Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World, Episode 65!

The Oscar nominations just dropped, and Sinners broke records with 16 nominations. E-Kan and Rían break down their favorites and top picks, but most interesting story - The guys diving into Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary casting debate.

The Shark Tank billionaire got cast in a major role for Oscar favorite Marty Supreme with zero experience, and many actors are furious. The guys have an honest conversation about stunt casting, the acting industry, and what can you learn about it.

Then there's Miles Caton—20 years old, never acted before, and crushes it in Sinners while Odessa A'zion's "overnight success" actually took 10 years of work, and many are claiming it's nepotism due to her famous mother. They are tackling all the uncomfortable questions: Does training even matter anymore? How do you compete with nepo babies and stunt casting?

Plus, they explain Ryan Coogler's genius deal that lets him own Sinners in 25 years decode Oscar release strategies, and reveal why this year's nominations actually give us hope for the industry.

Hidden Gems:

https://elementalsuperfood.com/seedbars/

Tsujita Ramen @tsujitala (Arts District, Los Angeles)

Time Stamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:13) Sinners breaks Oscars record for nominations

(11:19) Thoughts on Hamnet and Weapons

(16:46) Marty Supreme Kevin O’Leary casting controversy

(20:57) And what about Nepo babies

(22:40) What can an actor do about it?

(25:21) Hidden Gems