Who Will Win at the Oscars
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I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is the Sunday Story from Up First, where we go beyond the news of the day to bring you one big story. Tonight, Hollywood's biggest stars gather for the Academy Awards, the annual celebration of all things movies. If you've been listening to the Sunday Story for a while, you know I love horror movies, so I was happy to see the horror genre getting some love this year. The film The Substance was about the terrifying outcome of an age-reversing drug, and it's been nominated in five categories, including Best Picture and Best Actress. And I also saw Conclave. It's a visually stunning film. is amazing. It's about the selection of a new pope. I really love that one. And of course, I had to watch Wicked with my kids. We had a lot of fun.
If you haven't seen it, you don't have to look to the western sky. That's in the movie. It's kind of a prequel to The Wizard of Oz and it's got a whopping 10 nominations this year. Beyond that, I haven't been able to see many of the movies this year because I'm always working. But our friends over at Pop Culture Happy Hour have seen them all. It's their job. And we're going to hear their predictions coming up right after the break.
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We're back with the Sunday story from Up First, and today we're sharing an excerpt of an episode from our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour. It features all of their predictions of who will be the big winners at tonight's ceremony. a misunderstood witch, an unknowable singer-songwriter, a dejected TV personality, and the dean of cardinals will all walk into the Dolby Theater on Sunday night. Because it's that time of year again. Yes, it's the Oscars.
It's an interesting crop of Best Picture director and acting nominees, and we're talking about who we think will win and who we think should take home those shiny gold statues. I'm Stephen Thompson.
And I'm Ayesha Harris. And on this episode of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're offering up a guide to this year's Oscars. Joining us today are our fellow Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts, Linda Holmes. Hey, Linda.
Hello.
And Glenn Weldon. Hey, Glenn. Hey, Ayesha. It's great to be here with all of you to talk about the Oscars for our big Oscar show. We are going to obviously spend some time on Best Picture first since that's the big ticket award of the night. And a couple big blockbusters earned nominations. Stephen, do you want to set those up for us?
Sure. We've got Wicked, set before the events of The Wizard of Oz. This musical is the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West. It stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Hey!
What a good clip.
Perfect clip.
I knew that was going to be the moment that we chose.
Never let it be said that that movie does not end on a strong note. The other big, big, big blockbuster, you've got Dune Part 2. Timothy Chalamet returns as Paul Atreides, who must now contend with a group called the Harkonnens, who have seized control of the planet. May thy knife chip and shatter.
I was definitely thankful for those recaps for Dune Part 1 before I watched this one.
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