The Next Best Picture Podcast

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Interviews With "The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar"...

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2024/02/27

"The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar," based on the 1977 short story of the same name by Roald Dahl, had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for filmmaker Wes Anderson bringing his trademark cinematic style to the short film format. It is the second film adaptation of Dahl's work directed by Anderson, following the Oscar-nominated "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in 2009. With an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short, "Henry Sugar"

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26:06

Interview With "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó" Director Sean Wang

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2024/02/27

The release of "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó" is marking a pivotal moment in the career and life of director Sean Wang. With his first Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short Film and the world premiere of his feature directorial debut "Didi" at Sundance, the young Los Angeles-based filmmaker is emotionally overwhelmed and appreciating every moment of the level of recognition he's receiving. He was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó," which had its world premiere at the

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19:41

Interview With "Ninety-Five Senses" Directors Jared...

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2024/02/27

"Ninety-Five Senses" is an animated short film by husband and wife directing duo Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess ("Napoleon Dynamite" and "Nacho Libre") that has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. The two of them were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the short film, which is now available to stream on MAST& Documentary+ and is up for your consideration for Best

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21:53

Interview With "The Eternal Memory" Director Maite...

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2024/02/27

"The Eternal Memory" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary in Competition. It went on to play at other festivals, garnering praise and winning awards, including Outstanding Direction at the Cinema Eye Honors for Maite Alberti. Fresh off her previous Oscar nomination for "The Mole Agent," Alberti has found herself in the awards season conversation once again with her second nomination for Best Documentary Feature

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27:47

Interview With "Bobi Wine: The People's President"...

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2024/02/27

"Bobi Wine: The People's President" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival, screened out of competition but received critical acclaim. It would go on to receive the IDA Award for Best Feature Documentary and is now nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Directors Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo were kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their six-year experience making the film. Please be sure to check out the Nat Geo

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26:12

Interview With The "Golda" Hair & Makeup Team

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2024/02/26

"Golda" may have had a tiny release in 2023, but one noticeable element that had everyone talking who saw it was the incredible makeup work done to change Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren into Golda Meir. The hair and makeup team consisting of Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby, and Ashra Kelly-Blue have all been nominated for Best Makeup & Hairstyling at this year's Academy Awards, and they were kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about how they achieved this astonishing

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25:04

Interview With The "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3"...

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2024/02/26

"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" was one of the few bright spots Marvel had in 2023, as the third entry in the franchise brought forth an emotional and thrilling conclusion to James Gunn's trilogy with these beloved characters. It remains the only mini-franchise within the larger MCU to receive an Oscar nomination for each of its films for Best Visual Effects. The Oscar-nominated visual effects team of Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Theo Bialek were all kind enough to spend

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31:37

Interview With "The Creator" Sound Team

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2024/02/26

"The Creator" contained one of the most fascinating productions of 2023 as it was shot uncommonly compared to other studio-backed sci-fi blockbusters of today to keep its budget low. The work throughout post-production was equally as interesting as the Oscar-nominated Sound Editor and Sound Designers Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, and Production Sound Mixer Ian Voigt were kind enough to lend us their perspective on what went into creating the sound for Gareth Edwards' film. Please be sure to check

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127:41

Episode 382 - SAG Winners, Final FYC, "Borderlands" &...

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2024/02/25

For Episode 382, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & Will Mavity. This week, we're going over what happened at the guild awards, including SAG, CDG, MUAHS, VES & WGA, as Oscar voting is currently underway until the evening of February 27th. We deliver one final FYC push to any voters who may be listening, announce the 2023 NBP Film Awards winners, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Borderlands," "Shirley," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more

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11:58

Our Immediate Reactions To The 2024 SAG Award Winners

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2024/02/25

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Last night, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) held their 30th annual awards ceremony, rewarding the best acting in film and television for 2023. For the second year in a row, the ceremony was streamed through Netflix, and the celebration of thirty years was entirely on display with various reunions and an all-around classy show

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62:44

"Drive-Away Dolls"

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2024/02/24

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. Today, we are reviewing the latest film from Ethan Coen, "Drive-Away Dolls," starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp & Matt Damon. We've seen what a solo-directed Joel Coen film was with "The Tragedy Of Macbeth," so what does a solo-directed Ethan Cohen film feel like? What did we think of the story, humor, performances, and writing? Tune in

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26:48

Interview With "The Teachers' Lounge" Director &...

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2024/02/23

"The Teachers' Lounge" premiered at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim for its direction, writing, and lead performance from Leonie Benesch. It went on to play many other film festivals throughout the year, ultimately receiving Germany's selection for Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards. Director and co-writer İlker Çatak was kind enough to speak with us following the film's Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film to discuss

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23:31

Interview With "Io Capitano" Director/Writer Matteo...

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2024/02/23

"Io Capitano" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion for Matteo "Io Capitano" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion for Matteo Garrone's direction and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for newcomer Seydou Sarr's performance. Following his acclaimed work on "Gomorrah" and "Pinocchio," this is the first film to be directed by Garrone to receive an Oscar nomination for Best

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41:12

Interviews With "Oppenheimer" Stars Cillian Murphy &...

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2024/02/22

"Oppenheimer" has been a juggernaut this awards season, garnering praise, respect, and adoration for its technical accomplishments, writing and direction from Christopher Nolan, and the extraordinary performances of its ensemble cast, led by Cillian Murphy. Nominated for the first time in both of their careers for Oscars, Cillian Murphy (Best Actor) and Emily Blunt (Best Supporting Actress) have worked long and hard to receive this level of recognition finally. Murphy was kind enough to spend a few

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36:56

Interviews With "Barbie" Star America Ferrera,...

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2024/02/20

"Barbie" was the highest-grossing film of 2023, became a cultural phenomenon, and has now earned eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera, and Best Production Design for production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer. The three of them were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experiences in making the film alongside Academy Award-nominated director and writer Greta Gerwig. First, we have Ferrera

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10:14

Interview With "Anatomy Of A Fall" Canine Star Messi...

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2024/02/19

"Anatomy Of A Fall" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Palme d'Or award, but it also won the Palm Dog Award for Messi's performance as Snoop. Regarded as one of the best dog performances ever captured on film, Messi and his trainer and mom, Laura Martin were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the French Border Collie Dog's debut performance. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration at this year's

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127:04

Episode 381 - BAFTA Winners, SAG Predictions,...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/02/19

For Episode 381, I am joined by Dan Bayer & guest Cole Curtiss. This week, we recorded the episode while the BAFTAaward winners were announced live. During the recording, as we found out the winners in real-time, we delivered our final winner predictions for SAG, announced the winners of the 2023 NBP Film Community Awards, went over the polls, gave our reactions to the trailers for "Deadpool & Wolverine," "Wicked," "Twisters," "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," "Sasquatch Sunset," answered your

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109:41

A Behind The Scenes Look At "Oppenheimer"

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2024/02/18

"Oppenheimer" has been the toast of the 2023-2024 awards season, receiving a leading total of thirteen Academy Award nominations and winning (as of this writing) the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture. Christopher Nolan's latest masterpiece is a technical behemoth where every department worked at the top of their game to bring J. Robert Oppenheimer's story to life on the largest scale possible, impressively shot in IMAX. The Next Best Picture team was fortunate to speak with

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34:54

Interview With "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse"...

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2024/02/17

"Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse" has been celebrated as one of the most beloved animated films of all time by critics and audiences, eclipsing the reception of "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" at the box office and has raised the bar for all other American-made animated films. Co-director Justin K. Thompson was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the experience of working on the film, the world's response to it, his favorite scenes to work on, how the production of the hotly

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83:07

"Madame Web"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/02/17

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & returning guest Leia Mendoza. Today, we are reviewing "Madame Web" starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts & Adam Scott. Another film in Sony's "Spider-Man" universe to fit alongside "Venom" and "Morbius," this film was met with criticism and memes once the trailer dropped online, but how did the final film turn out? Tune in as we discuss the writing,

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