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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 48 MIN

4.23-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 2

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Send us Fan MailToday is the second of five episode previewing the 98th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Dan Pal from the PalCinema, Television, and Music newsletter to break down Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. I've listed the nominees below along with 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 Animated Feature:ArcoElioKPop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2Best International Feature:The Secret Agent (Brazil)It Was Just an Accident (France)Sentimental Value (Norway)Sirât (Spain)The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)Best Documentary Feature:The Alabama SolutionCome See Me in the Good LightCutting through RocksMr. Nobody against PutinThe Perfect NeighborBest Original Score:BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle after AnotherSinnersBest Original Song:“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters“I Lied To You” from Sinners“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from Viva Verdi!“Train Dreams” from Train DreamsOther films mentioned in this episode include:Flow directed by Gints ZilbalodisZootopia directed by Rich Moore and Byron HowardToy Story 3 directed by Lee UnkrichRango directed by Gore VerbinskiBrave directed by Brenda Chapman and Mark AndrewsFrozen directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris BuckBig Hero 6 directed by Don Hall and Chris WilliamsInside Out directed by Pete DocterCoco directed by Adrian Molina and Lee UnkrichSpider-Man: Into the Spiderverse directed by Peter Ramsey, Bob Persichetti, and Rodney RothmanGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark GustafsonThe Boy and the Heron directed by Hayao MiyazakiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle directed by Haruo SotozakiChainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc directed by Tatsuya YoshiharaLittle Miss Sunshine directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan DaytonI'm Still Here directed by Walter SallesParasite directed by Bong Joon HoNavalny directed by Daniel Roher20 Days in Mariupol directed by Mstyslav ChernovAmerican Symphony directed by Matthew HeinemanStar Wars directed by George LucasJurassic Park directed by Steven SpielbergPsycho directed by Alfred HitchcockOppenheimer directed by Christopher NolanThe King's Speech directed by Tom HooperOther media mentioned in this episode include:"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Diane Warren, performed by Aerosmith"How Do I Live Without You" by Diane Warren, performed by Leann Rimes or Tricia YearwoodSupport the show

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