this episode include:Curb Your EnthusiasmSeinfeldConclave by Robert HarrisNickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadSuccessionThe Onion: A Knives Out Mystery directed by Rian JohnsonFight Club directed by David FincherThe Wizard of Oz directed by Victor FlemingThe Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumFerrari directed by Michael MannOppenheimer directed by Christopher NolanSchindler's List directed by Stephen SpielbergGrand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes AndersonThe English Patient directed by Anthony MinghellaWalk the Line directed by James MangoldLogan directed by James MangoldSupport the show