Oscar Contenders: Best International Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and the Shorts

Oscar Wild

English - April 08, 2021 11:13 - 49 minutes - 48.7 MB
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After an intro filled with plenty of tea (“Godzilla vs Kong” reactions, Letterboxd ratings, and the winners of the Set Decorators and Make-Up and Hair Stylists ceremonies), Sophia and Nick discuss all of the International Feature nominees (5:02). Can first-time nominees Romania or Tunisia beat out Denmark’s 13th nominated entry? Next up is Best Documentary (25:26) with five contenders that all tug at your heart strings.

Lastly, they go through all of the short film categories: live action (39:23), animated (44:26), and documentary (46:25). For all the categories, find out who they think got snubbed, should win, and will win!

Music: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich