The 2026 Oscar Deep Dive (with Fandango's Erik Davis)

0:00 In this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, Eric Davis and I dive into the Oscars twenty twenty six. Let's go. Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from iHeartRadio your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity interviews on all the movies, TV, music and pop culture U Crab Weekly. Here's Kyle McMahon. No no, no, Hello, and welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon. I of course am Kyle McMahon, and this is the show where we celebrate pop culture, question our life choices, and occasionally try to explain why we care so deeply about tiny golden statues handed out by people in tuxedos. And today those tiny golden statues are exactly what we're talking about, because the twenty twenty six Oscars are here. The Academy Awards, Hollywood's biggest night, the Internet's most chaotic night, and the one evening a year when phil Twitter, film critics, movie fans, and people who have only seen one movie since two thousand and seven all of a sudden become professional awards analysis. And honestly, I love it. The Oscars are still one of the last true pop culture events where the entire entertainment world kind of stops for a moment to celebrate movies, the performances, the surprises, the speeches that go on way too long, and of course the inevitable discourse afterwards. So today we

1:33 are doing a full Oscars deep dive. Who might win, who should win, what films are dominating the conversation, and what surprises could still shake up Hollywood's biggest night. And to help break it all down, I'm joined by someone who literally lives and breathes this stuff. I am joined by Eric Davis. He's the managing editor at Fandango and contributor to Rotten Tomatoes. And if you. Follow movie news, awards, the and predictions are pretty much anything going on in the film world, you've probably seen Eric breaking it all down. We're going to talk about the biggest Oscar contenders this year, which films have the momentum, which categories could be total chaos, and whether there are any underdog.

2:16 Movies that might sneak in and steal the night. So, if you're filling out an Oscar ballad, arguing with your friends or the Internet about Best Picture, or just want to sound extremely informed at your Oscars party, this conversation will absolutely help returning once again. Here he is Eric Davis. So joining me once again is my buddy Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes correspondent Eric Davis, and we're talking all about the twenty twenty five Oscars. Welcome back, Eric. Thank you for having me, of course, and. It's always a pleasure to talk to you.

2:57 So we are diving in into the twenty five Oscars. I gotta know, what do you think in regards to the Oscars as a whole. Where did the Academy go this year? Was there any surprises for you? Was it kind of what you expected? What's your take? You know, I'm a big fan of where they went this year. To be honest with you, I think any year where we have sort of a record broken with nominations is a cool year and a year where you perk up a little bit, especially when that movie is a film like Sinners, which of course broke the record for nominations this year. What's sixteen. The previous record was fourteen, so it beat it by two.

3:37 So it was a pretty pretty. Significant milestone that it crushed there. And you know why I like it is because you know, here Sinners is a fiercely original film. Yes, some people call it a horror movie, but I think it's genre defying. I think there's some horror in there. There's music in there, there's legacy, there's family, there's all sorts of different genres that you know, missmash in there. But I think it's just it's exactly the kind of film that you want to see break a record like that. Especially, you know, we're in a day and age where a lot of people sort of criticize movies for you know, remake sequels, reboots. We see a lot of those, and you know, I think audiences will complain, but you know, the audiences still want that stuff.

4:28 That's why Ali would make them. But I think there's a desire for original storytelling as well. And so to see the two big films up there sinners, and even though One Battle after Another is an adaptation, Paul Thomas Anderson took a lot of liberties with that adaptation, so it still feels very original in its scope and its presentation. And so to see those two. Films really battling it out for the big wins this year, I think is a really great a great win for audiences, a great win for Hollywood, and it's and it's very exciting to see some really great filmmakers are in the mix this year. And that's what I'm excited about.

5:09 Yeah, I love Ryan Coogler and and I love horror. And I know we're not completely claiming it as a horror, but i am because as a huge horror fan, I'm like, okay, wait, a horror at least adjacent film is like getting Oscar love is, like you know, as you know, rarely ever happened. So I'm like, yep, that's a horror, even though as you said. It is a genre defying film. But it's so completely and totally original, and like you said, I mean it really plays as a drama and an action and you know, music is so tightly integrated into it. And I am so excited for Ryan and so excited for Sinners that that's what I'm really, really really rooting for.

5:52 It's just such an original movie and it was. So refreshing to see it, you know, especially like on the big score, you know, where I could go and just like sit and take it in on this eighty foot screen or whatever it is, and you know, it was just so different. I feel like and it was accessible too, you know. I mean I have friends that are not film buffs like you and I where we can nerd out about stuff. There was just like, oh, you know, who's in it and whatever. And the people that I went with loved it too. So it's like one of those films for me that talks to different people, you know what I'm saying exactly. I mean, look, this was a box office hit. Not only was it a box office hit, but it was also the best reviewed film of the year at Rotten Tomatoes.

6:38 Not only that, it was also the audience's favorite film. Oh wow. So I mean, this film just really kind of caught lightning in a bottle. And you know, you mentioned. Horror at the Oscars historically sort of snubbed. This year, I think is probably one of the best years we've ever seen horror represented. And it's not just from Center and some of the folks from Sinners who are nominated, but you have get Moldel Toros Frankenstein in there with a bunch of nominations. You have Amy Madigan for Weapons in there, another original horror movie with a big nomination. She may win. She a lot of people predicting her to win. That award, so really great if you are a horror fan, and fans had been sort of nudging the Academy right for a few years now, being like you got to start recognizing horror, because I think definitely in the last ten years, we've seen this sort of resurgence, especially sort of with like you know, you know, these low budget horror movies doing really well at the box office, and I think that helped sort of, you know, the genre kind of expand, and it helped studios sort of take more chances on horror, and that's why we're seeing a lot of really great horror at the moment right now.

7:49 I'm curious, on the rotten Tomato side, how rare is it for a audience score that high to match a critics score that high. Is that a rare thing? I definitely think it's it's rare. I mean it's something that we do see. You know, as we talked, you know, Pixars Hoppers came out past Larry Yeah, very high critical score, very high audience score both in the in the in the high nineties, and so you know, it's definitely something that happens occasionally. But for that to happen on a film, and then that film to go on and you know, and break these records at the Oscars. You know, that feels very rare to see it what it did there. And you know, and I think in any other year we're sitting here sort of similarly that we did with the year Oppenheimer came out being like, you know, this is Oppenheimer's year.

8:45 They're just taking it. But Sinners unfortunately for that film has to contend with one battle after another. Both of those films could win individually. You know. It reminds me of the year where I believe it was Paul Thomas Anderson's Will Be Blood up against No Country for old Men, you know, and you have these two incredible films and one of them had to win. Of course, it was No Country. And so I think for those reasons, in my mind, I think it's sort of Paul Thomas Anderson is due, and I think the industry feels like he's due, and that's why I ultimately I am leaning in the one battle camp. Okay, before we get into what was nominated, was there any surprises for you that were not nominated this year?

9:33 I think Wicked for Good was a surprise for me. You know that kind of got snubbed pretty much across the board when it came to the Oscars, and it was a big surprise. It was a film that showed up in a lot of other awards consideration. I personally really enjoyed the film. I thought, you know, the combination of the two films was such I think an extraordinary accomplishment, especially from the production side and the music side, and the performances. Ariana Grande was exceptionally strong in the second film, and she had been nominated, you know, in other award shows. So to see that film not show up, I was kind of surprised. But you know a lot of people ask me why didn't it show up? And you know, the first film was recognized, I think ten Oscar nominations, and you know, there could be a sense of the Academy saying, you know, we've recognized this film, We've recognized the achievement here. And because the second film wasn't as strong I think critic with critics or with audiences as the first film. The first film really is the fun portion of Wicked. I think for those reasons, it sort of slipped by voters this year unfortunately, So that would for me was probably the biggest snub.

10:48 Yeah. I kind of thought that it would do a Lord of the Rings type of thing where you know, the first one, yeah you got nominations and all that, but the second one is. Where we're we'll really reward you. And it did not happen this year, which I think is interesting. So I agree with you there. Yeah, So we'll see when Dune Part three came out, because that was another one that Doom Part two I loved, and the snubs for Doom Part two like they hurt me, like personally hurt me. So I you know, we have a Dune Part three coming out later this year, and I'm curious to see if after that film comes out, if we do see something like a Lord of the Rings where doing part three is honored in that way.

11:28 I hope. I hope so because I think what Didneva Leneuve has done with that trilogy has been you know, outstanding. Yeah, so jumping in, there's you know, so much we could get into. Where where do you want to start? I mean best Picture? Really the category? Yeah, that's you know, that's that's what I have read up on my screen right now, all great films. I was really happy to see F one get in there. I feel like F. One is sort of sort of like that Top Gun Maverick. Not only is it from the folks that did Top Gun Maverick, buts Maverick esque in the way it's it's delivered. And so it was good and the audience loved that film ninety seven percent verified hot it's actually the highest scored film of the Best Picture contenders by the audience.

12:14 Oh wow, on Rod Tomatoes is F one, believe it or not, ninety seven percent. So I'm happy to see that in there. But all of these films are really really good, you know, multiple international titles are in there. What you like to see in sentimental value and the Secret Agent, really lovely film called Train Dreams from Netflix that's in there. I was actually sorry to interrupt. I was actually just going to ask you about that. One, because Train Dreams flew completely under my radar, like completely, and I guess it didn't with you, No, you. Know, it's it's it did not. I did catch it when it when it came on to Netflix. I wish I had seen it on the big screen. But gorgeous film and subtle film sort of feels story book esque.

12:58 In the way that it is delivered, and great performance from Joel Edgerton. I think it's a film that a lot of people should sort of try to discover. But you know, what we've seen in the past is if these films aren't getting you know, big theatrical moments, sometimes they do slip by and and and they're on Netflix, and finding anything sometimes on a streaming network is hard. So, you know, I think Train Dreams is definitely one of those word of mouth films that people who've seen it really recommend it to a lot of people. Okay, and then so we have Secret Agent Train Dreams F one, Sinners Frankenstein. So this is where I'm torn because I love Garimel del Toro. I loved his Frankenstein, but Sinners, I think this is where I go back and forth.

13:50 Today. I think Sinners takes it tomorrow or even later this afternoon. You asked me, and I'll probably say Frankenstein. But do you think those two will cancel each they're out? You know, I don't necessarily think they will cancel each other at I don't think it's it's not a situation, you know. And we have some multiple people nominated for the for the same film in the acting categories, and in those situations, I can sometimes see canceling out happening. But I don't think Sinners and Frankenstein will cancel each other at I think Sinners will will get its own votes without a doubt and won battle. So I do you know, it's it's interesting I look at sometimes I look at these other award shows. A lot of people look at other award shows and say, who who won these awards? And that's historically what's gonna tell you who wins Best Picture. But sometimes I look at the award shows that actually happen while people are voting for the Oscars, because the noise that comes out of those shows, sometimes it could, you know, they could convince a voter to say, you.

14:53 Know what, everybody's really you know, cheering for this win. Maybe I'm gonna vote for them. So the after awards happened and we saw Sinners win, you know, the Casting Award, so that you know, a big win like that. And then when we get to the Best Doctor and we talk about Michael B. Jordan, I think it's gonna help him, I think more than more than anything else. But you could see a lot of noise around Sinners happening right as people are voting, and that could help it ultimately win Best Picture. I still think though, that one battle after another is our ultimate winner. Okay, and. Marty supreme. This is such I love the film and I love Timmy. However, there seems to be some pushback, at least on the social media side, about this kind of campaign that he's doing kind of on his own.

15:48 I feel like, uh, do you think that harms a film's chances or his own chances? You know, It's it's a good question because I think there's one side of you that can say it's brilliant, you know. I mean, he took this sort of film about aspiring ping pong players set in nineteen fifties New York and made it feel like, you know, it was a movie that gen Z had to see in twenty twenty six. So I think from a marketing perspective, and I'm a little bit of a marketing nerd, I think what they did with that film was brilliant. But then I can also see sometimes that leads to over exposure, and sometimes when you're seeing too much of someone in all different you know, facets, you can kind of get tired of seeing that person and say, you.

16:34 Know what, I'm tired of seeing you. I'm going to vote for the other guy. But but I you know, I do I would say, you know, I would never tell them to take back that marketing campaign. I think what they the way they pushed that film out, I thought was brilliant. Yeah. So ultimately, you think one Battle after another is is going to take the prize? There? I do. I mean, this is the film that's been winning Best Picture everywhere, you know, and I except we did talk about Sinners winning Best Casting, but keep in mind there's also a brand new casting category this year Oscars, and at the Critics' Choice Awards, similar thing, brand new you know, casting category and a Best Picture. Sinners took that casting category, and then One Battle took Best Picture. I am predicting the same thing to happen on Sunday at the Oscars.

17:22 Okay, all right, Eric, we're gonna take a quick break to pay the bills and we'll be back in sixty seconds. All right, Thank you so much for supporting our sponsors, helping us pay our bills so I can bring this show to you each and every week. Now, let's get back to it. I guess we can. Let's go right into Best Actor because we just spoke about it. Michael B. Jordan, I mean, I think in my opinion he really has I don't want to say a leg up on the others, but he did two characters brilliantly, which I feel like gives you double points at a lot of you know what I mean if I was voting and I'm like, wow, not only did you do one character amazing, but you did two characters amazingly, Like is that a thing?

18:15 Or am I just making that up? No, it's really hard. I think some would argue that he played three characters because one of those characters goes through something at the towards you that to spoil it, But yeah, I think you know, it's a phenomenal performance in a phenomenal film. And it's interesting because Michael B. Jordan has not been winning this award this season. He's sort of been on the you know, on the peripherary. You know, you've seen Timothy Shalomey win this award a few times. You've seen Wagner Moore win it for The Secret Agent, so you haven't, you know, Michael B. Jordan's been sort of, you know, kind of hanging around but not really winning it until the Actor Awards. And what we saw at the Actor Awards was such a huge outpouring of love. If you go back and watch the way Viola Davis announces that win, she was so ecstatic and that kind of noise, that kind of electricity from a win while people are voting for the Oscars, I think could do a lot. And so I actually went a couple of days ago. I'll be honest with you. I saw Marty Supreme in early November, and I'm predicting awards as early as October on this site called gold Derby, where I'm an expert. The morning after I saw Marty Supreme, I put Timothy Shallomey to win Best Actor. Haven't touched it, haven't touched it in months.

19:39 Over the weekend, I changed it to Michael B. Jordan. So that's how much I feel the energy from that win at the Actor Awards is going to resonate now throughout the industry as people are voting for the Oscars. So I do think Michael B. Jordan wins it on Sunday, but caveat Timothy shallome is right there. Yeah, and if he does win, It's not going to be a surprise. I love, and I'm I'm kind of right there with you. I think for me, Michael B. Jordan is the winner, but I could see Timothy taking it home as well, and uh yeah, yeah, I'll leave that there, but yeah, I could see. I could see that happening. But I'm rooting for Michael just because I love Sinners so much.

20:26 Yeah, I love Sinners too. I'm rooting for Michael B. Jordan. I'm rooting for his collaboration with Ryan Coogler. These guys have been collaborating on several films already, and so you'll see, you know. But then again, Timothy Shallow, may you know, he's a New York born and raised. It feels like the kind of role he was born to play. He's been nominated three times now, you know, the Academy they want to give him, they want to give him that Oscar. They're trying to get it to him. So and I think if there's any role that he's going to win the Oscar for, it is this role. Because like I said, I think he was born to play this kid from New York. So it's going to be a tight race and I'm excited because it wasn't necessarily a tight race a month ago. Now it's a tight race, and so that's gonna be an exciting moment at the Oscars.

21:10 Best Actress for twenty twenty six. Yeah, this I think has been the lock for months. When I first saw Hamnet at the Toronto Film Festival and I was wiping away the tears fronting down my face from that finale, one of the best finales I think of a film, or at least one of the strongest I've ever seen. I knew Jesse Buckley was gonna win Best Actress, so I was like, this is it. There's nobody else to call it now, And sometimes sometimes you have categories like that, you have years like that where it's like call it now. In November, it's just done, and she's won this award all the way through, with the exception of the Golden Globes where they split out comedy and Musical and Drama. So I definitely think Jesse Buckley's gonna win. I would be this would be the shocker of the evening if Jesse Buckley loses Best Actress.

22:06 Great Actress. I'm happy that she's gonna win because She's been in this sort of indie space for a while. A lot of the you know, film nerds know Jesse Buckley, but she's not a sort of a household name to general audiences. I think this is going to make her a household name and just a great actress. I'm excited to see where she goes from here after she wins the Oscar on Sunday? How did I love that? Confidence? How did how did Hammett score with Rotten Tomato critics and audience? Yeah? Strong, eighty six percent certified fresh with the critics, ninety three percent verified Hot with the audiences. Which is great to see because sometimes you get these sort of you know, slower moving, kind of more intimate personal movies that audiences are divided on. Maybe it's not as accessible for some audiences, and so to see this with such a high audience score is really great, and it means that the film just sort of really hit where it needed to hit with with all sorts of different audiences.

23:13 Best supporting actress since we're in. That space, all right, So this is an exciting category this. You know, I've been a Tianna Taylor fan all the way. I remember first seeing one Battle. I got to see one battle kind of early and I walked out of there and I was like, Tianna Taylor is so. Good in this movie. But she's only in like the first act of the movie. Is it enough to get her the Oscar? You know? And but that's what you have with supporting roles, and you'll have somebody that's in it for a minute, but their presence is just so you know, overwhelming that you can't say, you can't stop thinking about this character when they're on screen. And I think she does it with Perfidia Beverly Hills. But then you have Amy Madigan also similar kind of comes in towards the end second half of Weapons, but really sort of you know, makes a you know, makes a name for herself in that movie and just does great things with that character character and Gladys And I think, you know, speaking to sort of the people that want to see horror win, they want to see a big win for horror, and I think that could ultimately push Amy Madigan you know, over the edge here. Also, it's been been in Hollywood for a long time. It's been forty years since she she was nominated for her first Oscar, So I think that would be a really nice win for her, But then you also have one Me Masaku in there for sinners. She's

24:43 won a couple of times on the Awards sort of season path, so she could slide in there. But as we were talking earlier, in terms of canceling actors who cancel each other out, the two nominated for sentimental value L and I could see them canceling each other out in this scenario, and so one of those three, Amy won, me or Tiana will win. I'm currently predicting Tiana, but there's a there's a part of me that really feels like Amy is gonna win it. I I want I love Tiana Taylor, and I do love her in one Battle, but I am personally rooting for Amy Madigan one because of weapons. I think it's such an original film too. Aunt gladys Uh is just an I immediately iconic character. The way she portrayed her is absolutely brilliant and and I love her kind of career resurgence with this. You know that, at least for me and in my circles, Amy Madigan wasn't necessarily on the radar in the last while, and this kind of put her on the map again and and so I love that kind of underdogish story, you know, that kind of comeback story. So I have multiple reasons, but that's who.

26:02 That's who I'm rooting for there. So it's it's great. And that's why you love the oscars because you're Deanna Taylor, who's sort of just coming out as an actress really sort of. This is only been in a couple of movies, so this could be a big deal for her and her Hollywood aspirations. And then you have Amy, who's a veteran you know, not necessarily a household name these days, but winning this Oscar could be a huge thing for her and her career. So you know, that's why you have these stories. No matter which way it goes, it's a really great story and a really great win. So curious to see who wins this one. I haven't changed my prediction to Amy yet, but I may. May You're good. We're on the countdown now.

26:46 Best best actor in a supporting role, which I think is this is I think this is super interesting. I'm curious to hear what you think. This is interesting because I want to say, like the actress role you're gonna see Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn cancel each other out. But that's not what we've been seeing of late. Sean Penn has been winning Actor in a Supporting Role, and he wasn't winning this award. You know, this award was going to Jacob Elordi at the Critics Choice Stellen scars Guard won it, you know, and so you've been seeing different people win this award. But now we're seeing a little bit of momentum for Sean Penn. I actually just changed my prediction from Stellin scars Guard over to Sean Penn because he's been winning this award and it seems like he's got some momentum. So Sean could take it.

27:39 Stellin could take it, even though he wasn't nominated for the Actor Awards. But he could take it. Jacob Elordi could take I mean, this is really a category where it's anybody's to win. And then maybe everybody cancels each other out. And then del Roy Lindo it's seventy three years his first Oscar nomination. Maybe he wins for Sinner would be an amazing sort of career win for him. But I at this moment in time, I'm predicting Sean Penn. Okay, I you know, all of these actors I love and I love them in this Delroy I love because, as you said, his first nomination at seventy was the seventy three incredible Jacob ALORDI I love again Frankenstein, I love Girmo, do Toro, I love Jacobs as you know Frankenstein and Benicio. I feel like he's always just such a solid, you know, a solid. He always brings his a game, you know. And so it is for me kind of a toss up. I'm like, I don't know where it's going to go, and I don't even know who I want to root for because they're all really great.

28:51 I don't have like a dog in this race, in this one where I'm really like, this needs to win. So I'm super curious how it's going to turn out. Yeah, yeah, I think for me, if like somebody said, who would you want to win? If I think it would be del Roy Lindo. I just I think he's just such a he's just a legend in the industry, and you know, to see him sort of nominated for US for the first time in seventy three for this film, which was such an incredible film. You know, I would love to see him win it personally, but yeah, all these guys did a great job. And I love Benicio. I think he did such a fantastic job in the film too. At first I thought it was gonna be Benicio who took this award, but but you know, Colonel Lockjaws, Sean Penn left the mark. Ye really great performance from him, and you can see it and it's sort of resonating with voters as we get later in the season, and he's been winning it, so you know, let's see if Sean Pen rides that momentum into an oscar.

29:47 Win Best Director. You know, we have. Some really interesting choices, you know, some some I think obviously expect that there were a few that I wasn't necessarily expecting. What are your thoughts? You know, I'm a big Paul Thomas Anderson fan, have been for a long time. And Magnolia is one of my favorite movies ever. By the way, Yep, Boogie Knights, Magnolia, Punch, Drunk Glove, there will be blood. I mean, I can just keep reeling them off. They are all such consequential movies in terms of sort of me growing up to be the cinema fan that I am. I owe a lot of it to Paul Thomas Anderson's movies, and so I am in my personal sort of feeling here as I want Paul to win, but I also think he's been winning this award. I mean, this is another one where it's sort of similar to Jesse Buckley. He's been winning this Director Award straight through all the way through. So I do see that playing a role in who wins this category, and I definitely see him winning this category. But it's great to see Ryan Coogler in there with his first nomination, Chloe Jao for having only the second woman to ever be nominated twice for the.

31:02 Best Director Oscar Interest. I think it is great. She won of course for Nomad Land, So it's great to see Chloe in there. Josh Safty from Marty Supreme, great to see him in Jokim Treer for Sentiment of Value. So every guy, you know, everybody in here is strong. Yeah, but I don't think any of them are going to beat mister Paul Thomas Anderson for one battle after another. That's That's who I'm thinking is going to win. And again I'm torn between Pta and Ryan Kugler. You know, I have a special affinity, especially for Ryan Kugler. But like you you know, I remember watching Magnolia as a kid when I probably had no business watching that and that Frau you know, the frogs, and like, I just remember being like, wait, what is going on? And then I remember thinking about it and thinking about it and thinking about it and being like, Okay, this is cinema, this is film, you know what I mean, Like this is it's not so supposed to be always easy and digestible, Like sometimes you gotta think and sometimes it makes you think long after you know the credits roll, and so I have that personal affinity for him too, So you know.

32:13 I'm torn. I hope it's one of them. I hope it's one of them. Personally, it's definitely gonna be one of them, you know. And those are two film centers in one battle after another that you watch them and you just kind of say to yourself, this is next level filmmaking. Yeah, it's just next level. I remember sitting watching Sinners for the first time thinking that I'm like, there's just this is just a different level of filmmaking. It's not like what we normally see and all the other movies like this is just okay. This guy's operating on a different level, and it's always very exciting when you see that. Of course, when you bring the imax of it all into it, and you know, I think it's it's it's a lot of fun. So so yeah, I think one of those guys is gonna win. I personally think it's going to be pull Tom Sanders.

32:57 And this week are we able to see you know? Can I get tickets to Fandango for any of the Best Picture noms? Is? Are they playing anywhere? Well? I have Fandango at home. We have a whole playlist of nominees. I would say, yeah, so I they're probably there may be a couple of these playing in theaters, but I would say the majority of them, almost all of them are at home now right as we kind of get into the Oscars. So I would start your watching journey at Fandango at home, look for our playlist of all the nominees and you'll see the mayor. Of course, films like Frankenstein and Training Dreams you'll be able to find on Netflix and Happy Watching.

33:39 All of these are worth or worth seeing and I would try at least to watch those those Best Picture contenders. This way you can make up your own decision. And of course, if you're playing at home with your friends, we have this really great downloadable ballot over at Rotten Tomatoes that has all of your nominees with the scores next to them, so as you're sort of checking off who won with your friends, you could be like, did you know that this score? This movie had a ninety four pisode verified hot score. You know, you can kind of rattle off the scores and people will think, Wow, you really know your stuff. Do you. I love that. We'll have the link to that in the show notes. What are you going to be doing? How are you watching someday? I mean, I always prefer to watch in my pajamas, in my recliner. It's always the way that I prefer to watch the Oscars, and so that's how I'm going to be watching it on Sunday. I like to watch with my family, and my daughter is a big movie fan, and so we're always sitting there talking about the films as it's rolling out, and so in our team, of course on Fandangle, Rotten Tomatoes on Social will be covering it live and so we'll have all the big moments across our social channels too.

34:48 And any any ever heated debates in your family on Oscar Night or you guys pretty in lock. We're pretty in lock. Although my daughter is a bit a bit peeved about the Wicked for Good. She was a Wicked for Good fan. We actually went together to the premiere in New York for the all. He's still listening to the way I hear it blasting out of the shower, the Wicked, the Wicked music, still listening to it. So I think she's a little bit scarred by that. But but it'll be it'll be a fun watch for sure. I love that as always, Eric, thank you so much. We'll have all of the links to the ballot, to Fandango at Home playlist, you know, to Rotten Tomatoes, so we can you know, kind of go along as we're watching with the scores and all, and please, as always come back again. We'll talk about you know, upcoming summer movies or whatever.

35:44 Definitely, man, Yeah, we have a huge pat summer coming up, so we'll have to get together and chat about some of those titles soon. Awesome, Thank you, Eric, Eric, Davis. That's Eric Davis from Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. All a joy to have him on, and honestly, if you're looking for someone who has their finger on the pulse of what's happening in movies right now, Eric is absolutely one of those people. Award season always brings a little drama, a few surprises, and at least one result that sends the Internet into complete meltdown mode. So we'll see how it all plays out on Oscar night. But no matter what happens, one thing is still true.

36:27 It is a pretty great time to be a movie fan. All right. That's it for this episode of pop Culture Weekly. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an interview, a deep dive, or a pop culture breakdown. You can also find video interviews, reaction videos, and a lot more pop culture goodness over on my YouTube channel. Just search pop Culture Weekly. Until next time, keep watching great movies, keep celebrating the stories that bring us together, and if anyone asks you to predict the Oscars, just confidently say something very specific. I can hope that nobody remembers later. I'm Kyle McMahon. I love you. We thank you for listening to pop Culture Weekly.

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