The Next Best Picture Podcast

"El Conde" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival (where it won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay), where it received positive reviews for its satire of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death. Three-time Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Edward Lachman was tasked with bringing Pablo Larraín's unique vision to the screen in stunningly gorgeous black and white. Lachman was kind enough to spend some time talking with us following his latest Oscar nomination about his experience working on the film's technology, shooting with Larraín for the first time, his thoughts on his awards recognition, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and is available to stream on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"To Kill A Tiger" had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (where it won the juried prize for Best Canadian Film) and then premiered in the U.S. at the Lighthouse International Film Festival in the summer of 2023. Since then, it laid quiet, garnering a few nominations and mentions throughout the awards season, and then shocked everyone when it received the Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film. Writer, director, and producer Nisha Pahuja was kind enough to spend a few minutes with us after her nomination, talking about her experience making the film, how it came to be, what she wants to do next, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature Film. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We previously interviewed Director J.A. Bayona and Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino about Spain's Oscar-nominated film "Society Of The Snow." On top of its nomination for Best International Film, the 12-time Goya-winning film also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup & Hairstyling for Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé. Both David and Montse were kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their incredible makeup work on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards and is now available to stream on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We previously interviewed the Oscar-nominated Production & Costume Designers for Ridley Scott's epic historical film "Napoleon." Now, we're bringing you the final of its three Oscar nominations with Best Visual Effects. The team of Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould are also nominated at the Visual Effects Society for Best Supporting Visual Effects In A Photorealistic Feature and the BAFTA Awards for Best Visual Effects. All four were kind enough to take a few minutes to discuss their work on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards and is now available to stream on Apple TV+. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Past Lives" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and has had one of the most fascinating trajectories for an awards season contender since then, screening again at the Berlin Film Festival, releasing over the summer, then watching director and writer Celine Song win a ton of prizes for her first film. The warm embrace from critics, audiences, and the industry for the film has led to two Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Song. She was kind enough to spend some time talking with us before her win at the Director's Guild Of America for Best First Feature Film about her awards season journey, crafting the screenplay, what went into that final breathtaking jump cut in the film's climatic scene, and more! Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards and is now available to stream on Paramount+ & Showtime from A24. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 380, I am joined by Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Tom O'Brien & guest Monique Jones. This week, we're delivering our final winner predictions for BAFTA, discussing the Academy's decision to announce a new Best Casting category, the DGA & ADG winners, and more! We also reveal the 2023 NBP Film Award nominations, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "A Quiet Place: Day One," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your continued support. We hope we're not distracting you too much from tonight's Super Bowl! Enjoy and remember that voting for the 2023 NBP Film Community Awards is underway and ends on the evening of February 16th. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer & guest Leia Mendoza. Today, we are reviewing the feature directorial debut of Zelda Williams with "Lisa Frankenstein" starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest & Carla Gugino. Written by Academy Award-winner Diablo Cody, the teenage romantic-gothic comedy is a homage to the 80s and mixes horror with romantic comedy. After receiving polarizing reactions, it has us wondering if it will go on to achieve cult-like status as "Jennifer's Body" did back in 2009. What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the direction, writing, tone, performances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Suncoast" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where the film's lead star, Nico Parker, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Based on first-time feature Director/Writer Laura Chinn's own life, the film is a dramatic, humane, and, at times, funny experience that received positive reviews from critics for its performances from Parker, Laura Linney, and Woody Harrelson and is making audiences cry all over the world. Laura was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Hulu from Searchlight Pictures. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Perfect Days" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the festival's Best Actor prize for Japanese star Kōji Yakusho. It would go on to be selected by Japan as their entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards and would eventually receive the Oscar nomination. As the film expanded to more theaters, Academy Award-nominated director and co-writer Wim Wenders and Yakusho sat with us to discuss their experiences working on the movie. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from NEON and is up for your consideration for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Godzilla Minus One" was one of 2023's most surprising success stories. The film grossed over $105 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese "Godzilla" film of all time; it crossed over into the U.S., where it received an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and now has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects making it the first film in the 70-year-old franchise to receive an Academy Award nomination. Director, Writer, and Visual Effects Supervisor Takashi Yamazaki was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about the work that went into the visual effects, which you can listen to below. The film is now up for your consideration for the 96th Academy Awards and the Visual Effects Society, where it is nominated for Outstanding Animated Character In A Photoreal Feature. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices