Send us Fan MailToday is the final episode in my preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I will have broken down every category over the course of this week. Today I am joined by Enrico Banson from the Director's Notes newsletter, Janelle Lathrop from the Right Now, You Like Me newsletter, and Kevin Pettit from the See You At the Movies newsletter to break down all ten films nominated for Best Picture. 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 Picture:BugoniaF1FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSinnersTrain DreamsOther media mentioned in this episode include:Killing of the Sacred Deer directed by Yorgos LanthimosKinds of Kindness directed by Yorgos LanthimosPoor Things directed by Yorgos LanthimosThe Favourite directed by Yorgos LanthimosEddington directed by Ari AsterWeapons directed by Zach CreggerTop Gun: Maverick directed by Joseph KosinskiAvatar: Fire and Ash directed by James CameronCrimson Peak directed by Guillermo del ToroHellboy directed by Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark GustafsonHamlet by William ShakespeareBalls of Fury directed by Robert Ben GarantGood Time directed by Ben Safdie and Joshua SafdieUncut Gems directed by Ben Safdie and Joshua SafdieThere Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas AndersonThe Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo PotecorvoHard Eight directed by Paul Thomas AndersonMagnolia directed by Paul Thomas AndersonBoogie Nights directed by Paul Thomas AndersonI'm Still Here directed by Walter SallesThe Conversation directed by Francis Ford CoppolaThe Worst Person in the World directed by Joachim TrierThe Wizard of Oz directed by Victor FlemingThe Thin Red Line directed by Terrence MalickThe Tree of Life directed by Terrence MalickMagellan directed by Lav DiazNo Other Choice directed by Park Chan-wookSirât directed by Oliver LaxeCaught By the Tides directed by Jia ZhangkeOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl directed by Rungano NyoniSorry, Baby directed by Eva VictorWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery directed by Rian JohnsonSupport the show