Awards Circuit | Variety

For a mega roundtable edition of Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast, we look at every single category set to be revealed on Sunday's 98th Academy Awards. In only a few days, we will witness the ultimate showdown in one of the most competitive Oscar landscapes in recent memory: Paul Thomas Anderson’s political action epic “One Battle After Another” versus Ryan Coogler’s record-setting vampire drama “Sinners.” We'll help you (hopefully!) win your Oscar pool with this special edition of the podcast.
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The Awards Circuit Roundtable dissects what happened at the BAFTA Awards, when the tape-delayed telecast didn’t bleep the N-word despite knowledge that Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson was in the audience. Also, final predictions for SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards; and Oscar nominee Tig Notaro discusses honoring her friend in “Come See Me In the Good Light.”

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"Sinners" is a cultural force, earning a record-breaking 16 Oscar nominations. Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast talks to "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler about this potentially historic moment — as final-round Oscar voting gets underway on Thursday.
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Oscar-nominated "Weapons" star Amy Madigan and “Sentimental Value” star Stellan Skarsgård. Also, the Roundtable discusses this weekend’s BAFTA awards.
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The Awards Circuit Roundtable debates whether bad Bunny pulled off the second-best Super Bowl halftime show ever. Also, we remember James Van Der Beek, we recap the Oscars Nominees Luncheon and the DGA Awards, and we look ahead at the current state of the Oscar race. And Oscar nominee Inga ibsdotter Lilleaas talks about her supporting actress nod for the film “Sentimental Value.”
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