Interview With "The Oscars" Producers Raj Kapoor & Katy Mullan

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Few shows face the criticism from all sides that “The Oscars” do. Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan know that better than most. They’ve produced the last two Academy Awards, facing the challenge head-on and boosting ratings along the way. The Academy and ABC have taken notice, quickly announcing Kapoor and Mullan as the producers of next year’s Oscars, along with returning host Conan O’Brien. In an exclusive conversation with Daniel Howat from Next Best Picture, Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan discuss their approach to producing “The Oscars,” honoring the crafts behind the films, and the challenge of the time crunch. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Daniel Howitt's interview with the producers of the 97th Academy Award, Raj Kapoor and Katie Mullen.
0:12.8	Let me just let me be.
0:14.7	Let you be what?
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0:34.6	the song of an o'o, you'd pleasure What are you doing What are you doing?
0:43.3	Stop.
0:44.3	Well, this is Daniel Howe from next best picture.
0:46.3	Raj and Katie, how are you both doing this afternoon?
0:49.3	Great, thanks.
0:51.3	We are fantastic.
0:52.3	Well, thank you so much for your time today.
0:55.0	I really appreciate it.
0:56.0	As a lifelong Oscars Watcher, I'm just thrilled to speak with you both about producing the 97th Academy Awards.
1:03.0	Well, in addition to this year, you both produced the last two Oscars together, and Raj, you've produced for multiple Oscars before that.
1:10.0	So this isn't your first go-around,
1:12.2	but even though the shows have a general structure, I'm sure it feels like a new beast every time.
1:18.6	What were your initial conversations like with the Academy and ABC for producing the 97th Oscars this time
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