Best Picture Countdown to the Oscars: “Sinners”
Rogue Energy
iHeartPodcasts
3.0 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Amy and T.J. give you the cliff notes of each of the 10 Oscar nominated films this year as we wait to see who the Academy gives the most prized award to of the evening. We will share a synopsis of each movie, what they’re nominated for and what the critics and audiences thought of the films. We will also give our impressions of them and tell you whether you should watch it… or skip it.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:14.7 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:16.4 | Oh no, it's Oscars weekend, but you haven't watched all the movies where you're in the right place. |
| 0:22.4 | Let's get you caught up now. |
| 0:24.0 | Movie number one. |
| 0:25.2 | Let's start with Cinners. |
| 0:27.1 | That's right. |
| 0:27.7 | This film has 16 nominations. |
| 0:31.4 | It is a juggernaut going into Oscars Sunday. |
| 0:34.9 | Yes, it is nominated for Best Picture, best director, best actor, best |
| 0:40.2 | supporting actor, best supporting actress, best casting, best makeup and hairstyling, best achievement |
| 0:46.5 | and cinematography, best original score. Wow, I'm going to keep going. Best original song, |
| 0:51.6 | best sound, best achievement in visual effects, best screenplay, |
| 0:55.2 | best achievement in production design, best achievement in costume design, and best achievement in film editing. |
| 1:01.7 | And that is a record. History is on the line on Sunday. Cinners has more nominations than any movie in history. |
| 1:11.0 | And yes, folks, black folks are behind this movie with Ryan Cougler, the cast, and everything. |
| 1:17.5 | Rome does not just a matter of the number of nominations. |
| 1:20.4 | It is a big deal that this is a history-making film in a lot of ways. |
| 1:25.2 | And so I think this film, which did do well at the box office, |
| 1:28.9 | and then people liked, this is going to, I think this is going to help the ratings on |
| 1:32.9 | Sunday. Oh, absolutely. This is, I think it's fair to say, the hands-on favorite, fan favorite |
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