The nominations are in! There were snubs and shocks and surprises!
AwardsWatch Emmy podcast regular Kevin Jacobsen joined for me a quick reaction podcast to go over some of the more egregious misses (Viola Davis? Elisabeth Moss?), the biggest surprises (What We Do In the Shadows! Zendaya!) and more than a bit on the history-making level of Black nominees this year.
This podcast runs about 35m with opening (Leslie Jones announcing the Drama Series nominees) and closing music (Succession main theme by Nicholas Britell)
Erik thanks his mother for his love of all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards together since he was in the single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself at GoldDerby, led by Tom O’Neill and then migrated over to Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), headed up by Sasha Stone before breaking off to create AwardsWatch. He is a member of the International Cinephile Society, GALECA (The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics), the International Press Academy and is the founder/owner of AwardsWatch.