Awards Central Podcast

Benji and Ricky are fresh off the big reveal of the 2026 Oscar nominations and have plenty to say. Who was snubbed? What were the shocking nominations? So much to recap and break down. The Academy Award winners will be announced on March 15.

The time has come; the Oscar nominations are less than a week away. Benji and Ricky have sat down to discuss their final predictions on the Above the Line Categories for the 98th Academy Awards. Who is in? Who is out? Who could shock the world on nomination morning? They break it all down.

The time has come; the Oscar nominations are less than a week away. Benji and Ricky have sat down to discuss their final predictions on the Below the Line Categories for the 98th Academy Awards. Who is in? Who is out? Who could shock the world on nomination morning? They break it all down.

Fresh off the winners being announced at the Golden Globes, Benji and Ricky are here to break down all the big moments from the show. Which win helps their case? Which loss hurt? So much to recap as we shift towards the upcoming Oscar nominations.

A MASSIVE week in the world of award season. From the Screen Actors Guild nominations, Directors Guild, Producers Guild and the BAFTA longlist, Ricky and Benji have A LOT to talk about. How do the nominations shape the race? Who has an inside track on potential nominations? Who is in? Who is out?

Ricky and Benji are back, breaking down the upcoming film awards season. In this episode, the duo share their predictions in the four acting categories. Who is in front in the Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Actress. Join us as we start to see the awards season start to take shape.

Ricky and Benji are back, breaking down the upcoming film awards season. In this episode, the duo share their predictions for the upcoming SAG Awards. Who is in, who is out, and who could get a shocking nomination? Join us as we start to see the awards season start to take shape.

The time has come to start predicting winners of the biggest award shows of the film season. Ricky and Benji are back this time to predict the winners of the upcoming 31st Critics Choice Awards happening this Sunday on E! and USA Network.

The Golden Globes are a few weeks away. I was joined by Adriano Caporusso to break down the Oscars Shortlists along with sharing who we think will win the Golden Globes in the Film Categories.

Make sure to check out Adriano's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Xjhijcd0W9Kn_YS3pUHvQ/featured

The Golden Globes announced their nominees for the 83rd award show this morning. Ricky and Benji share their thoughts on the nominees and what this could mean for each of the big time categories.

Benji and Ricky are back sharing their thoughts on the latest in awards season. Today, the duo react to the Critics Choice Shortlists and also share predictions on the big six categories for the upcoming Critics Choice Nomination announcement on December 5th.

The Golden Globe nominations are a mere few weeks away, and it is time to share my predictions in the film category. I was joined by Adriano Caporusso to break down the nominations and share who is in and who is on the outside looking in.

Make sure to check out Adriano's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Xjhijcd0W9Kn_YS3pUHvQ/featured

Ricky and Benji are back, breaking down the upcoming film awards season. In this episode, the duo share their predictions in the four acting categories. There have been plenty of shifts in the rankings, and they share who is in front in the Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Actress categories. Join us as we start to see the awards season start to take shape.

Ricky and Benji are back, breaking down the upcoming film awards season. In this episode, the duo share their predictions on Best Picture. Who is in, who is on the cusp, the guys share their thoughts on the race ahead?

Ricky and Benji are back, breaking down the upcoming film awards season. In this episode, the duo share their predictions in the director race along with the new category, Best Casting. Who is in, who is on the cusp, the guys share their thoughts on the race ahead?

Ricky and Benji are back, breaking down the upcoming film awards season. In this episode, the duo share their predictions in the four acting categories. Who is in front in the Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Actress. Join us as we start to see the awards season start to take shape.

Ladies and gentlemen, Pumpkin Spice is back, and so are we. Ricky and Benji have returned to kick-start the fall festival season to discuss the big movies that released at the Venice Film Festival, Telluride, and the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. There is much to discuss with big films like Jay Kelly, The Smashing Machine, No Other Choice, and Hamnet making noise. 

This is the first of many shows you can expect to see from us in the 2025/26 award season. From Critics Choice to Golden Globes to the Oscars, make sure you subscribe and tune in all season long. 

Benji and Ricky are back to break down the 2025 Oscar winners and share their rankings of the last five winners in Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting, and Screenplay.

We have entered Oscar week, and Benji and Ricky have returned to share their FINAL Oscar Predictions. They also give quick thoughts on the SAG Awards Show. 

The BAFTA awards threw a few wrenches into the plans for the Oscars, so Benji and Ricky share their thoughts on the winners. The SAG Awards are on Sunday, and they share who will take home the big awards. 

The Academy Awards will announce who will take home the Oscars on March 2nd. Benji and Ricky return to share their predictions for the Below the Line categories and predict who will win the big categories for BAFTA. 

After a wild weekend of the Critics Choice, DGA and PGA announce their winners. Ricky and Benji are back to break down everything that happened, including all the shocking wins of the weekend. Is Anora the front runner? Can Sean Baker take home Best Director at the Oscars? Is Mikey Madison still alive for Best Actress? We answer all the questions of this massive weekend of award season.

The Critics Choice is set to announce its winners for the upcoming 30th award show on Friday. Benji and Ricky return to share their thoughts on who will take home the big trophies. 

Matthew Fox joins Ricky and Benji to break down the Oscar nominations.

The time has come, we have been talking about it for months and the Academy Awards are set to announce their 97th nominations on Thursday Jan 23. Today, Benji and I share our predictions in the big six categories. Who is in? Who is out? Who will be snubbed?

Ricky and Benji are joined by Dom Fisher to talk about the Golden Globes winners. A special end of the show hears Ricky and Dom breaking down their thoughts on their Critics Choice Ballots.

The Academy Awards nominations are less than two weeks away, and Ricky returns to break down his latest predictions with Benji. They share what films should be on your radar, which movies they wish were in, and their current predictions.

The Golden Globes are right around the corner, and Ricky and Benji are back to break down who they think will be taking home the Globe in the movie categories. Who will win? Will there be any upsets? We break it down in this week’s episode of the Awards Central Podcast.

The Golden Globes will air on CBS on January 5th and stream live on Paramount+.

The 2025 Academy Awards nominations are a month away, and Ricky and Benji are back to break down the acting categories. This week's episode of the Awards Buzz Podcast we cover who is in, who is out, and who will win.

Ricky and Benji sit down to discuss the 2025 Golden Globe Nominations announced this morning.

The Academy Awards are four months away and Ricky returns to break down his latest predictions with Benji. They share what films that should be on your radar, which movies they wish were in and their current predictions.

The Academy Awards are four months away and Ricky returns to break down his latest predictions with Benji. They share what films that should be on your radar, which movies they wish were in and their current predictions.

The Academy Awards are four months away and Ricky returns to break down his latest predictions with Benji. They share what films that should be on your radar, which movies they wish were in and their current predictions.

Welcome everyone to Award Season!!! Today, I take a look at the 2025 Academy Awards Best Picture. We have a long season ahead of us, but I dive into the films that should be on your radar and let you know when you can check them out.