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Movies 101

96th Academy Awards Preview

Published March 8, 2024 at 7:29 PM PST

In a year marked by the likes of Barbenheimer, Paul Giamatti’s wall-eyed stare, deadly flowers in Oklahoma and the musical mastery of Leonard Bernstein, it should make for an interesting night on Sunday for the annual Academy Awards fiesta. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart run down their guesses as to who will walk away with Oscar gold versus who they think should win.

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