Ep 225 | OSCARS COLLAPSE?! ‘Emilia Perez’ Leads 2025 Nominations — but Why?

On this episode of "Normal World," Dave Landau, 1/4 Black Garrett, and Angela mock the Yankees for keeping WAP over New York, New York, before diving into Hollywood insanity. They debate whether "The Rock" is a secret James Bond film, Sean Connery’s rogue "Never Say Never Again," and why "Casino Royale" should have stayed true to the books. Then, things spiral. The team tears into "Emelia Perez," a gender-bending crime drama with more Oscar nominations than "Schindler’s List." The plot? A drug lord transitions, fakes his death, returns as a nanny, starts an NGO, and adopts an orphan — because, of course. They roast Oscar-bait films, "Wicked’s" rumored satanic undertones, and why "Dune 2" is too good to win. Hollywood’s obsession with method acting also gets torched, from bizarre off-screen antics to the intense training some actors go through. The crew praises British actors’ discipline and theater backgrounds, comparing their approach to American stars who worked their way up from the stage. The show wraps with final Oscar predictions, and just when things seem settled, Dave throws in an unexpected contender for best performance — one that no one saw coming. Today's "Normal World" guest is BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden. Watch episode four of ‘The Coverup: Smoking Gun’ at faucicoverup.com/NORMAL and use code “SMOKINGGUN” for $30 off your subscription.  Go to TryMiracle dot com slash NORMAL and use the code NORMAL to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Merch Go to shop.blazemedia.com/collections/normal-world to shop our merch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices