The Oscars Death Race Podcast

Status: 39/50 Total | 29/35 Features | 10/15 Shorts |114/125 Nominations Am I uploading this with 17 hours left till the Oscars? Maybe. But I wanted to give you something to listen to to hype you up for the big show and/or help you with your Oscars Pool / my winners prediction contest! Back to watching for me! Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars Death Race Discord - https...

Status: 23/50 Total | 23/35 Features | 0/15 Shorts | 98/125 Nominations With 4 days left to go we catch up with an espiode where I go over hte ATL nominees I haven't talked about yet Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5 r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/ r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/osc...

Status: 19/50 Total | 19/35 Features | 0/15 Shorts | 93/125 Nominations Did I put off watching most of the Death Race to the last two weeks? Maybe? Are we gonna try anyway? Yes! Here is my catchup episode on what I've done the last month (not much), my thoughts on the last 3 Best Picture nominees (Train Dreams, F1, Marty Supreme), and also the announcement of my winner predictions contest! Contest...

On this (late) episode we go over the Oscars nominees and how my model did against reality. Plus we lay out where you can catch all the nominees, who has completed the race so far, and also a look at this past Sundance and what might make it to next year's Oscars Status: 15/50 Total | 15/35 Features | 0/15 Shorts | 77/125 Nominations Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars De...

On this very last minute episode of the podcast in the wee hours before Oscar nominations day, I am joined by Dakota of ContraZoomPod to go over our predictions for who will get nominated for each category of the Oscars this year! For any procrastinators in making their picks, this one's for you! Visit Dakota' website for all things ContraZoomPod!: https://contrazoompod.com/ Join the Community! Ac...

This week we continue our preview of Best Picture contenders by looking at the top 3 international films from Neon - Sentimental Value, It Was Just An Accident, and The Secret Agent - with my friend Alex Atienza of Filament Film Check out Alex at the links below * Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aatienza/ * Alex's new short film: https://letterboxd.com/film/chilmark/ * Filament Film: https://ww...

This week we continue our preview of Best Picture contenders by looking at films from directors who the Academy seem to favor - Bugonia by Yorgos Lanthimos, Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro, and Hamnet by Chloe Zhao. We are joined by Jeff Bulmer of Classic Movies Live and ContraZoomPod. Also apologies for the audio issues in the second half of the episode on my side. Check out Jeff's shows here...

This week we kick off our Best Picture Previews with the big blockbusters this year vying for a slot among the 10 - Sinners, One Battle After Another, and Wicked: For Good. Joining us is special guest SlightAstro, mastermind behind the race tracking site deathracetracking.com Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5 r/OscarsDe...

This week, we go over the longlists announced for the 98th Academy Awards, and talk about where to find the films as well who the big winners and losers are Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5 r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/ r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/ Community Race Pro...

The Oscars Death Race Podcast returns! A quick ramp up episode talking about why you should Death Race, the State of the Race, and NBR / AFI / Golden Globe noms 40ish films to watch to prep for the race: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/40ish-films-to-prep-for-oscars-death-race/ Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5 r/O...

With the big Film Festival Awards behind us, let's take a look at the 40(ish) films you should pay attention to to get a head start on your Oscars Death Race for the 2025-2026 season. Letterboxd List: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/40ish-films-to-prep-for-oscars-death-race/ Reddit Breakdown: https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarrace/comments/1njlpr3/the_40ish_films_to_watch_for_the_2025_awards/ Joi...

On this offseason special, I talk with Nico about films coming out of Cannes 2025 this year and future changes to the Oscars. Nico's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/lostintrenquel/ Join the Community! Academy of Death Racers - aodr.net Oscars Death Race Discord - https://discord.gg/gZzsdxKFS5 r/OscarsDeathRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/oscarsdeathrace/ r/OscarRace - https://old.reddit.com/r/os...

Status: 50/50 Total | 35/35 Features | 15/15 Shorts | 120/120 Nominations In this episode, we recap the end of my 6th Oscars Death Race, congratulate everyone who won, and go over the results of my winners prediction contest! Till next season~ Check out my Deathies Song about Diane Warren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uhB_iSHzkQ Support LA Fire relief efforts below California Fire Foundation -...

Status: 49/50 Total | 34/35 Features | 15/15 Shorts | 119/120 Nominations A relatively quick episode going over my thoughts on the International and Animated nominees I haven't reviewed yet this season! Support LA Fire relief efforts below California Fire Foundation - https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-relief World Central Kitchen - https://donate.wck.org/give/654...

Status: 47/50 Total | 32/35 Features | 15/15 Shorts | 17/120 Nominations If you are looking for advice on how to win your Office Oscars Pool you've come to the right place! Myself and John from RedCarpetRosters are here to walk through each category and talk about what is likely to win (as well as who'd we'd want to win) and why. Check out RedCarpetRosters here: https://redcarpetrosters.com/ Be su...

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! Enter the Winner Prediction Contest: https://forms.gle/Ze89c6ai9aZYjJ2Q9 2025 Schedule: 8 - Documentary Noms + Shorts 9 - Animated + International 10 - Predictions...

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 b...

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 h...

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 - Docum...

This episode we have our annual episode with Dakota of ContraZoomPod to talk about which films we think get nominated in each category Support LA Fire relief efforts below California Fire Foundation - https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-relief World Central Kitchen - https://donate.wck.org/give/654000 GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/wildfire-relief-fund-2025...

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! Support LA Fire relief efforts below California Fire Foundation - https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-...

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. Support LA Fire relief efforts below California Fire Foundation - https://www.caf...

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/ Plus if you are interested i...

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 Dune 2 - Mar 1 Anora - Oct 18 Nickel Boys - Oct 25 Conclave - Nov 1 A Real Pain - Nov 1 Emilia Perez - Nov 13 Gladiator 2 - Nov 15 Blitz - Nov 22 Piano Lesson - Nov 22 A Complete...

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! Visit RedCarpetRosters at https://redcarpetrosters.com/ Enter his Over/Under contest at https://forms.gle/waTjmoiMUZghbcx87 Enter my Win...