How To Prepare For Next Year's Oscars

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You might have watched the drama at this week's Oscars - or even just saw it on Twitter - and considered tuning into next year's show. I have to tell you, this was not one of the better shows. The hosts were poor, a lot of predictable winners took home the gong, and even slap aside, there were a lot of uncomfortable moments. Mean-spirited insults were thrown out at The Last Duel, animated movies, and Kirsten Dunst, Regina Hall did a bit where the joke was she was going to kiss all of the hot men in the audience and it went on for far too long, and the whole thing was tied together by Amy Schumer, whose jokes come in three varieties: stolen, unfunny, and the word 'vagina'. But hey, Will Smith slapped a dude, plus you've always liked movies, you just don't know where to start when it comes to the Oscars. With rumours Lady Gaga will be hosting next year - making for a classier, more upbeat affair - there's a chance a lot of new fans might be tuning in. If you don't know where to begin with the Oscars, here's your handy guide.

We're going to run you through how to keep up with Oscar-bait movies as best you can, and what to look for during awards season. Let's start with actually watching the movies. The good news is that right now, you don't really need to do anything. In the live-action categories, most films gunning for Oscars don't release until August at the earliest (and usually quite a bit later), so for now you can catch up on last year's. In fact, Pig releasing so early last year probably hurt Nic Cage's chances of a nomination, despite his performance being worthy of standing in what was 2022's most stacked category, eventually won by ol' Slappy Smith.

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