OSCAR PICKS WITH LISA AND FILM CRITIC GRAE DRAKE (Listen)

The Oscars are this Sunday night. Normally I'm not all that excited about watching, but this year I am on TEAM ELVIS.

I loved the Elvis movie so much that I've seen it at least a dozen times. I haven't felt this passionately about a film in years.

I really hope it wins in the categories it's nominated in including Best Picture, Best Actor (good luck Austin Butler!), Cinematography, Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume, Production Design, and Sound.

In addition to Elvis, I've seen several of the Best Picture nominees. That's unusual for me, but thankfully this year many of the movies are more mainstream.

Check out my interview with film critic Grae Drake below. She is always so much fun to talk to about movies. She's obviously seen them all, and is way more knowledgeable than me.

Be sure and watch for Grae on the red carpet on Sunday, and see her movie reviews on the Fox 11/Los Angeles YouTube channel. You can also follow Grae @graedrake. (While you're at it, please follow me on Instagram and Twitter @lisaontheradio and on Facebook at Lisa Berigan On The Radio.)

Also check out the full list of Oscar nominees HERE.

Happy Oscars Weekend!

Best Picture

• All Quiet On the Western Front
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Tar
• Top Gun: Maverick
• Triangle of Sadness
• Women Talking

Best Director

• Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
• Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
• Todd Field - Tar
• Ruben Ostlund - Triangle of Sadness

Best Actor

• Austin Butler - Elvis
• Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brendan Fraser - The Whale
• Paul Mescal - Aftersun
• Bill Nighy - Living

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett - Tar
• Ana De Armas - Blonde
• Andrea Riseborough - To Leslie
• Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
• Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everwhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

• Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway
• Judd Hirsch - The Fabelmans
• Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
• Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress

• Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Hong Chau - The Whale
• Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All at Once

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE

Here's Grae rockin' the magenta hair.