Geek Girl Soup is your source for the latest news on the Spirit Awards and the Oscars! Join hosts Susan, Kelly, and Cort as we recap the Spirit Awards and make predictions for next week’s Academy Awards.

We discuss all-things-“Everything Everywhere All at Once” and celebrate Stephanie Hsu’s first individual win! We’re thrilled that “Women Talking” won the Robert Altman Award and are disappointed that Jeremy Pope and “The Inspection” went away empty-handed.

We ponder how shows such as “Severance,” “Station Eleven,” and “Abbott Elementary” were considered “independent” when they seemed to be back by bid studios. What do we know?

For the Oscars, we share our opinions on why “The Fablemans” and Spielberg may take Best Picture and Best Director awards, and why we’re hoping “Women Talking” will win Adapted Screenplay.

Quotes:

“If anyone else had won that award, that would have been my Denzel versus Al Pacino moment.”

“It's like, ‘You'll be working soon.’ ‘But I need the insurance now just in case. That's the point of it.’”

A few highlights:

• The Bullitt Frontier Whiskey Producer’s Award/Ad

• What makes a film or TV show “independent” and the voting guidelines of Film Independent (we’re all voting members)

• Best Actor speculation for the Oscars (Brenden vs Colin)

• Ke Huy Quan’s incredible comeback story and his year without health insurance

• The New Scripted and Non-Scripted Series at the Spirit Awards

• Award Recognition for Everything and Stephanie Hsu's Performance

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