EPISODE · Feb 24, 2018 · 48 MIN
Episode 23: Oscar Special 2018
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Oscar Special 2018. Sarah Watt, Max Tarrant, Jeremy Downing and William Chen discuss the films nominated for Academy Awards this year. Here are our picks: - Best Picture: Dunkirk - Actor in a Leading Role: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour - Actress in a Leading Role: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri - Actor in a Supporting Role: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri - Actress in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney, I, Tonya - Animated Feature Film: Coco (2 votes) / Loving Vincent (1 vote) - Cinematography: Blade Runner (3 votes) / Dunkirk (1 vote) - Directing: The Shape of Water (3 votes) / Dunkirk (1 vote) - Adapted Screenplay: Call Me By Your Name - Original Screenplay: Get Out (2 votes) / Lady Bird (2 vote) / (Though it will likely be…) Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri We ran out of time to talk about the following categories, but here are our picks: - Costume Design: Phantom Thread - Film Editing: Dunkirk (2 votes) / Baby Driver (1 vote) / I, Tonya (1 vote) - Foreign Language Film: The Square - Makeup and Hairdressing: Darkest Hour - Original Score: Dunkirk (2 votes) / The Shape of Water (2 votes) - Original Song: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman - Production Design: Blade Runner 2049 (2 votes) / The Shape of Water (2 votes) - Sound Editing: Dunkirk (3 votes) / Blade Runner 2049 (1 vote) - Sound Mixing: Baby Driver (1 vote) / Blade Runner 2049 (1 vote) / Dunkirk (1 vote) / Star Wars: The Last Jedi (1 vote) - Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049 (2 votes) / War for the Planet of the Apes (2 votes) And we didn’t discuss these categories, having not seen most of the films nominated: - Documentary Feature - Documentary Short Subject - Animated Short Film - Live Action Short Film
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Oscar Special 2018. Sarah Watt, Max Tarrant, Jeremy Downing and William Chen discuss the films nominated for Academy Awards this year. Here are our picks: - Best Picture: Dunkirk - Actor in a Leading Role: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour - Actress in a Leading Role: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri - Actor in a Supporting Role: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri - Actress in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney, I, Tonya - Animated Feature Film: Coco (2 votes) / Loving Vincent (1 vote) - Cinematography: Blade Runner (3 votes) / Dunkirk (1 vote) - Directing: The Shape of Water (3 votes) / Dunkirk (1 vote) - Adapted Screenplay: Call Me By Your Name - Original Screenplay: Get Out (2 votes) / Lady Bird (2 vote) / (Though it will likely be…) Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri We ran out of time to talk about the following categories, but here are our picks: - Costume Design: Phantom Thread - Film Editing: Dunkirk (2 votes) / Baby Driver (1 vote) / I, Tonya (1 vote) - Foreign Language Film: The Square - Makeup and Hairdressing: Darkest Hour - Original Score: Dunkirk (2 votes) / The Shape of Water (2 votes) - Original Song: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman - Production Design: Blade Runner 2049 (2 votes) / The Shape of Water (2 votes) - Sound Editing: Dunkirk (3 votes) / Blade Runner 2049 (1 vote) - Sound Mixing: Baby Driver (1 vote) / Blade Runner 2049 (1 vote) / Dunkirk (1 vote) / Star Wars: The Last Jedi (1 vote) - Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049 (2 votes) / War for the Planet of the Apes (2 votes) And we didn’t discuss these categories, having not seen most of the films nominated: - Documentary Feature - Documentary Short Subject - Animated Short Film - Live Action Short Film
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