The Oscars Death Race Podcast

[S2025E8] The (Kind of Depressing) Documentaries + Shorts

Status: 43/50 Total | 28/35 Features | 15/15 Shorts | 110/120 Nominations

On this episode - with one week to go, I power through the kind of depressing Documentary Features and 15 Short films, with a voice mail from fellow racer Joseph!

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2025 Schedule:

  • 8 - Documentary Noms + Shorts
  • 9 - Animated + International
  • 10 - Predictions
  • 11 - Finale + Songs

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[S2025E7] Below the Line Contenders + Anora's Last Minute Surge + Winner Prediction Contest

Status: 40/50 Total | 25/35 Features | 15/15 Shorts | 107/120 Nominations

On this episode, we go over the Below the Line nominees I've wathced (Different Man, Nosferatu, Maria, VFX nominees) + The Apprentice. We also go over the winners of the guild awards from the last few weeks, and why Anora is surging ahead. And of course we bring back our annual WInners Prediction Contest! Enter at the link below to test your mettle and win some money for charity.

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2025 Schedule:

  • 8 - Docs + Shorts
  • 9 - Animated + International
  • 10 - Predictions
  • 11 - Recap (+ Songs)

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[S2025E6] The Rest of the Best (Picture Nominees) + Emilia Perez Fallout + Why Brazilian Cinema Is Still Here to Stay

Status: 21/50 Total | 21/35 Features | 0/15 Shorts | 84/120 Nominations

On this episode, we talk about the Emilia Perez situation (and why I don't think it will really affect how many wins it will get, for reasons you may not expect), and go over the Best Picture nominees I hadn't talked about or watched yet (I'm Still Here, A Complete Unknown, The Substance + September 5 for Screenplay). I also have a voicemail from friend of the show Pedro Lima talking about the history of Brazilian Cinema and why I'm Still Here's nomination is so significant.

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2025 Schedule:

  • Ep 7 - BTL Noms
  • Ep 8 - Animated Noms (Nom Prediction Contest Starts)
  • Ep 9 - Documentary Noms
  • Ep 10 - Predictions
  • Ep 11 - Recap (+ Songs)

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[S2025E5] The Nominees are (No Longer) To Be Determined

Status: 17/50 Total | 17/35 Features | 0/15 Shorts | 70/120 Nominations

The nominees are here! Let's go over who got in, who got snubbed, which prediction model was best, who won the nomination prediction contest, and layout the framework for the rest of this race

2025 Schedule:

  • Jan 31 - ATL Noms
  • Feb 7 - BTL Noms
  • Feb 14 - Animated + International Noms (Nom Prediction Contest Starts)
  • Feb 21 - Documentary Noms
  • Feb 28 - Predictions
  • Mar 4 - Recap (+ Songs)

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[S2025E4] Do These Films Have the Votes Like Tedesco? - Nominations Predictions 2025 ft ContraZoomPod

This episode we have our annual episode with Dakota of ContraZoomPod to talk about which films we think get nominated in each category

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[S2025E3] Anora's Really Painful Substance for Sing Sing Boy Gladiators - Likely Multi Noms

This episode we tackle (most of the) films likely to get multiple nominations in Best Picture contention (or at least were at one point in time) - Anora, The Substance, Sing Sing, Gladiator 2, A Real Pain, and Nickel Boys with the help of some friends of the show!

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[S2025E2] Emilia's Brutally Wicked Conclave among the Dunes - Best Picture Favorites (+ Globes + SAG/DGA noms)

This episode we tackle the five films likely to get the most nominations (7+) this year - Emilia Perez, The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune 2, and Wicked - with the help of some friends of the show! Plus some winners and losers from the Globes, SAG and DGA noms, and also a moment to remember those affected by the LA fires.

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[S2025E1] The 35(ish) films to Prep For Your Death Race - Season 6 Kickoff + Nomination Prediction Contest

After a very busy holiday season, your host Paulo is back to help you get ready for your Death Race prep. Here is a list of the 35 films that Gold Derby / Awards Expert / Next Best Picture collectively think will get nominated (plus 27 more for those of you who really want to cover all your bases).

Letterboxd list here: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/odr-25-prep/

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A Belated Conclusion to Season 5, and a 2024-25 Awards Season Preview - 40 Films To Get Ready For Your Race ft Red Carpet Rosters

Back from the dead, a better late than never conclusion to the 2024 Oscars Death Race (spoiler - I did finish in time, I'm just bad at podcasting). Plus a preview at the 40 or so films to keep an eye on this Awards Season

  1. Dune 2 - Mar 1
  2. Anora - Oct 18
  3. Nickel Boys - Oct 25
  4. Conclave - Nov 1
  5. A Real Pain - Nov 1
  6. Emilia Perez - Nov 13
  7. Gladiator 2 - Nov 15
  8. Blitz - Nov 22
  9. Piano Lesson - Nov 22
  10. A Complete Unknown - Dec 25
  11. The Brutalist - TBD
  12. Life of Chuck - TBD (pending distributor)
  13. Sing SIng - Jul 12
  14. The Outrun - Oct 4
  15. Saturday Night LIve - Oct 11
  16. Nightbitch - Dec 6
  17. Room Next Door - Dec 20
  18. Hard Truths - Jan 10
  19. Queer - TBD
  20. Maria - TBD
  21. Planet of the Apes - May 10
  22. Twisters - Jul 19
  23. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Sep 6
  24. Joker 2  - Oct 4
  25. Here - Nov 1
  26. Wicked - Nov 22
  27. Nosferatu - Dec 25
  28. Whatever Diane Warren Has (Triple Eight Six) - Dec 20 Netflix
  29. Inside Out 2 - Jun 14
  30. Wild Robot - Sep 27
  31. Memoir of a Snail - Oct 19
  32. Flow - Also Intl - Nov 23
  33. Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl - Dec 25
  34. All We Imagine as Light (India maybe)- Nov 16
  35. The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) - Nov 27
  36. I’m Still Here (Brazil) - TBD
  37. Sugarcane - Aug 9 
  38. Daughters - Aug 14 (Netflix)
  39. Black Box Diaries - Oct 25
  40. Ibelin - Oct 25 (Netflix)
  41. No Other Land - TBD

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[S2024E12] Winner Predictions ft RedCarpetRosters

Status: 48/53 Total | 33/38 Features | 15/15 Shorts | 113/120 Nominations

This episode, I bring on John from RedCarpetRosters to try and predict who will win each category at the Oscars, to better help you with your office Oscars pool, or one of our two contests!

2024 Schedule (Tentative):

  • Jan 31 - Non BP ATL (Nyad + Rustin) + Live Action Shorts
  • Feb 7 - Technicals (Napoleon / The Creator / Godzilla Minus One / GotG3 / MI7 / El Conde / Golda / Indiana Jones 5)
  • Feb 14 - Documentaries + Doc Shorts
  • Feb 21 - Animated Features + Animated Shorts ft ???
  • Feb 28 - International + Songs (American Symphony / Flamin' Hot)
  • Mar 5 - Winner Predictions ft RedCarpetRosters
  • Mar 13 - Oscars Recap + Catch Up

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