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An Oscar statue on the red carpet near the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, on March 27, 2022, ahead of the 94th Academy Awards. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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An Oscars statuette

An Oscar statue on the red carpet near the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, on March 27, 2022, ahead of the 94th Academy Awards. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

Oscars nods, snubs and who we think should’ve been nominated

No female directors and a scarcity of Black talent in the best acting categories stunned some movie fans.

An Oscar statue on the red carpet near the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, on March 27, 2022, ahead of the 94th Academy Awards. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

   

Nominations for this year‘s Academy Awards were released this week, with the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leading the pack with 11 nominations.

Meanwhile, critically-acclaimed films like “The Woman King,” “Till” and “Nope” were shut out of Hollywood’s biggest night of the year.

Reset talks with two movie superfans for their takes on this year’s nominees.

GUESTS: Michi Trota, features editor at PRISM

Jeremy Marder, programmer at the Music Box Theatre

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