James Cameron’s Best Director chances, plus The Inspection stars Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union

On this first episode of the new year, we’re breaking down the late-2022 entry that is Avatar: The Way of Water and James Cameron’s chances of a Best Director nomination. Plus, how will Austin Butler’a memorable stint as SNL host improve his Beat Actor win odds? And we’re examining the shortlists for Original Song — where it could be a showdown between Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, and Selena Gomez — as well as Documentary and International Feature, and Visual Effects (can anything beat Avatar?). EW Awards Correspondent Dave Karger sits down with The Inspection stars Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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