A+Z Movie Review Podcast · Alex Long and Zach Cavanagh

Episode 29 - 2023 Oscars

·1 hr 12 min·4 clips

Everything Everywhere All at Once took seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

1. A+Z Movie Review Podcast Episode 29 covers the 2023 Oscars and the 95th Academy Awards. 2. Alex and Zach host the show, and Alex says he was in the hospital on Monday while Zach helps steer the prediction rundown. 3. The episode asks what the Oscars will do across 23 categories before the ceremony begins and then checks the results afterward. 4. The hosts open with apologies for missing The Fabelmans and Women Talking reviews because Alex had surgery and "one organ less." 5. They also mention that they did not get through all the animated nominees or Leslie before Oscar night. 6. The prediction segment starts with the short-film categories, including The Elephant Whisperers, Le Pupille, My Year of Dicks, and How Do You Measure a Year. 7. The technical categories bring repeated picks for All Quiet on the Western Front, including production design, makeup and hairstyling, cinematography, and international feature. 8. They split on several awards, including Elvis versus Black Panther: Wakanda Forever for costume design and Top Gun: Maverick versus Avatar: The Way of Water for visual effects. 9. The hosts agree on Everything Everywhere All at Once for film editing and Banshees of Inisherin for original screenplay. 10. They also discuss original song, original score, documentary feature, animated feature, adapted screenplay, directing, acting, and best picture. 11. In the reaction half, Jimmy Kimmel gets praise for keeping the show moving and for making repeated jokes about last year's incident without saying the name directly. 12. The hosts say the ceremony felt "bland" in parts but also note that speeches stayed concise and emotional. 13. Lady Gaga's performance of "Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick gets a mixed reaction because of the staging and the camera work. 14. Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is described as vocally strong even if the staging is simple. 15. The live RRR performance of "Naatu Naatu" is singled out as a major highlight because of the dancers and the on-stage energy. 16. The biggest surprise for the hosts is Jamie Lee Curtis winning supporting actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once. 17. The episode uses a loose, conversational two-host format with prediction banter before the ceremony and a category-by-category recap afterward. 18. The tone mixes movie-fan debate, Oscar-watching commentary, and casual jokes about hosts, performances, and acceptance speeches. 19. Viewers who follow the Oscars and awards predictions. 20. Listeners wanting deep analysis of every nominated film.

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A loose, funny Oscars recap that follows the winners, the misses, and the hosts' running tally.

Alex and Zach turn an Oscars-night check-in into a loose, funny running tally of what they got right, what they missed, and how the race actually shook out.

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