The Oscar Project Podcast

Mar 07 2025 109 ep. 23 mins 291
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A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.

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3.23 Filmmaker Interview with Lucy Davidson

Mar 07 2025 12 mins  
Send us a text In today's episode, I interview Lucy Davidson, the director of the short film "Baggage," a touching look at the weight we all carry with us in our day to day lives. Listen to hear about the inspiration for the film, the importance of creating a sonic landscape that felt believable, and some of the fun little details you can look for as you watch the film. Books menti

3.22-97th Academy Awards Recap

Mar 03 2025 21 mins  
Send us a text The 97th Academy Awards are over and today I'm joined by Shawna Carroll from the Notes from Post newsletter to recap everything that happened at last night's ceremony. Listen to hear us talk about the biggest winners and losers of the evening, some of the beautiful style we got to see, and anything that caught us by surprise. Other topics mentioned: Art of the Cut po

3.21-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 5

Feb 28 2025 46 mins  
Send us a text Today is the final episode in my preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will have broken down every category over the course of this week. Today I am joined by Maria Banson from the Brunello Bombshell newsletter to break down all ten films nominated for Best Picture. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode. Be

3.20-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 4

Feb 27 2025 41 mins  
Send us a text Today is the third of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Kevin Pettit from the See You at the Movies newsletter to break down all four acting categories, both screenplay categories, and Best Director. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other fil

3.19-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 3

Feb 26 2025 18 mins  
Send us a text Today is the third of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Brandon MacMurray from the Short Stick Films website to break down Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, and Best Documentary Short Film. I've listed the nominees below along with a fe

3.18-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 2

Feb 25 2025 30 mins  
Send us a text Today is the second of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Enrico Banson from the Director's Notes newsletter to break down Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. I've listed t

3.17-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 1

Feb 24 2025 29 mins  
Send us a text Today's is the first of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Joanne Thornborough from the Pop! Goes My Brain newsletter to break down all of the technical categories. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode.

3.16-1st Oscars Recap

Feb 21 2025 15 mins  
Send us a text Today's episode is my recap of everything from the very first Academy Awards back in 1929. Listen as I walk through the nominees and winners of every category and give a final ranking of all 17 films I was able to watch from this first year of the Oscars. If you missed any of the episodes discussing specific films, you can go back in this feed or just tap on the link

3.15-Wings with Kevin Pettit

Feb 18 2025 46 mins  
Send us a text Today's episode is my conversation about the 1927 film Wings. My friend Kevin Pettit from the See You At The Movies newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about some of the most impressive special effects in early films, the various aspects of love between many of the characters in the film, and someone who has way too much fun with bubbles! You can watc

3.14-7th Heaven with Maria Banson

Feb 14 2025 36 mins  
Send us a text Today's episode is my 100th episode(!) and my conversation about the 1927 film 7th Heaven. My friend Maria Banson from the Brunello Bombshell newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about the connection between Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell that began with this film, the religious undertones that keep cropping up throughout the film, and some stunning