Send us Fan MailToday is the third of a five episode preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I have been breaking down every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Swabreen Bakr from the Anti-Brain Rot newsletter and Maria Banson from the Brunello Bombshell newsletter to break down all four acting categories, both screenplay categories, Best Director and the new Best Casting category. 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:Blue MoonIt Was Just an AccidentMarty SupremeSentimental ValueSinnersBest Adapted Screenplay:BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherTrain DreamsBest Casting:HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSinnersBest Supporting Actor:Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. CarlosJacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The CreatureDelroy Lindo – Sinners as Delta SlimSean Penn – One Battle After Another as Steven J. LockjawStellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value as Gustav BorgBest Supporting Actress:Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value as Rachel KempInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes BorgAmy Madigan – Weapons as GladysWunmi Mosaku – Sinners as AnnieTeyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly HillsBest Actress:Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes ShakespeareRose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You as LindaKate Hudson – Song Sung Blue as Claire CartwrightRenate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora BorgEmma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle FullerBest Actor:Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty MauserLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob FergusonEthan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz HartMichael B. Jordan – Sinners as Smoke and StackWagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Marcelo AlvesBest Director:Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler – SinnersJosh Safdie – Marty SupremeJoachim Trier – Sentimental ValueCloé Zhao – HamnetOther media mentioned in this episode include:Casablanca directed by Michael CurtizJay Kelly directed by Noah BaumbachSilence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan DemmeGet Out directed by Jordan PeeleParasite directed by Bong Joon-hoWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery directed by Rian JohnsonSupport the show