The Oscars are approaching and the nominations have covered some very big hits, some very

small gems, and everything in between fresh faces, familiar veterans, it's all here and

so are we.

If you're a movie lover and if you're entering an Oscar pool or if you're just looking

to catch up on what's good, we're here to help.

I'm Aisha Harris and I'm Linda Holmes on this episode of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour

where offering up a guide to this year's Oscar nominations.

Joining us today are our fellow pop culture happy hour hosts Steven Thompson, hey Steven.

Hello Linda.

And Glenn Weldon, hi Glenn.

Hey Linda.

So several of us have been covering the Oscars for a very long time together since 2011.

God.

I counted 106 best picture nominees.

They're all winners.

All winners in our book.

Not a dud in the bunch.

Even the ones we've forgotten about.

Yeah, yeah, you know, 2011, which was our first Oscar year was the James Franco and Ann

Hathaway year.

Oh, boy.

We have covered through 11 different hosts, the slap, the incorrect best picture announcement,

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