Eric, Ike, and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2021. Once again, the nominees are Belfast, CODA, Don't Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Producers: Kristie Macosko Krieger, Kevin McCollum, Steven Spielberg

Screenplay: Tony Kushner

Photography: Janusz Kaminski

Music: Leonard Bernstein

Cast: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 93%

Director: Jane Campion

Producers: Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman

Screenplay: Jane Campion

Photography: Ari Wegner

Music: Jonny Greenwood

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Bryony Skillington

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 94%/Audience: 76%

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Producers: Bradley Cooper, J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro,

Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan

Photography: Dan Laustsen

Music: Nathan Johnson

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 80%/Audience: 68%

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner

Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson

Photography: Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael Bauman

Music: Jonny Greenwood

Cast: Cooper Hoffman, Alana Haim, Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 90%/Audience: 65%

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green

Producers: Will Smith, Tim White, Trevor White

Screenplay: Zach Baylin

Photography: Robert Elswit

Music: Kris Bowers

Cast: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 90%/Audience: 98%

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Producers: Cale Boyter, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve

Screenplay: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth

Photography: Greig Fraser

Music: Hans Zimmer

Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgard

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 83%/Audience: 90%

Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Producer: Teruhisa Yamamoto

Screenplay: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe

Photography: Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Music: Eiko Ishibashi

Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Masaki Okada, Park Yu-rim

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 78%