Oscar Podcast #59: Critics’ Award Season Begins; Talking Call Me By Your Name, Three Billboards, Get Out and more with guest Kyle Buchanan
In this 59th Oscar Podcast I am joined by Kyle Buchanan, senior editor of New York Magazine and Vulture.com.
We start by discussing the first round of critics’ awards: the National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and what their wins for Call Me By Your Name and The Shape of Water could have on the upcoming (ongoing?) road to the Oscars.
Interview: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME’s Luca Guadagnino and Michael Stuhlbarg
Throughout, Kyle peppers the conversation with his insight on voters, the importance of being the ‘movie for right now’ and we dip a bit into Screen Actors Guild talk, especially regarding Get Out (watch out for a new podcast for that this weekend).
We wrap up addressing some of the controversies surrounding contender Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and reactions to Call Me By Your Name.
2018 Oscar Predictions from the Gold Rush Gang
This podcast runs 1h 5m 25s with music.
Intro: Call Me By Your Name TV spot
Outro: “New York City By Day,” by Thomas Newman from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Desperately Seeking Susan
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