Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post.

We discuss the contenders for this year's Academy Awards. Who will take home an Oscar? The nominees for Best Picture this year include Oppenheimer, Maestro and Barbie.

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