Forget it, Jake. It's the Oscars

About this episode

The episode discusses the highlights and outcomes of the 98th Annual Academy Awards, reflecting on the nominated films and the ceremony.

It’s the biggest event on the Hollywood calendar; the glittering, star-studded celebrity-fest that is the 98th Annual Academy Awards, and we watched every second of it. In our first episode of the season, we’re taking a look back at an outstanding year of films and celebrating this incredible art form with our close personal friends who were actually there. Who won? Who should’ve won? Who had the best outfit? Did we see Meryl? We’ll answer these questions and many more, plus take a deep-dive into our thoughts and feelings on all the nominated films and the ceremony as a whole (without getting cut-off by emotional orchestra music). We’d love to know what you thought of this year’s awards! Did the Academy get it right? Email us at thestorybuilidngpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @thestorybuildingpod for more!

Topics covered

• Academy Awards
• film
• celebrity
• Oscars

Keywords

• Oscars 2023
• film awards
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Oscars, Academy Awards

Places: Hollywood

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