The Oscar Project Podcast

Jonathan Ytreberg
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A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.

  1. 4.28-Filmmaker Interview with Blake Sherwyn

    1D AGO

    4.28-Filmmaker Interview with Blake Sherwyn

    Send a text In today's episode, I interview Blake Sherwyn, director of the short film "Chet Bond: License to Chill," a hilarious mockumentary about James Bond's nepobaby son. Listen to hear about he identified a gap in the market for action comedy mockumentaries, the difficulty of finding the right actors to play the supporting roles in the film, and an on set incident that could have been much worse. Books mentioned in this episode include: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica BrodyFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include: "Chet Bond: License to Chill" directed by Blake Sherwyn"Lil Brick Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions" directed by Blake SherwynJames Bond franchiseThe Social Network directed by David FincherThe Hangover directed by Todd PhillipsEverybody Wants Some directed by Richard LinklaterMarty Supreme directed by Josh SafdieBilly Madison directed by Tamra DavisFollow Blake on Instagram @blakesherwynofficial. Support the show

    13 min
  2. 4.27-98th Academy Awards Recap

    1D AGO

    4.27-98th Academy Awards Recap

    Send a text The 98th Academy Awards are over and today I'm joined by Beth Lisogorsky from the You Need To Watch This! newsletter to recap everything that happened at last night's ceremony. Listen to hear us talk about the biggest winners and losers of the evening, some of the beautiful style we got to see, and anything that caught us by surprise. Other topics: Whatever Nevermind newsletterSupport the show

    32 min
  3. 4.26-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 5

    5D AGO

    4.26-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 5

    Send a text Today is the final episode in my preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I will have broken down every category over the course of this week. Today I am joined by Enrico Banson from the Director's Notes newsletter, Janelle Lathrop from the Right Now, You Like Me newsletter, and Kevin Pettit from the See You At the Movies newsletter to break down all ten films nominated for Best Picture. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest. The nominees for each category are listed below. Best Picture: BugoniaF1FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSinnersTrain DreamsOther media mentioned in this episode include: Killing of the Sacred Deer directed by Yorgos LanthimosKinds of Kindness directed by Yorgos LanthimosPoor Things directed by Yorgos LanthimosThe Favourite directed by Yorgos LanthimosEddington directed by Ari AsterWeapons directed by Zach CreggerTop Gun: Maverick directed by Joseph KosinskiAvatar: Fire and Ash directed by James CameronCrimson Peak directed by Guillermo del ToroHellboy directed by Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark GustafsonHamlet by William ShakespeareBalls of Fury directed by Robert Ben GarantGood Time directed by Ben Safdie and Joshua SafdieUncut Gems directed by Ben Safdie and Joshua SafdieThere Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas AndersonThe Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo PotecorvoHard Eight directed by Paul Thomas AndersonMagnolia directed by Paul Thomas AndersonBoogie Nights directed by Paul Thomas AndersonI'm Still Here directed by Walter SallesThe Conversation directed by Francis Ford CoppolaThe Worst Person in the World directed by Joachim TrierThe Wizard of Oz directed by Victor FlemingThe Thin Red Line directed by Terrence MalickThe Tree of Life directed by Terrence MalickMagellan directed by Lav DiazNo Other Choice directed by Park Chan-wookSirât directed by Oliver LaxeCaught By the Tides directed by Jia ZhangkeOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl directed by Rungano NyoniSorry, Baby directed by Eva VictorWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery directed by Rian JohnsonSupport the show

    1h 11m
  4. 4.25-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 4

    6D AGO

    4.25-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 4

    Send a text Today is the third of a five episode preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I have been breaking down every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Swabreen Bakr from the Anti-Brain Rot newsletter and Maria Banson from the Brunello Bombshell newsletter to break down all four acting categories, both screenplay categories, Best Director and the new Best Casting category. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest. The nominees for each category are listed below. Best Original Screenplay: Blue MoonIt Was Just an AccidentMarty SupremeSentimental ValueSinnersBest Adapted Screenplay: BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherTrain DreamsBest Casting: HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSinnersBest Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. CarlosJacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The CreatureDelroy Lindo – Sinners as Delta SlimSean Penn – One Battle After Another as Steven J. LockjawStellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value as Gustav BorgBest Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value as Rachel KempInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes BorgAmy Madigan – Weapons as GladysWunmi Mosaku – Sinners as AnnieTeyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly HillsBest Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes ShakespeareRose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You as LindaKate Hudson – Song Sung Blue as Claire CartwrightRenate Reinsve – Sentimental Value as Nora BorgEmma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle FullerBest Actor: Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty MauserLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another as Bob FergusonEthan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz HartMichael B. Jordan – Sinners as Smoke and StackWagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Marcelo AlvesBest Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler – SinnersJosh Safdie – Marty SupremeJoachim Trier – Sentimental ValueCloé Zhao – HamnetOther media mentioned in this episode include: Casablanca directed by Michael CurtizJay Kelly directed by Noah BaumbachSilence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan DemmeGet Out directed by Jordan PeeleParasite directed by Bong Joon-hoWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery dirSupport the show

    52 min
  5. 4.24-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 3

    MAR 11

    4.24-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 3

    Send a text Today is the third of a five episode preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Shawna Carroll from the Notes From Post newsletter to break down Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, and Best Documentary Short Film. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest. The nominees for each category are listed below. Best Animated Short Film: “Butterfly”“Forevergreen”“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” (podcast interview)“Retirement Plan” (podcast interview)“The Three Sisters”Best Live Action Short Film: “Butcher’s Stain”“A Friend of Dorothy”“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (podcast interview)“The Singers” (podcast interview)“Two People Exchanging Saliva”Best Documentary Short Film: “All the Empty Rooms”“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”“Children No More: “Were and Are Gone””“The Devil Is Busy”“Perfectly a Strangeness”Other films mentioned in this episode include: Harry Potter (film series)"The Only Girl in the Orchestra" directed by Molly O'Brien"Instruments of a Beating Heart" directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki"Death by Numbers" directed by Kim A. Snyder"I Am Ready, Warden" directed by Smriti Mundhra"Incident" directed by Bill MorrisonEO directed by Jerzy SkolimowskiSupport the show

    43 min
  6. 4.23-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 2

    MAR 10

    4.23-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 2

    Send a text Today is the second of five episode previewing the 98th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Dan Pal from the PalCinema, Television, and Music newsletter to break down Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. I've listed the nominees below along with other films mentioned throughout the episode. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest. The nominees for each category are listed below. Best Animated Feature: ArcoElioKPop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2Best International Feature: The Secret Agent (Brazil)It Was Just an Accident (France)Sentimental Value (Norway)Sirât (Spain)The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)Best Documentary Feature: The Alabama SolutionCome See Me in the Good LightCutting through RocksMr. Nobody against PutinThe Perfect NeighborBest Original Score: BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle after AnotherSinnersBest Original Song: “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters“I Lied To You” from Sinners“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from Viva Verdi!“Train Dreams” from Train DreamsOther films mentioned in this episode include: Flow directed by Gints ZilbalodisZootopia directed by Rich Moore and Byron HowardToy Story 3 directed by Lee UnkrichRango directed by Gore VerbinskiBrave directed by Brenda Chapman and Mark AndrewsFrozen directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris BuckBig Hero 6 directed by Don Hall and Chris WilliamsInside Out directed by Pete DocterCoco directed by Adrian Molina and Lee UnkrichSpider-Man: Into the Spiderverse directed by Peter Ramsey, Bob Persichetti, and Rodney RothmanGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark GustafsonThe Boy and the Heron directed by Hayao MiyazakiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle directed by Haruo SotozakiChainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc directed by Tatsuya YoshiharaLittle Miss Sunshine directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan DaytonI'm Still Here directed by Walter SallesParasite directed by Bong Joon HoNavalny directed by Daniel Roher20 Days in Mariupol directed by Mstyslav ChernovAmerican Symphony directed by Matthew HeinemanStar Wars directed by George LucasJurassic Park directed by Steven SpielbergPsycho directed by Alfred HitchcockOppenheimer directed by Christopher NolanThe King's Speech directed by Tom HooperOther media mentioned in this episode include: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Diane Warren, performed by Aerosmith"How Do I Live Without You" by Diane Warren, performed by Leann Rimes or Tricia YearwooSupport the show

    48 min
  7. 4.22-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 1

    MAR 9

    4.22-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 1

    Send a text Today's is the first of a five episode preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Helping me through that process is Murray Mintz from the CineVibez Fanzine newsletter and Rob Thomas from the Not That Rob Thomas newsletter and we break down all of the technical categories. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest. The nominees for each category are listed below. Best Sound: F1FrankensteinOne Battle after AnotherSinnersSirâtBest Production Design: FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle after AnotherSinnersBest Cinematography: FrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle after AnotherSinnersTrain DreamsBest Makeup and Hairstyling: FrankensteinKokuhoSinnersThe Smashing MachineThe Ugly StepsisterBest Costume Design: Avatar: Fire and AshFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinnersBest Film Editing: F1Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinnersBest Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and AshF1Jurassic World RebirthThe Lost BusSinnersOther topics mentioned in this episode include: Formula 1: Drive to Survive (series)Without Limits directed by Robert TowneSinners exhibit at Warner Bros. Studio TourJurassic Park directed by Steven SpielbergJurassic World directed by Colin TrevorrowAvatar directed by James CameronAvatar: The Way of Water directed by James CameronTitanic directed by James CameronTerminator 2: Judgement Day directed by James CameronSupport the show

    39 min
  8. 4.21-3rd Oscars Recap

    MAR 6

    4.21-3rd Oscars Recap

    Send a text Today's episode is my recap of everything from the third Academy Awards back in late 1930. I recap all 25 films I watched for this season, talk about the winners of each category and more. If you missed any of the episodes discussing specific films, you can go back in this feed or just tap on the links below. 3.72-Kicking Off the 3rd Oscars with Beth Lisogorsky3.74-Bulldog Drummond with Gareth Bradwick3.76-Hallelujah with Jonathan Hammond3.78-Disraeli with Jeff Kramer3.80-The Trespasser with Kevin Pettit3.82-Condemned with Luis Mendez3.84-The Love Parade with Enrico Banson3.86-Sally with Dan Pal3.88-Their Own Desire with Maria Banson3.90-The Rogue Song with Helen Cox3.92-Street of Chance with Amanda Kusek3.94-The Green Goddess with Murray Mintz3.96-The Vagabond King with Rebecca Deniston3.98-Anna Christie with Swabreen Bakr3.100-Sarah and Son with Matthew Carlson3.102-King of Jazz with Matthew Brady3.104-The Divorcee with Beth Lisogorsky4.2-All Quiet on the Western Front with Kyle Wilson4.4-The Big Pond with James Kreul4.6-The Devil's Holiday with John DiLeo4.9-Song of the Flame with Taylor Lewis4.11-Hell's Angels with Vicki Lesley4.13-With Byrd at the South Pole with Kevin Pettit4.15-The Big House with Lewis Beer4.17-Raffles with Madison Hatfield4.19-Romance with Janelle LathropNext week will feature five episodes previewing the 98th Academy Awards before a couple of special episodes later in March. Then I'll kick off the films of the 4th Academy Awards in early April. And if you want to be a guest for an upcoming episode of the podcast and help me discuss a future Oscar nominated film, send me a message replying to this episode. I would love to add your voice to my list of guests for the show. Support the show

    18 min
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A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.

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  • Creator
    Jonathan Ytreberg
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    220
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Oscar Project
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