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Feb 2023
1h 27m

Best Picture Power Rankings and a Deeply...

The Ringer
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With less than five weeks until the Academy Awards, Joanna Robinson joins Sean and Amanda to dive deep into the Andrea Riseborough nomination controversy (1:00), sort an unpredictable pair of Best Actor and Best Actress races, and power rank the Best Picture contenders one last time until the final predictions (54:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbi ... Show More
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