Midday At The Movies: Our Mavens' 2017 Oscar Picks

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Tom Hall,

Rob Sivak

Published February 2, 2017 at 12:05 PM EST

Viola Davis and Denzel Washington star in "Fences"

It’s Midday at the Movies! Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced their nominees for top honors in last year's filmmaking, and in just a few weeks -- on Sunday, February 26th -- we’ll find out who the 2017 Oscar winners are. Today, we’ll find out who Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday and Jed Dietz of the MD Film Festival are rooting for. It’s not an Oscar So White year for nominees, but will black actors or filmmakers actually take home any statues? And Jed reports on some of his favorites from last month’s Sundance Film Festival.

Tom Hall

Host, Midday (M-F 12:00-1:00)

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Rob Sivak

Rob Sivak joins the WYPR Maryland Morning team as Senior Producer after a 36-year career at the congressionally funded global broadcaster, Voice of America, where he honed his skills as a news and feature reporter, producer, editor and program host.

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