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Oscar preview: Who's new, who could win and will Will Smith be mentioned?

Clockwise from top left: "Aftersun" (Courtesy A24); "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (Courtesy A24); "Women Talking" (Courtesy Michael Gibson); "The Banshees of Inishirin" (Courtesy Searchlight Pictures); "EO" (Courtesy Skopia Film).
Clockwise from top left: "Aftersun" (Courtesy A24); "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (Courtesy A24); "Women Talking" (Courtesy Michael Gibson); "The Banshees of Inishirin" (Courtesy Searchlight Pictures); "EO" (Courtesy Skopia Film).

The Oscars are this Sunday, and 16 of the nominees in the acting categories are first-timers. Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee gets a preview and some predictions from Aisha Harris, co-host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour.

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