The Academy Awards are fast approaching and in our final countdown to the big night, we’re breaking down all the categories! This week, Jacob, Kenzie, Nicole, Adriano, Lex, and Jillian break down the acting categories. Check out our predictions here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

The Oscar Central Awards are here! Find out who won the inaugural Oscars Central Awards, and hear Nicole, Jacob, Lex, Jillian, and Adriano’s quick thoughts on the winners. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

On this episode, Jacob, Kenzie, Nicole, Adriano, and Jillian all talk about the Best Picture nominees and where they have a chance to win. Check out the 2023 Oscar Nominations here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

The Oscar Nominations are here! Jacob, Kenzie, Lex, and Adriano all get together to discuss the nominations, who they liked, who they didn’t, and what they felt about them as a whole. Check out the 2023 Oscar Nominations here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

It’s Oscar Nomination time, and Nicole, Kenzie, Lex, and Jacob run through their final predictions for the 2023 Oscar Nominations. Find out who they think is in at this year’s Oscars. The Oscar nominations will be announced at 8:30 AM ET on Tuesday, January 24. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

The first annual Oscars Central Awards are here! Our entire team voted to nominate what they feel represented the best in film in 2022. Nicole, Lex, Kenzie, Jillian, and Jacob run through the nominations! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Lex, Anna, Kenzie, Adriano, Jillian and Jacob discuss the current state of the Oscar race! Coming off a week of critics group wins and nominations as well as the BAFTA Longlists, the awards race is heating up with the Golden Globe ceremony taking place this week as well! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Ricky, Lex, Kenzie, and Nicole kick off 2023 with a look at the 2023 Oscar race! The last few weeks have seen various critics groups anoint winners, precursor nominations kick in, and narratives take form. The panel discusses what this all means for the upcoming Academy Award nominations. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Ricky, Jillian, Kenzie and Nicole are joined by Bobbi to discuss Damien Chazelle’s Babylon! The film stars Diego Calva and Margot Robbie with an amazing ensemble. Written and directed by Chazelle, the film is set in the late 1920s and follows the film industry in the transition from silent films to talkies. You can find our written review of Babylon by Jillian here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Lex, Nicole, Jillian, and Kenzie are joined by guests Ema, Cassie, and Zoë to discuss Women Talking. The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand. It was written and directed by Sarah Polley and based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews. The film's story was inspired by true events in the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia. The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival and has been listed as one of the top ten films of the year by both the...

On the newest episode of the Oscars Central podcast Jacob, Anna, and Adriano are joined by Manda from Candid Cinema and Cole from The Oscar Expert to recap the recent industry/critic awards and how they feel they will affect the race. Click here to see our current Oscar Board. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Ricky, Lex and Kenzie get together to react to the 2023 Golden Globes Film Nominations. From shocking snubs to an all male director lineup to Avatar: The Way of Water making a splash, the panel had quite the fun discussion. Full list of nominations here: https://oscarscentral.com/2022/12/11/2023-golden-globes-film-nominations/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

On the newest episode of the Oscars Central podcast, Jacob, Jillian, Nicole, Lex, Kenzie, and Adriano are joined by Maggie from Collider to talk about the recent Gotham and NYFCC Awards, Guillermo del Toro, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Check out our review of the film here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Lex, Nicole, Kenzie, Anna, and Jacob are joined by special guests Bobbi and Dan to discuss  Steven Spielberg and his latest film, The Fabelmans. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Lex, Nicole, Jillian, and Kenzie are joined by guests Chelsea, Morgan, and Zoë to discuss She Said. The film stars Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, and Samantha Morton. It is directed by Maria Schrader and based on the New York Times investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein's history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, and Rebecca Corbett, and the 2019 book of the same name chronicling the investigation by...

Jacob, Kenzie, Adriano, and Nicole are joined by Leo Rydel and Destiny Jackson to review and discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the film's potential Oscar chances. *Slight spoilers ahead* Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Jacob, Kenzie, Lex, and Nicole get together to discuss Horror Films at the Oscars. The team is joined by the amazing Cinema Joe (!!) to discuss all things horror! The panel discusses horror films that broke through at the Oscars and films that deserved to. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Adriano, Jacob, and Kenzie are joined by guests Josie Meléndez and Bryan Sudfield to discuss the current standing of Lead Actor and Supporting Actor races for the upcoming Oscars. Bryan and Josie also give a recap of their New York Film Festival experiences! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Nicole, Jacob, Lex, Anna, Jillian and Kenzie discuss the news of the week (Yes, Chris Pratt as Mario), how sequels have performed at the Oscars in the past and how we think they’ll perform this year and the current standing of the Supporting Actress race.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Jacob, Lex, Jillian, Adriano, and Anna are talking about recent news, the newest Rom-Com Bros, its Oscar chances, and an update on this year’s jam-packed Best Actress race.  We also want to recognize Anna as a new regular on the show and contributor on the website! Make sure to leave a review of the show! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Adriano, Jacob, Nicole, Kenzie, and Jillian discuss the new Netflix release Blonde from writer/director Andrew Dominik starring Ana de Armas. They are joined by Anna, Deputy Editor for Filmotomy, and Zoë, the Awards Editor for We Live Entertainment. The panel also discusses Netflix’s upcoming slate heading into the Oscar season.  Spoilers for Blonde  Trigger Warning: sexual assault, abortion, suicide, addiction, and violence towards women. Find our review of Blonde here:...

Adriano, Jacob, Nicole, Kenzie, and Jillian discuss TIFF 22. The team on the ground in Toronto covers their favorites, surprises, and disappointments from the festival.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Adriano, Jacob, and Kenzie get together to discuss news from the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals and what it means for the Oscar Race! The team also discusses TIFF ahead of Adriano, Jacob, and Nicole heading to the festival in person! To read the GQ Profile on Brendan Fraser: https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Adriano, Jacob, Kenzie and Lex get together to discuss their current Best Picture contenders and what other categories those films will get nominations in. The team also discusses the news of the week, the site’s recent Oscar Board launch and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content

Jacob and Kenzie talk about recent news and give their Summer Checkpoint in the Directing and Picture categories. Listen along to see who they think, pre-festivals, will make it to the Oscars. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/oscars-central/exclusive-content