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Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still Is… a retrospective Oscar podcast hosted by Marisa Carpico (Film Editor at ThePopBreak.com) and Matt Taylor.
Season 8 of The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast …. or should we say THE AWADS GIRLIES PODCAST has begun under way! Pop Break film editor (and Rotten Tomatoes Certified Critic) Marisa Carpico and Pop Break senior podcaster Matt Taylor return to discuss all the potential 2026 Oscar hopefuls… and begin a bold new pivot into a fully EGOT podcast.
Matt and Marisa continue their category breakdowns with more technicals. In Best Sound, they agree on a clear best in the category if not a clear winner. In Best Visual Effects, they wonder how some of these movies made it in, talk about how Matt’s body rejected Jurassic World: Rebirth and express their love for the “gay whales” in Avatar: Fire and Ash.
And the nominees are…
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
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