266: 2024 Oscar Nomination Reactions

The 2024 Oscar nominations have now been announced with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie and Maestro leading the pack. We go over the big categories and discuss what we think of the crop of nominees including who our pleasant surprises were and biggest snubs. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the ⁠Awesome Friday⁠ podcast and co-founder of the ⁠Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association⁠.

Check out the ⁠full list of nominees⁠.

Listen to Dakota’s appearance on the ⁠Oscars Death Race Podcast⁠ with Paulo Bautista as he attempted to predict who would be nominated.

Want to track what nominated films you’ve seen? Use ⁠Death Race Tracking⁠ or ⁠Oscars Death Race⁠, two excellent sites.

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Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

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