The first part of a new series, reviewing this year's Oscar hopefuls and discussing their awards chances. First up are Passing (Rebecca Hall), Spencer (Pablo Larain), Tick, Tick Boom (Lin-Manuel Miranda), and Titane (Julia Ducornau).
Passing: 
Spencer: 
Tick, Tick Boom: 
Titane: 

Intro Music: The Zombies, "She's Not There" (from Titane)
Exit music: Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, and Vanessa Hudgens, "Louder Than Words" (from Tick Tick Boom)

The Hopefuls: Belfast, Flee, The Power of the Dog, Procession

Categorically Oscars is a podcast devoted to the Academy Awards. We choose a category from an Oscar year to talk about in each episode, analysing the nominees and giving our verdict on whether the Academy got it right.