Show Notes
Katey and Chris are joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-hosts Chris Feil and Joe Reid to once again take a way-too-early look at next year's Oscar hopefuls, from practically guaranteed contenders like Dune Part 3 and The Odyssey to the potential curveballs. Plus, they take a look back at last year's predictions, which were very right about One Battle After Another and Marty Supreme and very, very wrong about many others. But what fun is predicting if you don't take some risks?
00:00 Intro 00:56 Predicting the 2027 Oscars 01:29 Looking Back at Last Year's Picks 39:57 Turning the Page to This Year's Picks 40:19 Expectations for Dune 3 44:54 Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine 47:37 Josephine's Sundance Buzz 52:19 Tom Cruise in Digger 56:25 Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey 01:00:22 Awards 2027 Speculation 01:03:19 Robert Pattinson in Lance Oppenheim's Next Film 01:04:36 2026 Biopic Roundup 01:08:12 Revisiting Project Hail Mary's Chances 01:10:37 David Fincher's The Adventures of Cliff Booth 01:13:50 Cannes Contenders 01:16:24 James Gray's Paper Tiger 01:17:05 Tony Gilroy's Behemoth 01:19:03 Aaron Sorkin Returns With The Social Reckoning 01:22:43 Jesse Eisenberg's Untitled Musical Comedy 01:24:30 Tom Ford's Star-Studded Cry to Heaven 01:26:12 Almodóvar and Mike Leigh at Cannes 01:26:58 Joel Coen's Jack of Spades 01:27:43 Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day 01:29:31 Greta Gerwig Takes on Narnia 01:30:25 Greg Kwedar's Saturn Return 01:31:51 Clarissa: A Reimagining of Mrs. Dalloway 01:33:03 Anton Corbijn's Switzerland 01:34:02 Final Best Picture Winner Predictions
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