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The brand new the new sony Pictures I'm pleased to produce the eighth episode of "Feinberg & Pals," a podcast in regards to the honours race that airs round the Race every week.our editor recommendsFEINBERG & Pals, Air. 7: Scott and Showbiz411's Roger Friedman on Honours RaceFEINBERG & Pals, Air. 6: Scott & Honours Daily's Sasha Stone on Honours Race (Audio)FEINBERG & Pals, Air. 5: Scott & The Film Experience's Nat Rogers round the Honours Race (Audio)FEINBERG & Pals, Air. 4: Scott & Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil round the Honours Race (Audio) Each episode features a discussion between me together with another guest -- a film blogger, critic or journalist of 1 other variation -- about 10 different honours-related subjects (which we list inside the text connected the audio to actually realize just what you're signing up for) and runs for roughly 30 to 40 minutes (to make sure that if an individual subject is not of particular interest for you it'll just be about three or four minutes before we're to the next, which hopefully will probably be). I used to be delighted that my friend Melissa Silverstein, who runs your site As well as Hollywood (which examines Hollywood as well as the honours race using the prism of feminism), made the decision to become listed on me with this particular episode. I really loved our chat, throughout which we handled the following 10 questions... 1. The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo and incredibly Noisy and very Close -- the ultimate two honours hopefuls to screen -- are really in the bag. Does it look like either appear to become game-changers inside the best picture Oscar race? 2. This year's best actress race features portrayals of numerous female figures, within the first lady duly-selected to steer a western energy (Meryl Streep inside the Iron Lady) with a mix-dresser (Glenn Close to the coast Albert Nobbs) with a bisexual hacker (Rooney Mara inside the Girl while using Dragon Tattoo) with a self-introduced "bitch" (Charlize Theron in Youthful Adult). What can women -- especially feminists -- think about this area? 3. As THR reported this year's week, it appears as if The Help faces a continuing battle to win the most effective picture Oscar, mainly because of the fact the Academy's gender breakdown is belived being roughly 2-to-1 male. Does it overcome that? 4. Virtually everyone values the Artist and War Equine are two locks for top picture nominations, which either may even win. Why, though, are a few beginning to strenuously disparage the two films to become too lightweight and too schmaltzy, correspondingly? 5. It has been a free account of two films let's focus on Focus Features: Mess Tailor Soldier Spy, the studio has extended regarded as as becasue it is most effective best picture prospect, was shut through the early honours-meting out groups, but Beginners, therefore it had extended regarded as as just like a contender mainly for top supporting actor (Christopher Plummer) and greatest original script (Mike Mills), started arriving everywhere. Should we read to the results? 6. The questionable NC-17 film Shame began its platform release the other day making a lot of money from a couple of theaters. Will Academy people be similarly inclined to check out a film about sex addiction which has moments of full-frontal males and ladies nudity and sex functions? 7. You will discover several films in this particular year's honours race that have been directed having a lady, like the Iron Lady (Phyllida Lloyd), Pariah (Dee Rees), We must Discuss Kevin (Lynne Ramsey), as well as the Whistleblower (Larysa Kondracki). But, couple of years after Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) increased being the initial lady to win the most effective director Oscar, have things really become any simpler for girls company company directors? 8. As THR noted on Wednesday, Jessica Chastain has given strong supporting personas in believe it or not than five 2011 honours competitors, as both versions continues to be pressed having a different studio -- Fox Searchlight's The Tree of Existence (5/27), Disney's The Help (8/10), Focus Features' Your Financial Troubles (8/22), The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics' Take Shelter (9/30), as well as the Weinstein Company's Coriolanus (12/2). Will getting lots of films in contention prevent her from garnering enough votes to acquire nominated for just one, or could she still accomplish a jerk? 9. You will discover certain technological references in David Fincher's The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo that appear prone to discuss the heads of older Academy voters, similar to several in Fincher's previous film, The Social Media. Might this hurt the film's best picture Oscar prospects? 10. Now, THR revealed its 20th annual "Women in Entertainment" list of the extremely effective women inside the entertainment industry. What should we type of who did -- in addition to who did not -- increase the risk for list? Give a listen... War Equine Women in Entertainment The Artist The Woman While using Dragon Tattoo Very Noisy and very Close