This week's episode of the Empire Podcast features more Oscar nominees than… well, not the Oscars themselves, that would be ridiculous. But certainly more Oscar nominees than you could shake a golden stick at. First, Chris Hewitt has a chat with Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, directors of Best Animated Feature frontrunner, Pinocchio (not that one). Then, Alex Godfrey acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure s deep with Best Actress nominee, Michelle Williams, as she tells him with regards to’concerning’with respect to how she played Steven Spielberg's mum in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Steven Spielberg in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. And then Dan Jolin Zooms in in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a chat with The Whale director Darren Aronofsky, and his star, possible Best Actor favourite Brendan Fraser.###Plus! Either side of those chats, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer to discuss Paul Mescal's chances of being the new Bond (and Chris comes up with a plan that should see eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone happy), possess’own’nurse a crack at chatting with regards to’concerning’with respect to the week's movie news (including a deep dive into the Oscar nominations), and review The Fabelmans, Plane, Shotgun Wedding, and Unwelcome. Enjoy.###Listen to the episode on the pod app of your choice — or via the PlanetRadio player above.###