The Oscars Death Race Podcast

"Campfire" Interview with Austin Bunn | AODR Film Fest Interview

On this bonus episode, we are interviewing director Austin Lee Bunn of the short film "Campfire," playing as part of the Academy of Death Racers film festival, currently ongoing. Be srue to get your tickets to AODR Fest at aodr.net

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[S2024E2] Film Festival Faves with Ambiguous Endings (Anatomy of a Fall / Zone of Interest / American Fiction) ft Alex Atienza

We are back with the first of my Best Picture previews with my friend Alex Atienza! This episode we talk about three films that dominated film festivals - Anatomy of a Fall and Zone of Interest from Cannes and American Fiction from TIFF. Plus some news about Barbie moving to Original Screenplay!

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[S2024E1] We Are So Back - Season 5 Shortlists + 40 Films to Kickstart Your Death Race

We are back with the 5th season of the Oscars Death Race Podcast! This episode we go over the shrotlists from last week, and my list of 40 films to watch to get a head start on your death race. Plus what you can expect for the next month of episodes.

BP Contenders

  • KotFM
  • Oppenheimer
  • Poor Things
  • Barbie
  • The Holdovers
  • Maestro
  • American Fiction
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • May December
  • Zone of Interest (also INT)
  • Past lives
  • The Color Purple
  • All of us Strangers

ATL contenders

  • Priscilla (could also get costume)
  • Nyad
  • Ferrari (could also get sound)
  • Rustin (could also get Song)

Tech Only

  • Saltburn (CIN)
  • Wonka (CD)
  • Napoleon (CD/PD)
  • Asteroid City (PD)
  • GotG3 (VFX)
  • The Creator (VFX)
  • Godzilla Minus One (VFX)
  • Flamin Hot (Song)
  • Golda (MUAH)

Intl Feature

  • Fallen Leaves
  • Perfect Days
  • Totem
  • Society of Snow (+ Score /VFX)

Animated

  • Spiderverse (also maybe Score)
  • Boy and the Heron (also maybe Score)
  • Elemental (also maybe Score)
  • Nimona (or Chicken Run - your Netflix film of choice)
  • The Peasants or Robot Dreams (your indie film of choice)

Docs

  • 20 Days in Mariupol
  • The Eternal Memory
  • American Symphony
  • Four Daughters
  • Beyond Utopia

Be sure to sign up for the Academy of Death Racers Film Festival running between January 5th and 21st.

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2023-24 Awards Season Preview - 40 Films To Get Ready For Your Race ft Red Carpet Rosters

We're briefly back from our hiatus, joined by John from Red Carpet Rosters, to talk about the 40 films that I think will be players in all categories at the Oscars this year. If you want to get a head start on your Death Race, these are the films to watch!

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[S2023E13] Another Year Another Race Done | Oscars + Deathies Recap

Another Year Another Race Done! We recap the last 3 days of my race covering 10 shorts and 9 features, the Oscars results, the Deathies results, my Red Carpet Rosters results, and what I'll be up to this offseason. Be sure to stick around to this feed for the Best Picture Marathon episodes this year!

See you next season!

Status: 54/54 Total | 39/39 Features | 15/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule

  • Dec 14 - Welcome Back
  • Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
  • Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
  • Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
  • Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
  • Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
  • Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
  • Feb 1 - - Triangle of Sadness / All Quiet / Black Panther
  • Feb 15 - Docs / Women Talking / Causeway / Aftersun
  • Feb 22(ish) - Guild Awards Catchup
  • Mar 1 - Actors and Technicals and Live Action Shorts
  • Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft Red Carpet Rosters
  • Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

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[S2023E12] It's Crunch Time | Winner Predictions with Red Carpet Rosters

I'm in crunch mode with only 2 days left and about 22 hours of film to watch! No new movies to review but instead a conversation with John from Red Carpet Rosters about who we think will win each category at the Oscars!

Red Carpet Rosters

Also be sure to enter my Oscars winners prediction contest! Entries close 8pm ET ie when Oscars Ceremony begins on Sunday the 12th. - https://forms.gle/3avgrFfaei7mpquz5

Status: 35/54 Total | 30/39 Features | 5/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule (exact dates subject to change)

  • Dec 14 - Welcome Back
  • Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
  • Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
  • Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
  • Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
  • Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
  • Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
  • Feb 1 - - Triangle of Sadness / All Quiet / Black Panther
  • Feb 15 - Docs / Women Talking / Causeway / Aftersun
  • Feb 22(ish) - Guild Awards Catchup
  • Mar 1 - Actors and Technicals and Live Action Shorts
  • Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft Red Carpet Rosters
  • Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

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[S2023E11] One Week To Go, So Much To Watch | Technicals + Actor + Live Shorts

With one week to go let's check in on what I've watched since last episode - Bardo, Empire of LIght, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Living, The Whale, and the Live Action Shorts

Be sure to enter the Winner Prediction Contest: https://forms.gle/jprTWTk6VaZMUn2v9

Status: 35/54 Total | 30/39 Features |4/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule (exact dates subject to change)

  • Dec 14 - Welcome Back
  • Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
  • Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
  • Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
  • Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
  • Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
  • Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
  • Feb 1 - - Triangle of Sadness / All Quiet / Black Panther
  • Feb 15 - Docs / Women Talking / Causeway / Aftersun
  • Feb 22(ish) - Guild Awards Catchup
  • Mar 1 - Actors + Technicals + Live Shorts
  • Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft TBD
  • Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

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[S2023E10] EEAAO winning Every Award Everywhere | Guild Awards Updates + Prediction Contest!

This week in lieu of me delaying the episode since I haven't made that much progress on my race, I go back over the guild awards I forgot to update you on over the season, and also announce my Oscars Winner Prediction Contest!

Prediction Contest Entry: https://forms.gle/jprTWTk6VaZMUn2v9

Status: 26/54 Total | 26/39 Features | 0/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule (exact dates subject to change)

  • Dec 14 - Welcome Back
  • Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
  • Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
  • Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
  • Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
  • Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
  • Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
  • Feb 1 - - Triangle of Sadness / All Quiet / Black Panther
  • Feb 15 - Docs / Women Talking / Causeway / Aftersun
  • Feb 22(ish) - Guild Awards Catchup
  • Mar 1 - TBD
  • Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft TBD
  • Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

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[S2023E9] Catching Up With Actors, Documentaries and Women Talking

This week, we catch up after slacking last week with every Documentary Feature film, Finishing Best Picture with Women Talking, Supporting Actor with Causeway, and also one of the best films of last year, Aftersun. Plus news about when Tell It Like a Women and other films will be available at home

Listen to my upcoming appearance on ContraZoomPod! https://contrazoompod.com/where-to-listen/

Status: 25/54 Total | 25/39 Features | 0/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule (exact dates subject to change)

  • Dec 14 - Welcome Back
  • Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
  • Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
  • Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
  • Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
  • Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
  • Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
  • Feb 1 - Triangle of Sadness, All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Panther
  • Feb 15 - Documentaries, Women Talking, Causeway, Aftersun
  • Feb 22 - TBD
  • Mar 1 - TBD
  • Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft TBD
  • Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

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[S2023E8] Andrea Riseborough Drama is All Quiet in the Triangle of Wakanda Forever | (3+ Nominees)

This episode we go over the recent Oscars drama around Andrea Riseborough's campaign for Best Actress, and then I give my reviews of the three multi-nominee films I watched this week - Black Panther Wakanda Forever, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Triangle of Sandess

Status: 18/54 Total | 18/39 Features | 0/15 Shorts

This Season's Schedule (exact dates subject to change)

  • Dec 14 - Welcome Back
  • Dec 21 - Oscars Shortlists
  • Dec 28 - Banshees of Inisherin / Elvis / Glass Onion / EEAAO ft Classic Movies Live
  • Jan 4 - Pinocchio / Fabelmans / Top Gun Maverick / TAR / RRR ft Alex Atienza
  • Jan 11 - Babylon / Avatar 2 / Women Talking / The Woman King ft TBD
  • Jan 18 - Nomination Predictions ft Contra Zoom Pod
  • Jan 25 - Nomination Reactions
  • Feb 1 - All Quiet on the Western Front / Black Panther 2 / Triangle of Sadness
  • Feb 8 - TBD
  • Feb 15 - TBD
  • Feb 22 - TBD
  • Mar 1 - TBD
  • Mar 8 - Winners Predictions ft TBD
  • Mar 15 - Season Wrap Up

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