Oscars Experts slugfest: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Poor Things’ and BAFTA win big

“Oppenheimer” expectedly topped Sunday’s Oscars, but the biggest winner may have been BAFTA. Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to break down the winners, losers, Ryan Gosling and more.

After going 0/8 above the line last year and making people doubt its reliability as a precursor, BAFTA not only went 8/8 this year but correctly forecasted all other categories too except visual effects — only because the BAFTAs and Oscars did not nominate each other’s winners (“Poor Things” at the latter, “Godzilla Minus One” at the former). The tightest above-the-line category was Best Actress, which went to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), who took home her second Oscar in the category. How did she edge out Screen Actors Guild Award champ Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”)?

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“Oppenheimer” went home with seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. The only other films to win multiple awards were “Poor Things” with four and “The Zone of Interest” with two. So does this mean that “Poor Things” was the likely runner-up?

Elsewhere, we discuss the Oscar ceremony itself, if Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” performance is the best Oscar performance ever and more.

Email your questions to slugfests@goldderby.com.

Timestamps:
Intro and ceremony thoughts (0:00
Best Picture (21:14)
Best Director (27:26)
Best Actress (30:14)
Best Actor (45:31)
Best Supporting Actress (55:01)
Best Supporting Actor (56:43)
Screenplay categories (58:08)
Other categories (59:33)
Listener questions (1:07:50)

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