James Cameron’s Best Director chances, plus The Inspection stars Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union

On this first episode of the new year, we’re breaking down the late-2022 entry that is Avatar: The Way of Water and James Cameron’s chances of a Best Director nomination. Plus, how will Austin Butler’a memorable stint as SNL host improve his Beat Actor win odds? And we’re examining the shortlists for Original Song — where it could be a showdown between Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, and Selena Gomez — as well as Documentary and International Feature, and Visual Effects (can anything beat Avatar?). EW Awards Correspondent Dave Karger sits down with The Inspection stars Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Om Podcasten

Movie fans, it’s Oscars season! Hollywood might be on strike, but there’s no shortage of contenders for the 2024 Oscars and the latest season of The Awardist is here to cover it all. Join EW executive editor Gerrad Hall and other movie-obsessed, opinionated EW staffers as we make predictions about who will take home a golden statuette on Hollywood’s biggest night. Follow The Awardist wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes starting Thursday September 28th and be sure check out ew.com/TheAwardist for more award show content.