Who Will Win at the Oscars

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🗓️ 2 March 2025

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Tonight, big blockbuster films Dune: Part Two and Wicked are competing against critic favorites like The Brutalist, Nickel Boys and The Substance at the Academy Awards. With so many films out there it's hard to keep up, but the team at Pop Culture Happy Hour has seen them all and they are joining us today to share their predictions for who will be the big winners at this evening's ceremony.

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0:00.0	I'm Aisha Roscoe, and this is the Sunday story from Up First, where we go beyond the news of the day to bring you one big story.
0:11.0	Tonight, Hollywood's biggest stars gather for the Academy Awards, the annual celebration of all things movies.
0:18.8	If you've been listening to The Sunday Story for a while,
0:22.1	you know I love horror movies,
0:24.0	so I was happy to see the horror genre
0:27.3	getting some love this year.
0:29.4	The film The Substance was about the terrifying outcome
0:33.4	of an age-reversing drug,
0:35.4	and it's been nominated in five categories, including Best Picture
0:39.7	and Best Actress.
0:41.5	And I also saw Conclave.
0:43.8	It's a visually stunning film.
0:46.5	Acting is amazing.
0:48.0	It's about the selection of a new pope.
0:50.4	I really love that one.
0:52.3	And of course, I had to watch Wicked with my kids.
0:56.0	We had a lot of fun.
0:58.0	If you haven't seen it, you don't have to look to the Western sky.
1:03.0	That's in the movie.
1:04.0	It's kind of a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, and it's got a whopping 10 nominations this year. Beyond that, I haven't been able to
1:14.4	see many of the movies this year, because I'm always working, but our friends over at Pop Culture
1:19.9	Happy Hour have seen them all. It's their job. And we're going to hear their predictions coming up
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