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For Episode 283, we weren't expecting to have a show this week. With the SAG Awards tonight, we already gave our predictions on last week's show and will have instant reactions for you all tomorrow. However, on Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences made a shocking announcement regarding their telecast this year, and thus, a show was needed. Then, the world proceeded to change around us, but we're still here to hopefully bring a little light into your lives as we know how much this show can serve as a comforting distraction from the horrors of real life. Josh Parham, Will Mavity, and guest Charlie Bright from Gold Derby join me to discuss the Academy's changes regarding eight Oscar categories being pre-taped before the live telecast, our own suggestions on how to fix the ratings problem ABC has been experiencing, and what these changes will mean for the future. We also deliver our predictions for next week's Independent Spirit Awards, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "T

For our main podcast review this week, Amy Smith, Nicole Ackman, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and Will Mavity all join me to discuss a film we've been waiting to receive a theatrical release for what feels like an eternity: Joe Wright's musical "Cyrano," starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Ben Mendelsohn. What did we think of this new version of the classic love story, the performances, musical numbers, the choreography, and music by the National? We discuss these points and the film's awards season journey, which led to it reviving a sole Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design below. Please take a listen to find out our thoughts and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month a

For Episode 282, we have a lot of ground to cover, and here to help me go over all of it is Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Will Mavity, Tom O'Brien, and guest Sophia Ciminello from Oscar Wild Pod. Together, we discuss the recently announced #OscarsFanFavorite and who the hosts are for this year's Academy Awards. We deliberate over the upcoming SAG Awards and predict who we think will come out on top. On top of that, we also provide our reactions to the trailers for "Elvis," "Fresh," "Deep Water," "Hustle," and "Windfall," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted fan questions, and announce the nominations for the 2021 NBP Film Community Awards! Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patre

For our main podcast review this week, Amy Smith, Josh Parham, Sarah Clements & Danilo Castro joined me to discuss the long-anticipated video-game adaptation of "Uncharted," starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle & Antonio Banderas. After many directors, stars, script re-writes, and a long production in the middle of a pandemic, how does Sony's big-screen version of Nathan Drake's adventures come together? What did we think of the action, casting, performances, and writing? Please tune in below to find out our thoughts and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Cursed" had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival when it was titled "Eight For Silver" and is now coming to theaters this weekend from LD Entertainment. The film stars Boyd Holbrook as a pathologist who is summoned to kill an evil creature that is terrorizing a family in the late 1800s. Boyd was kind enough to talk with us about his character, his love of horror movies, where he's at on "Indiana Jones 5," which sees him reuniting with "Logan" director James Mangold and more! Please take a listen down below and be sure to check out the film arriving in theaters this weekend. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choic

For Episode 281, we're still recovering from the Oscar nominations announced earlier last week. Amy Smith, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and guest Nathaniel Rogers from The Film Experience all join me to give their thoughts on the nominations and where we feel certain races stand now that we see who got in and who was left out. We also provide our reactions to the trailers for "Nope," "Jurassic World Dominion," "Men," "The Addam Project," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted fan questions, and more! Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Also, be sure to vote on this year's NBP Film Community Award Nominations here. Voting closes on February 18th. Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as

For our main podcast review this week, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat joined me to discuss Kenneth Branagh's "Death On The Nile" starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders & Letitia Wright. This is Kenneth Branagh's second time directing an Agatha Christie murder-mystery novel after "Murder On The Orient Express." How does this adaptation compare? What did we think of the ensemble, and most importantly, was there enough champagne to fill the Nile? Tune in below to find out our thoughts and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patre

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced bright and early yesterday by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. As per usual, there were many surprises, shocking omissions, and lots of high emotions from the Next Best Picture Team (Check out our live reactions video to the nominations on our Patreon here). It was a packed episode of the NBP Podcast as Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Cody Dericks, Tom O'Brien & Will Mavity all joined me to give their reactions to all of the categories, one by one. What did we think? Tune in to find out and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.co

This is it, everyone! With only two days remaining until the Oscar nominations are announced for the 94th Academy Awards, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and I are here to discuss our final nomination predictions in-depth for all of you. But we're not alone, though! Returning to the podcast are guests The Oscar Expert (Cole) and Brother Bro (Justin). Who will get in on nomination morning, and who will miss? We discuss this, the BAFTA nominations, the trailer for "After Yang," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted fan questions, and a lot more on this very exciting episode! Be aware that we will have a SECOND episode posted Wednesday morning discussing the nominations, so you have a more up-to-date episode for those who listen later in the week. But until then, please take a listen down below and enjoy!  Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?

For our main podcast review this week, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer joined me to discuss "Moonfall," starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu & Donald Sutherland. The film is directed by Hollywood's favorite big-budget disaster flick helmer, Roland Emmerich, which means it is filled with worldwide destruction, an illogical story, and shallow characters, but that's what you're expecting. Right? Grab a bucket of popcorn, sit back, try not to think about it, and just enjoy the devastation. But were we able to do that? Was that enough for us? Tune in below to find out our thoughts on this, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://

After a week's hiatus due to the Sundance Film Festival, we are back with Episode 279 to discuss the guild nominations for PGA, DGA, WGA, ACE, ADG, CDG, MPSE, CAS, ASC, VES, and more! Josh Parham and Dan Bayer joined me to discuss these nominations before our final Oscar nomination predictions episode next week, what films we saw at Sundance, what we think will be nominated at the BAFTAs on February 3rd. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "The Cursed," answer your fan-submitted fan questions, and much more! Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

After a week's hiatus, the Next Best Picture Podcast is back with a recap of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. It was another consecutive year of watching films virtually from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the quality of filmmaking and sense of discovery one experiences at the famous indie film festival was still as prevalent as ever. Joining me for this recap, I have our own Amy Smith & Cody Dericks along with guests The Oscar Expert (Cole) and Brother Bro (Justin). What were some of the highlights and disappointments for us? Which films do we feel have awards season potential to last the rest of the year until the 95th Academy Awards? Please tune in below to find out and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon fo

Two-time Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat is no stranger to Wes Anderson films. Since their first time working together on "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009), the in-demand composer has worked with Anderson on each of his movies since receiving two Oscar nominations in the process and one win for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014). "The French Dispatch" is their fifth collaboration together and sees Desplat in the hunt once again for another nomination on a Wes Anderson film after previously receiving a nomination this year from the Golden Globes and now being shortlisted at both the BAFTAs and Academy Awards. Desplat was kind enough to return to the podcast (he previously spoke with us about his second Oscar-winning work on "The Shape of Water") and discuss his work on Anderson's latest, which you can listen to down below. We hope you enjoy the conversation! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.ap

In a year filled with Marvel films, one of the most successful and beloved was Destin Daniel Cretton's "Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings." The film introduced audiences to Xu Shang-Chi (played by Simu Liu), the first Asian superhero, his relationships with his best friend Katy (played by Awkwafina), his father Xu Wenwu (played by Tony Leung in his first Hollywood film), and a whole new mythology in the MCU. The film was painstakingly brought to life by its visual effects team, who are shortlisted this year for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. We were lucky enough to get a chance to speak with VFX Supervisor Christopher Townsend, Additional VFX Supervisor Joe Farrell, WETA Digital VFX Supervisor Sean Walker, and SFX Supervisor Dan Oliver, who all went into detail about their various roles and contributions to the film. We hope you enjoy our conversation down below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes P

"The Eyes Of Tammy Faye" had its world premiere at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it quickly garnered awards season buzz for Jessica Chastain's transformational performance as the titular character. Part of what makes that transformation work, as well as it does, is the makeup and hair work being done on Chastain and Andrew Garfield as Jim Bakker. Makeup department head Linda Dowds and hair department head Stephanie Ingram were kind enough to talk with us about their work on both actors, which you can listen to down below! Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been over twenty years since the original "Matrix" won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 1999 Academy Awards. While the two sequels, "Reloaded" and "Revolutions," did not go on to receive nominations, "The Matrix Resurrections" finds itself shortlisted for Best Visual Effects once again. Recently nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Visual Effects and receiving two nominations from the Visual Effects Society, enough time may have passed for voters to want to return to Lana Wachowski's world. DNEG visual effects supervisor Huw J Evans was kind enough to talk with us about the work he and his team completed for the film, which you can listen to down below. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little

"King Richard" had its world premiere at last year's Telluride Film Festival, where it immediately struck up awards buzz for Will Smith's lead performance, the Beyoncé closing credits song "Be Alive," and other elements such as writing and editing, to help establish it as a contender in the Oscar race for Best Picture. Pamela Martin's editing has helped the film's success by keeping the 145-minute runtime moving and engaging, whether an audience member saw it in a theater or at home on HBO Max. She was kind enough to talk with us about her work, including the tennis matches, the closing montage which weaves in real-life footage of the Williams Sisters and their father, and more! Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to

Janus Billeskov Jansen has been the go-to editor in the Danish film industry, working with directors such as Thomas Vinterberg ("Another Round"), Nicolas Winding Refn ("Pusher II"), and Bille August ("Pelle The Conquerer"), but also working on acclaimed documentaries such as "The Act Of Killing" and "Strong Island." His most recent effort was on the 2021 Danish submission for Best International Feature, "Flee" (which is also contending for Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature Film). With NEON's acclaimed documentary releasing in more theaters this past week and continuing to expand, we wanted to revisit just what made this film so special, and through Jansen's work, we get a taste of that. Please take a listen down below and check here if theaters are currently showing the film in your area. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2

Nia DaCosta's "Candyman" was released in the summer of 2021 to strong reviews for her direction, her handling of the film's themes, and the score by composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. Robert was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his haunting work on the film, which has been shortlisted for Best Original Score at this year's Academy Awards. If nominated, it would be one of the very rare times a horror movie has had its score nominated for an Oscar. You can take a listen to the discussion down below. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem had a tremendous 2021, starring in one of the biggest blockbusters of the year with "Dune," playing Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin's "Being The Ricardos," which he recently received a SAG Nomination for Best Actor from his peers and playing the lead in the Spanish submission for Best International Feature Film, "The Good Boss." Javier was kind enough to spend some time with us discussing all three roles, including his musical work as entertainer, Desi Arnaz, the differences between Spanish and American productions, where things are at regarding his role as Stilgar in the upcoming "Dune: Part Two," and more! We hope you enjoy our conversation, which you can listen to down below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support