O.C.C.: Oscar Category Completist

In a quick movie recap episode, Jake shares his thoughts on Sofia Coppola's new film "On the Rocks" starring Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, and evaluates the most likely Oscar categories in which it could compete. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

The highly anticipated new Aaron Sorkin film, "The Trial of the Chicago 7", has arrived. Jake breaks down how the acting branch might handle nominations for multiple worth entries among the 12-person ensemble and the strategic considerations for where to run Sacha Baron Cohen. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

For a discussion about the Representation and Inclusion standards recently unveiled by the Academy, Jake is joined by J Mase III, author of "White Folks Be Trippin': An Ethnography Through Poetry & Prose". He and his books can be found at www.jmaseiii.com and on Instagram (@jmaseiii). Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Following yet another studio announcement of shifting release dates, this time from Disney impacting Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, Jake runs through the most updated (as of the time of recording) release calendar to highlight all the upcoming films he's keeping an eye on in preparation for Oscar season. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake fully avoids spoilers in covering Christopher Nolan's new film Tenet. After recapping his own Nolan-style mission to see the movie in a theatre, Jake shares his review and analyzes the film's chances across Oscar categories. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Filmmaker Adam Lippe rejoins the O.C.C. First, he discusses his new film Wait Wait Don't  Kill Me, which is currently streaming online until September 19. (0:00-10:00). Then, Jake and Adam have a spoiler-free discussion of the new Charlie Kaufman film "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and where it might fit into the 2021 Oscar picture.Click here to watch Wait Wait Don't Kill Me through September 19: https://thecolonialtheatre.com/programs/wait-wait-dont-kill-me/?fbclid=IwAR3Fw353cUXnI_rg01TPqC1Can0ymBCdlDBqfQmXxWHd_UzChTFn5w6rHloTheme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake shares his thoughts on Boys State, one of the most anticipated documentaries of the year (4:07). Then, he takes this release as an opportunity to evaluate what's shaping up to be the most competitive category in the 2021 Oscars - Best Documentary Feature - with a run down of the strongest contenders of the year to date:Athlete A (12:38)On the Record (13:06)Welcome to Chechnya (15:38)The Painter and the Thief (18:39)Father Soldier Son (20:00)The Reason I Jump (21:30)Finally, he looks at the high profile documentaries yet to come in 2020 (22:45) and sizes up the coming dogfight for the five nomination slots in the category. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Watching all the Oscar-nominated movies every year is a start,  but the holy grail of Oscar completism is 4,838 movies and counting - 90+ years of nominees across current and discontinued categories to put in your spreadsheets and check off one by one. Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic Rachel from Rachel's Reviews has seen every Animated Feature nominee ever, and joins Jake to revisit the first 19 years of the award, as well as look forward to some of the top contenders this year. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Mark London Williams is a former Variety reporter who attends the Oscars each year as part of his coverage with Below the Line and British Cinematographer. In a special episode, Mark joins Jake to share what it's like covering the big show from behind the scenes and reminisce on unforgettable press room moments from the past decade. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Watching all the Oscar-nominated movies every year is a start, but the holy grail of Oscar completism is 4,838 movies and counting - 90+ years of nominees across current and discontinued categories to put in your spreadsheets and check off one by one. It's a tall task, but returning guest Linda Napikoski is well on her way, having just completed every Best Picture winner in Oscar history. Jake and Linda take a journey through the decades, discuss what can be learned from looking back on the Best Picture winners across the years, and talk most and least favorite films to take home the golden statue. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

One of the big changes for the 2021 Oscars will be the consolidation of Sound Editing and Sound Mixing into one Sound award. Award-winning sound professional Tim Muirhead, host of the Tonebenders podcast, rejoins to O.C.C. to talk to Jake about the reason for the change and how the pandemic is impacting sound work, as well as reminisce about some of the best Sound category Oscar moments over the years. (No Mark Wahlberg clips to be found!) Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC. 

The Academy has uploaded the first batch of Best Picture screeners for the 2021 Oscars, providing an excuse to revisit the very best film of 2020 so far, Never Rarely Sometimes Always from filmmaker Eliza Hittman. Jake is joined by filmmaker Adam Lippe to discuss this sad but powerful story of friendship, choice and beauracracy and whether Focus Features can successfully elevate this early March limited release into the Best Picture category. Spoilers throughout. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Prepare for the awards with a look back at the careers of the leading candidates expected to factor into next Oscar season through the O.C.C.'s "Summer Completing Series". Jake's rejoined by film fan Alex McClure to break down the works of David Fincher, a visual master with an eclectic range. Spoilers throughout. Aliens 3 - 6:46Se7en - 11:29The Game - 17:11Fight Club - 23:54Panic Room - 30:42Zodiac - 34:18The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 42:14The Social Network - 47:48The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - 53:12Gone Girl - 58:18Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.  

Christopher Nolan's masterpiece, Inception, turns 10 years old today, but the conversation around the Best Picture nominee has veered negative in the age of Twitter. Jake is joined by Tim and Dana from On Second Watch podcast to consider the validity of the film's criticisms and defend the integrity of the penultimate "puzzle" film. Spoilers throughout, especially the last 30 minutes. 

Jake recaps the Animated Short programs from the virtual edition of 2020 Annecy International Film festival, sharing history and Oscar context around the festival, some honorable mentions and his top 5 favorite entries this year. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake runs through the multiple changes announced by Academy's Board of Governor's, most notably the shifting of the 2021 ceremony from February 28 back to April 25 (0:30). Additional changes include increased opportunities for the voting body to stream eligible films throughout the year (12:12), expanding the Best Picture category to 10 movies (13:54) and announcing a task force with the Producer's Guild of America to announce diversity and inclusion standards for the film industry. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC. (14:52)

Jake is joined by Zoheb Ali from the Midnight Double Feature podcast to break down likely the first serious Best Picture contender for 2021: Spike Lee's new movie "Da 5 Bloods". Spoilers throughout. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Following reports the Academy is looking at bringing back a host for next year's Oscar ceremony, Jake is joined by comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris from the Awesome Movie Year podcast to run down their top picks for next year's hosts in the first unofficial O.C.C. Oscar Host Draft. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake's not dropping $25 to watch Scoob!, but the Warner Animation Group release provides an opportunity to check in on a top-heavy Best Animated Featured category 1/3 of the way through the year.3:20 - Shaun of the Sheep: Farmageddon 5:58 - Onward9:51 - Trolls: World Tour13:23 - The Willoughby's15:24 - Remaining 2020 scheduled releasesTheme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

In a lighter time of year for Oscar films, prepare for the awards with a look back at the careers of the leading candidates expected to factor into next Oscar season through the O.C.C.'s "Summer Completing Series" starting with The French Dispatch director Wes Anderson. Jake's joined by Wes-head Tony Candela to run through the filmography of the auteur with the uniquely whimsical style that can border on self-parody, but that is as identifiable and trailblazing as any the past 30 years:Bottle Rocket 15:00Rushmore 19:30The Royal Tenenbaums 23:15The Life Aquatic with Steve Zizzou 28:15The Darjeeling Limited 32:00Fantastic Mr. Fox 33:40Moonrise Kingdom 36:40Grand Budapest Hotel 39:20Isle of Dogs 42:29Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.   

By consolidating the sound editing and sound mixing categories, the Academy has removed an Oscar Category. Jake is joined by David Rosen of the Piecing it Together podcast to discuss 8 potential new categories the Awards could add in it's place. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Director Dean Colin Marcial joins Jake to discuss his short film "Reminiscences of the Green Revolution" and the choice to make his movie available through the Amazon Film Festival collection after COVIID-19 cancelled South by Southwest. A list of the SXSW-scheduled features and shorts available on Amazon Prime from April 27-May 6 is viewable at https://www.amazon.com/adlp/sxsw.Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

After a week of doom and gloom headlines from the COVIID-19 pandemic, Jake analyzes the unthinkable question: will there even be a 2021 Oscars show?Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

The arrival of Trolls: World Tour introduces a contender in the Best Original Song Category from Justin Timberlake. Jake's joined by Ellie McGaw to try and identify the 15 most culturally relevant songs from the mega-celebrity.

With theaters closed and so many movies being watched at home, Jake's joined by streaming enthusiast Suzie Oh to talk through some of the most popular titles in different categories of content, whether they're currently Oscar-Eligible and what kind of eligibility exceptions the Academy might make this year in light of the current disruption.Documentary Mini-SeriesTiger King (Netflix) - 04:05McMillions (HBO) - 16:50Feature DocumentariesAfter Truth (HBO) - 21:56The Scheme (HBO) - 35:47Festival-Bought FeaturesThe Platform (Netflix) - 25:40 (brief mild spoiler, in-episode warning)Streaming OriginalsThe Banker (Apple TV+) - 32:11Spenser Confidential (Netflix) - 33:37 Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake reviews "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution", the second release from the Obama's Higher Ground Productions following up Oscar-winner "American Factory", and sizes up it's competition in the Best Documentary Feature category. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

With the release date for No Time to Die pushed back until November, Joseph Darlington of "Being James Bond" joins Jake to review the history of James Bond theme songs at the Oscars, dissect what makes a great title track, and hand out some honorary Oscars for overlooked Bond themes. 

T.J. Wolson, co-creator of the Pixar Post, joins Jake to talk about the new film Onward and explain why Pixar may be gearing up for another stretch of Academy Award dominance - at least in the Features categories.The Pixar Post covers the latest in Pixar news, product reviews, interviews, fan art/ gallery, podcast & chat with other fans in the Pixar forum: https://www.pixarpost.com.Music is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

A year out from the show, Jake's re-joined by completist Marc Kozak to play a prediction game for every category of the 2021 Oscars. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Before turning to the movies of 2020, Jake and Oscar completist Hans von Walter recap Oscar night and celebrate the rare actual Best Picture to win the big award. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

On Oscar Day 2020, Jake takes a look at the Acting categories and shares his final predictions, picks and snubs for every category before the big show. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake quickly covers the final two Best Picture nominees, which don't warrant all that much discussion: 1917 and Joker. No spoilers even! Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Short filmmaker Andrew Littlefield stops by to break down the Live Action Short nominees and discuss his new project, When the Clock Strikes. Then, Jake talks through the International Feature nominees and mourns the exclusion of Alejandro Landes' Monos. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC. For more information on When the Clock Strikes, visit on Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/when-the-clock-strikes#/

Film buff Linda Napikoski joins Jake to talk about two of the Best Picture nominees: Marriage Story and Little Women. Spoilers throughout. Theme Song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake dives deep into the scores for some of the years best movies with film buff Michael Butler, before breaking down the Best Song race and lamenting the absence of Wild Rose. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.  

Jake chats with film fan Tom Ancona on three of the Best Picture nominees: The Irishman, Ford vs. Ferrari and Jojo Rabbit. Spoilers throughout. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Oscar completist Adam Waldowski joins to break down the craft categories with Jake: costume design, visual effects and makeup/hairstyle. Music is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake sits down with completist Marc Kozak to go deep on both the Adapted and Original Screenplay categories for the 2020 Oscars, as well as the biggest snubs they wished would have gotten recognition from the Academy.

Jake speaks to fellow cinephile Alex McClure about the Best Director category for the 2020 Academy Awards.

Jake speaks with completist Blair Chavis for a discussion of the second Best Picture nominee, Parasite. Spoilers throughout. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake talks Animated Shorts with Alex Dudok de Wit (1:05) before breaking down the Animated Feature category (22:45).Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake sits down with L.A.-based comedian Mike Citera to break down the first of the Best Picture nominees, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Heavy spoilers starting at the 15:00 mark.  Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

In the second episode, Jake's joined by Tim Muirhead of the Tonebenders podcast to talk Sound Editing and Sound Mixing nominees for the 2020 Academy Awards.Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Jake talks the 2020 Documentary Short and Feature nominees and snubs in the first ever episode of the OCC: Oscar Category Completist podcast.

Every year, I watch every Oscar-nominated movie in every category. Whether you're an Oscar Category Completist like me or just a film fan in general, I hope you'll join me to to break down every potential Oscar movie and category, year-round.Music is "Inevitable Hope" by RKVC.