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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 Lead and Supporting Actor. In the episode, they admit that this year the boys may be more unpredictable than the girls, discuss which Supporting Actor they like more in One Battle After Another and discuss the surprise win for Michael B. Jordan at the Actor Awards.
The nominees are:
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro — One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo — Sinners
Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard — Sentimental Value
