What the Oscars Got Right

About this episode

Wesley Morris discusses the significance of the Oscars and debates various films and performances with Sasha Weiss.

Wesley Morris is an unabashed believer in the Oscars. That they genuinely matter. Every year, he has to re-convince his friend, Sasha Weiss, the culture editor for The New York Times Magazine. This year, of course, there’s the “One Battle After Another” versus “Sinners” of it all. And there’s a lot there. But also, what happened to “Marty Supreme” and poor Timothée Chalamet? And is it possible that “KPop Demon Hunters” took home Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song and still, somehow … got robbed? Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Wesley Morris

Guest: Sasha Weiss

Topics covered

• Oscars
• film analysis
• cultural commentary
• awards season
• animation
• music

Keywords

• Oscars
• Wesley Morris
• Sasha Weiss
• film
• awards
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Best Animated Feature
• Best Original Song

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times

Books & works: One Battle After Another, Sinners, Marty Supreme, KPop Demon Hunters, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Song

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