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Welcome to Two Friends and The Movies with Matt and Sixto, 119: Anora! It was the best picture winner with the best actress winner, but did it win over Matt and Sixto? Find out as we go through the whole movie and give our opinions on it. Did the Oscars get it right? Well, if you listened to our Oscar Podcast you know the answer already!

Willkommen bei Screenshots, dem Oscar-Podcast! Heute tauchen wir ein in die glitzernde Welt der Academy Awards 2025. Wir sprechen über die Sieger, die Verlierer, die Überraschungen und die großen und kleinen Skandale. Und wer könnte uns da besser unter die Arme greifen, als der Goldjunge der Filmkritik, Uwe Mies.

Joe Biden's State of the Union address has been a source of speculation, anticipation, and a little bit of dread. The address presents Biden with an opportunity to shape the narrative around the election now that he and Trump have officially secured their nominations. The Washington Post's Jen Rubin joins David Rothkopf on the day of the address to forecast the President's message and, crucially, what to look for to make the Oscars less disappointing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Biden's State of the Union address has been a source of speculation, anticipation, and a little bit of dread. The address presents Biden with an opportunity to shape the narrative around the election now that he and Trump have officially secured their nominations. The Washington Post's Jen Rubin joins David Rothkopf on the day of the address to forecast the President's message and, crucially, what to look for to make the Oscars less disappointing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott talks the SAG AWARDS Nominations with Mike & Mike from the Mike, Mike & Oscar Podcast.Check their podcast out everywhere you get your audio!www.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shop

On a special ScreenPicks podcast, we break down who will win every single Oscar this year. This is a must-listen if you want to win your pool!

Es ist eine der schönsten Flip the Truck-Traditionen überhaupt: Der jährliche Oscar-Podcast mit Norman Shetler, unter anderem Geschäftsführer vom Wiener Gartenbaukino und Stadtkino, ist wieder da. Und dieses Jahr ist ein unfassbar spannendes Rennen vor uns. Wir sprechen über die Favorit:innen der zweitwichtigsten Filmpreisverleihung des Jahres (nach den Truckies versteht sich) und erlauben uns, ein bisschen Werbung zu machen. Denn die Oscarnacht kehrt 2022 ins Gartenbaukino zurück und wir können es kaum erwarten!

It's time for some MOVIE TALK!!Scott joins Mike & Mike from the Mike, Mike & Oscar Podcast to discuss the SAG Awards, for which Scott served on the Nominating Committee this year. They go over all the nominations, Scott's ballot and discuss their thoughts for this Tuesday's Oscar Nominations.A must for any film buff! Make sure you subscribe to Mike Mike & Oscar everywhere you get your podcasts and follow them on twitter at www.Twitter.com/MMAndOscarwww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeManiacs.comwww.ChallengeMania.Shop

Es ist eine der schönsten Flip the Truck-Traditionen überhaupt: Der jährliche Oscar-Podcast mit Norman Shetler, unter anderem Geschäftsführer vom Wiener Gartenbaukino, ist wieder da. Wir sprechen über die Favorit:innen der zweitwichtigsten Filmpreisverleihung des Jahres und erlauben uns, ein bisschen Werbung zu machen. Denn die Oscarnacht kehrt 2022 ins Gartenbaukino zurück und wir können es kaum erwarten!

On this 88th podcast I am joined by Kenzie Vanunu to talk about the upcoming BAFTA nominations. Kenzie and I break down the writing, acting, directing and Best Film categories as well as try and tackle the always difficult to predict Rising Star nominees. Throughout the podcast we detail the changes in BAFTA voting that were enacted last season (that also gave us wild snubs like Gary Oldman, Carey Mulligan and Olivia Colman), how those new rules will impact this year's results and who will be helped and hurt by BAFTAs choices. Best Actress is one of this year's most contentious categories and at BAFTA we're very likely to see many of the top Oscar contenders missing - outside of the chapter-voted top two - in favor of more local-grown talent. But who's getting snubbed - Lady Gaga? Jessica Chastain? Kristen Stewart? ALL of them? Support for this podcast and the following message comes from MGM Studios' and United Artists Releasing's RESPECT. Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin in the true story of the icon's musical and spiritual journeys. She overcomes controlling men and inner demons and, empowered by family friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., becomes a civil rights activist. With Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, and Audra McDonald. Critics say this is “Another Oscar worthy performance from Jennifer Hudson” that has been hailed as “electrifying.” For Your Consideration in all categories including Best Actress - Jennifer Hudson. This podcast runs 1h 45m with intro and music.

On this 87th podcast I am joined by AwardsWatch staff writer Zach Gilbert to break down the big guild nominations - WGA, DGA and PGA - that are happening this week. With the Writers Guild eligibility list omitted several top contenders, including Oscar frontrunners, Zach and I agree on most of our predictions with a few outliers seeking one of the final spots. Same goes for the Directors Guild, in both the main award and the First Time Feature award, where we are 4/5 in agreement in two very competitive categories. The Producers Guild of America nominations is where things get tough as we align on 8/10 in a year where the Oscars return to a straight 10 nominees. Not even in the first two years of 10 nominees (2009 and 2010) did PGA and Oscar lineup exactly so the race is on between House of Gucci, No Time to Die, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Nightmare Alley, The Tragedy of Macbeth and more for those spots, both at PGA and Oscar. Nominations for the Writers Guild, Directors Guild and Producers Guild are Thursday, January 27. Support for this podcast and the following message comes from MGM Studios' and United Artists Releasing's No Time to Die, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Daniel Craig concludes his five-film portrayal of James Bond in No Time to Die. ‎Joining forces with his MI6 team and a new generation of agents, Bond faces the highest stakes of his espionage career and emotionally explores the sacrifices of heroism. Critics are hailing -  “No Time to Die will be remembered for its emotional impact above all.” You can watch it everywhere you rent movies. For Your Consideration in all categories including Best Picture of The Year. This podcast runs 1h 1m 30s with intro and music.

On podcast #86 I welcome, for the first time, Christina Jeurling Birro, from Pop Culture Confidential. You probably know Christina from her PCC podcast, which I've guest on several times but she's finally here and I couldn't be happier. In just an hour, Christina and I break down the Golden Globes winners and non-ceremony last Sunday, and the one-two punch of BAFTA longlist and Screen Actors Guild nomination announcements announcements that happened within an hour of each in the early hours of Wednesday morning. We dive into the surprise SAG mentions for Bradley Cooper and Ben Affleck at the expense of the Belfast boys, the shocking snub of Kristen Stewart and who showed up at BAFTA and why it matters. Support for this podcast and the following message comes from MGM Studios' and United Artists Releasing's House of Gucci. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga, Adam Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, with Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino,House of Gucci is inspired by the true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Critics have hailedHouse of Gucci as “One of the best films of the year. A supremely entertaining and revealing drama from Ridley Scott.” and that the cast displays a “masterclass in acting” with “the best performances of the year.” Nominated for 4 Critics Choice Awards and 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards including Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto and Best Actress Lady Gaga, winner of the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Actress Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it's worth, and how far a family will go for control. For Your Consideration in all categories including Best Picture of the Year. This podcast runs 1h 5m with sponsorship, intro and music.

On this episode, I am joined by the twin team of Cole and Justin, better known as The Oscar Expert and Brother Bro, who return to the AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast to talk about the Screen Actors Guild and offer our predictions. We hit all categories and dive into both likely nominations, weird SAG-only possibilities (like Viola Davis and Sandra Bullock in The Unforgivable) and break down how many nominations Belfast and The Power of the Dog can score. Each stand a chance to to get in 3 or even 4 individual actors plus the SAG Cast category. The all-time record still stands at 5 nominations for a single film and we could see it happen once, or even twice, this year. West Side Story is a big part of the conversation, which was recorded on December 26, because at the time no screeners, digital or physical, had been sent to the SAG nominating committee for voting. As of this writing, digital screeners have now reached the 2000-2500 voters but is it too late? Voting opened on December 6 ends on January 9 and many might have already submitted their picks, deciding not to wait on 20th Century/Disney to drop those screeners. Our predictions for WSS reflect that here. Support for this podcast comes from Amazon Studios, presenting Being the Ricardos. Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear, and cultural taboos in Academy Award-winning writer and director Aaron Sorkin's behind-the-scenes drama Being the Ricardos.  A revealing glimpse of the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship, the film takes audiences into the writers' room, onto the soundstage, and behind closed doors with Ball and Arnaz during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy.  Featuring J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, Jake Lacy, Linda Lavin, Ronny Cox, and John Rubinstein. Now nominated for three Critics Choice Awards for Best Original Screenplay Aaron Sorkin, Best Actress Nicole Kidman, and Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons. Variety raves the film is “intoxicating; a beautiful illustration of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz." Being the Ricardos is streaming now on Prime Video. Support for this podcast also comes from Amazon Studios' The Tender Bar, which tells the story of J.R. (Tye Sheridan), a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures.  As the boy's determined mother (Lily Rabe) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father (Christopher Lloyd) — J.R. begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams — with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie's bar.  The Tender Bar is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by J.R. Moehringer. The Los Angeles Times calls the film “a nostalgic coming-of-age drama lovingly directed by George Clooney... Affleck has never been better." The Tender Bar is in theaters now and streaming January 7 on Prime Video. This podcast runs 1h 20m with music and sponsorship content.

It's almost Christmas but the real gift for awards watchers is the Oscars shortlist announcement! On this 84th podcast, I'm joined by Will Mavity of Next Best Picture to talk about Original Score, Original Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects, Sound, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film and who we think is getting in when the official list comes in on December 21. Throughout the podcast we highlight how categories like Original Score and Song often nominate well known names and the challenges of being a new name here as well as break down one of the most competitive - and most Eurocentric - International Feature Film competition in years. 2022 Oscar Shortlist predictions: Expect love for ‘Dune,' ‘Don't Look Up,' ‘The Harder They Fall' and more Support for this podcast and the following message comes from MGM Studios' and United Artists Releasing's LICORICE PIZZA – a film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. LICORICE PIZZA tells the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Named Best Film of 2021 by the National Board of Review, and nominated for eight Critics Choice Awards including Best Picture. Now playing in select theaters in seventy millimeter. Everywhere Christmas day. For Your Consideration in all categories including Best Picture of the Year. This podcast runs 1h 7m with music.

On this 83rd podcast I am joined by the fabulous Sophia Ciminello and fantastic Nick Ruhrkraut of the Oscar Wild Podcast (like and subscribe!). After a brief razzing of Nick over The Power of the Dog, we settle into looking at how the National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle kicked off the critics awards season and what it all means. We dive into the NBR and NYFCC Best Actress wins for Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) and Lady Gaga (House of Gucci), respectively, and the stat that favors at least one of them to get in. We also take a look at how the Top 10 Films lists from NBR and AFI, especially where they crossover, and how those lists might end up looking like a Best Picture 10. That takes us to a sojourn about the differences between initial critics social responses to films (like Being the Ricardos, Don't Look Up and House of Gucci) vs what the reviews end up looking like. We also dig into the Best Actor category, packed full of previous winners and nominees and wonder if the 41-year stat of a first-time nominee will hold this year or finally fall. In that conversation we look at the two main contenders to keep it going: Peter Dinklage in Cryano and Clifton Collins, Jr. in Jockey. Support for this podcast and the following message comes from MGM Studios' and United Artists Releasing's CYRANO. From Joe Wright, the award-winning director of PRIDE & PREJUDICE, ATONEMENT, and DARKEST HOUR. A lush, musical retelling of the timeless tale of Cyrano de Bergerac set against a baroque cityscape, CYRANO is a symphony of romance and beauty that belies a heartbreaking love triangle. Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, and Kelvin Harrison Jr., critics are calling CYRANO “one of the best films of the year.”  For Your Consideration in all categories including Best Picture. Opens in select cities in January. Everywhere February 4. This podcast runs 57m 56s with music.

On today's Oscar podcast, recorded November 30, I'm joined by Ryan McQuade where we talk about the Gotham Awards and their potential impact on the awards race with The Lost Daughter sweep and Steven Spielberg's adaptation of West Side Story, which both of us had just seen the night before. This takes us to a conversation about 'crowdpleasers' as potential Best Picture frontrunners with contenders like Belfast and King Richard winning festival audience awards and how West Side Story could factor into that as well. That opens the door for how the several late-breakers and non-festival films this season - WSS, Licorice Pizza, House of Gucci, Nightmare Alley and Don't Look Up - could win or lose the race with other films already establishing buzz and momentum. Today's podcast is supported by Amazon Studios presenting A HERO, from Asghar Farhadi, writer/director of the Academy Award®-winning films A Separation and The Salesman, and winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival. A HERO is Iran's selection for Best International Feature Film. The Hollywood Reporter calls it "one of the best films of the year." For your consideration in all categories including Best International Feature Film. A HERO is in theaters January 7th, and streaming January 21st on Prime Video. Today's podcast is also supported by Amazon Studios presenting MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY, from the directors of RBG. A documentary chronicling both the personal path and tireless advocacy of the social justice warrior whose work foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the film "Jaw-dropping...an extraordinary documentary.” For your consideration in all categories including Best Documentary Feature. MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY is streaming now on Prime Video. And finally, today's podcast is also supported by Amazon Studios presenting VAL. For over 40 years, Val Kilmer documented his own life and craft through thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies. Winner of 3 Critics' Choice Documentary Association Awards and praised by the Associated Press as "a remarkably intimate film a lifetime in the making." For your consideration in all categories including Best Documentary Feature. VAL is streaming now on Prime Video.  This podcast runs 55m 50s with intros, music and sponsored content.

We're baaaack! After six long months, the AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast is back with the first of the 2021/2022 season with very special guest Ryan McQuade from InSession Film and, as of today, a new staff writer for AwardsWatch. In this podcast, recorded October 28, Ryan and I talk about the fall film festivals we attended - Telluride, Middleburg and Mill Valley - and how our conversations with fellow pundits, directors, actors, Academy voters and general attendees help shape the race and give us some of the puzzle pieces we use for predicting. We go into detail of Oscar predictions in most top categories, discuss who we think are the frontrunners and make our cases as to why. Can anything stop Will Smith and Kristen Stewart or is it too early to call? Will the Telluride 'rule' hold this year once again or will there be a Green Book surprise? Then, of course, we had to talk about the sheer pageantry and camp of the new House of Gucci trailer (the hair, the dialogue, those accents!) and where that stands in the race. Let's get into it. This podcast runs 1h 24m including the opening and closing House of Gucci trailer.

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Hi Everyone! Today we are giving our thoughts on the best picture category for the Oscars! We hope you enjoy! Like our stuff? Check out our linktree: https://linktr.ee/roundtablepod

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Welcome to the 2021 Wastebasket Oscar Podcast! Jordan and Chris begin the pod with a discussion of preferred stove-top popcorn popping techniques (3:30). They then go head-to-head in the first Oscar draft (14:25). Following the draft, the in-depth discussion about individual Best Picture nominees begins (32:30). They watched them all so that you don't have to. Films discussed: Trial of the Chicago 7 (38:47), Nomadland (45:10), Promising Young Woman (55:42), The Father (1:12:00), Mank (1:19:00), Judas and the Black Messiah (1:32:15), Minari (1:44:00), and, finally, Sound of Metal (1:54:00). Jordan ends it with a quick shout out to Another Round (2:07:00) and White Tiger.

Our annual Oscar Podcast. We make our picks for the 2020 Oscar season. Welcome to the Throinkwel.

Διανύουμε την πιο αχαρτογράφητη περίοδο βραβείων, αλλά το POP για τις Δύσκολες Ώρες δεν πτοήθηκε. Συνεχίζουμε την παράδοση και απονείμουμε τα δικά μας βραβεία Όσκαρ για το 2021.Μία χρονιά όπου ναι, ταινίες υπήρξαν, και ναι, μπορεί να μην αναγνωρίζεις ή να έχεις δει τις περισσότερες από αυτές.Η Ιωσηφίνα Γριβέα και ο Θοδωρής Δημητρόπουλος βγάζουν τις δικές τους πεντάδες στις ερμηνευτικές κατηγορίες, στο σενάριο και στη σκηνοθεσία των Όσκαρ, και φυσικά τη δική τους χρυσή δεκάδα Καλύτερης Ταινίας. Από το Borat μέχρι το Palm Springs και το Beanpole, μέχρι το Saint Maud, το Time και το Small Axe του Steve McQueen, αυτές οι υποψηφιότητες είναι πολύμορφες και ενίοτε αντισυμβατικές.  Ποια category frauds διορθώνουμε στα δικά μας βραβεία Όσκαρ; Ποια ταινία παίρνει ειδικό βραβείο Καλύτερου Σάντουιτς, πόσοι Hannibal μπορούν να βρεθούν στον Α΄Ανδρικό, και πόσο Beanpole μπορούμε να χωρέσουμε στις κατηγορίες; Επίσης τι δουλειά έχει ο Hugh Grant στο δικό μας award season και ποιες ταινίες έχουμε βαλθεί να πείσουμε τους πάντες να δουν;Εάν θες να κάνεις catch-up με τις καλύτερες ταινίες της χρονιάς που μας πέρασε, μίας από τις πιο δύσκολες για το παγκόσμιο σινεμά, τσέκαρε το επεισόδιό μας με τις καλύτερες ταινίες του 2020 για να μη σου ξεφεύγει τίποτα. Μπες επίσης στο Facebook group του podcast, κάνε μας ερωτήσεις/προτάσεις.Διαβάστε επίσης:Το Netflix έχει μία από τις καλύτερες ταινίες της χρονιάς. Γιατί δεν είχαμε ιδέα; Ακούστε το podcasts και σε:Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts Follow OneMan:Facebook / Instagram / Twitter /  YoutubeFacebook Group: POP για τις Δύσκολες ΏρεςΒρες την Ιωσηφίνα Γριβέα: @ Facebook/@Instagram/igrivea@24media.grΒρες τον Θοδωρή Δημητρόπουλο:  Twitter/Instagram/tdimitropoulos@24media.gr

- The Flu Edition- If MJ can have a flu game why cant Kolby have a Flu Pod? Forgive the rasp and the base (unless you like it like that, lol) but ya boi is back with QuickThoughts on Ford v Ferrari. Special shout outs to The Mike Mike and Oscar Podcast, Two Peas on a Podcast, Top 5 for Fighting Podcast, For Your Reference Podcast, and the launch of The In Their Own League Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kolbytoldme/message

***This Episode Contains Some Spoilers*** We can't help ourselves. We tried really hard to stay spoiler free, yet despite intentions, we go into spoilers for Argo. But we make up for it with an overload of piping hot takes that will set fire to your movie watching souls. 2012 Year in Review - 4:03 Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master - 8:28 Alan Arkin in Argo - 26:22 Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln - 42:20 Robert DeNiro in Silver Linings Playbook - Coming Soon in Part 2! Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained - Coming Soon in Part 2! Re-Rank / AKA Perfecting Perfection - Coming Soon in Part 2! In our retrospective of the 2012 Best Supporting Actor race, the Mikes break down the category with Oscar theories galore. Part 1 will cover a year, both of us schlubs need to review because we weren't aware of much in the news back then. Ignorance was bliss. You also don't want to miss our takes on how one-liners and scene stealers can cinch up a nomination for our first three nominees in the category. During Philip Seymour Hoffman's bio/filmography, we chronicle the eclectic career of the character actor turned oscar winner, and we identify the greatest going to sleep movie of all time. As we delve into the PSH performance in PTA's The Master, we discuss acronyms (just kidding, we discuss) cult leaders, naked parties, and why our history teachers would shake their heads in shame if they ever heard us now. Our bio/filmography of Alan Arkin maps out one of the stranger career paths ever traveled to Hollywood stardom. Then in our chat about the Ben Beardfleck film, Argo, Also Mike takes a stab at the plot summary and proves why it's one of the better directorial efforts in recent memory. Then we debate who's more deserving of a nomination, Bryan Cranston or Alan Arkin, and we quote Chris Farley sketches on SNL cuz they remind us of all the air quotes Also Mike does that nobody can see (because it's a podcast you see. Tip your waitresses. I'll be here all week). The Tommy Lee Jones bio/filmography shows how a Texan football star becomes a Broadway thespian. It may or may not involve his college roommate, Al Gore. We somewhat redeem ourselves in that hypothetical reunion with our former history teachers as we gush over the historic historical historyness of Lincoln. As always, the success or failure of MMO goes as you do; thus we beg of you to PLEASE follow, review, and subscribe to the Mike Mike & Oscar Podcast and our social media pages, listed below. We really appreciate all your help to spread the word about our show. Also, feel free to contact us on social media, and we'll try to read some of your feedback on the air. Stay tuned for part 2 of our 2012 Best Supporting Actor Retrospective where we cover Robert DeNiro and his role in Silver Linings Playbook, and we finish the 5 nominees with a look at the winner Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained. Both segments will dive deep into these films, and we'll cap it all off with several re-ranks of the year's best and our favorites. Twitter - MMandOscar FaceBook - Mike, Mike, and Oscar Instagram - MikeMikeandOscar Email - mikemikeandoscar@gmail.com

***THIS IS A SPOILER FILLED EPISODE*** And boy oh boy, you'll be the better for it. This episode contains: David Lynch's Bio/Filmography Our Review of Mulholland Drive With the help of the internet (namely @FilmCritHulk's work; a must-follow on Twitter for any movie buff) and the aid of some seriously caffeinated beverages, the Mike Mike & Oscar Podcast achieves the impossible, or at least we think it does because WE EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF MULHOLLAND DRIVE in this episode. So with our newly employed three part structure, you can choose to either avoid spoilers and watch the movies first, or dive straight in for our tell-all. In any case, listen how you will and do not miss these pods. David Lynch's bio is a surreal story in its own right. He is an odd bird, made all the weirder by his oh so conventional obsessions with pop music and old Hollywood. We describe how his ideology has seemingly aged backwards. Then… well, he's a transcendentalist. So there's that, and that is super duper important to all that is David Lynch. Throughout the episode we survey all the internet research that you now don't have to do. We give a nod to the online article that finally cracked the case for us, and we add our own spin. If you've been confused, vexed and disturbed by this film, then this is the pod that was promised. It will save you. ...Maybe. Fact is, there may be no escape to the haunting genius of this story and this film, and in that state of reality or alternate reality, at least you'll be lost with us. The episode concludes our Filmly Feud, and we give our final ranking of the category and our top film of the year. Then we play the “what if” game. What if LOTR won? What if Mulholland Drive won? What if the Academy released the vote tallies? A lot to ponder. We're having a blast recording these episodes. Thank you for listening. Please don't forget to contact us with all your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you and will gladly read some of the feedback on the air. As we always say, please help us spread the word about the podcast. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and maybe our pod isn't the best dinner table conversation. But after you escape all the politics, religion, and trash talk of your family chatter, maybe tell your cool cousin on the sly about our little movie podcast. We certainly appreciate it.

SPOILER FREE EPISODE!! After much anticipation, we here at MMO Headquarters are ECSTATIC to FINALLY bring you - The Mike, Mike, and Oscar Podcast! Your first ever must have Oscar Preview and Retrospective long form podcast! Episode 1 - ALL MOVIES ARE DISCUSSED WITHOUT SPOILERS!! After introductions and explaining the different types of episodes and formats we will be bringing you guys every week, we examine former would-be Oscar hopefuls for this year that have fallen flat or lost steam. We examine War for the Planet of the Apes (11:48) and the concept of #MakesApesApeAgain; Wonder Woman (14:34) and how Chris Pine's dialogue may have hurt the film; Detroit (16:07) and the difficulty of that movie; and the recent release Stronger (18:13). Afterwards is the meat of the pod as Mike and Mike delve into the “Big 5 contending” films talked about this podcast: Get Out - 20:39; The Big Sick - 36:24; Dunkirk - 50:43; Mother! - 1:10:25; An all star level throat clearing that'll wake you up if the rest of the podcast isn't doing that for some reason - 1:25:43; and Battle of the Sexes - 1:26:02 Next Mike and Mike get into 2 films that are personal favorites released this year. Though neither one will probably get serious Oscar consideration, the MMandO Academy of 2 would certainly nominate them as must sees. We give our thoughts on Baby Driver (1:41:27) and the remake of IT (1:51:31) before going through our Oscars standings as we have them right now (2:04:43); where we rank our top 3 contenders in movies released wide so far in the Big 7 Oscar categories. Hate us? Love us? Kind of indifferent to it all? Let us know! FaceBook: Mike, Mike, and Oscar Twitter: MMandOscar Instagram: MikeMikeandOscar Email: mikemikeandoscar@gmail.com

It's crunch time, just a week away from Oscar nominations and we have a whole slew of guilds to talk about (Writers Guild, Art Directors Guild, Producers Guild!) plus the curious cases of the Selma snubs and the rise of American Sniper, the resurgence of Foxcatcher and if Whiplash and Nightcrawler are really running as neck and neck as they seem and if the former last-minute category change will affect its Oscar chances. But we're not done there; we have BAFTA nomination predictions and our Golden Globe winner predictions featuring some disturbing possibilities in the form of someone who rhymes with Yennifer Yaniston. 

Well, the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes announced their nominations this week and shocked us with noms for both Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler and Jennifer Aniston in Cake, throwing the race a fantastic curve ball as we start to enter the nitty gritty of awards season. Veteran actor Robert Duvall also hit both precursors (for The Judge) and is now a formidable opponent in Best Supporting Actor.  On this podcast, Gold Rush Gang member Peter and myself welcome Awards Circuit founder and editor Clayton Davis as a guest for the first time. He has a lot of insight on the race, how things might play out at the BFCA (of which he's a member) and the three of us discuss how the above-mentioned three will change the game.  We get into the rise of The Grand Budapest Hotel and the likely Oscar coming out party for Wes Anderson, original screenplay gets a lot of talk as does Selma and the Golden Globe snubs of Unbroken and American Sniper. 

In this juicy edition of the AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast, Richard and I dive deep into the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (tomorrow!) and our nomination predictions for the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes happening next week.  At LAFCA we talk about the potential battle for Best Actress between Julianne Moore in Still Alice (and possibly Maps to the Stars) and recent NYFCC winner Marion Cotillard for Two Days, One Night (and possibly The Immigrant). Mr. Turner, Timothy Spall (also the recent NYFCC winner) and Mike Leigh come up as heavy favorites and I push Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin as a possible alternate in Best Actress.  With SAG there is a lot of agreement between Richard and myself as well as with the Gold Rush Gang. Selma seems to be the question mark since Paramount didn't get screeners to voters due to the film being locked too late. How much will that affect the film's chances in Cast and Best Actor?  Over at the Golden Globes there is a lot of agreement in many categories but with Angelina Jolie's Unbroken a bit up in the air. Many of the GRG have Jolie in Best Director but I wonder if those predictions aren't as updated as they could (or should be). I have her in, and the film everywhere, in spite of the very mixed reception its gotten since its premiere. But this is the HPFA and they're going to want their star wattage.  All that and more on this podcast. 

In this podcast Richard, Matt L. and I discuss the Film Independent Spirit nominations from this week; who got snubbed (The Imitation Game!) and who made a big play in the race (Selma!). We break down the categories to find a 30th Spirits Awards with a bit of a throwback to its early days to truly indie picks like Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. We talk about the hows and whys of Harvey Weinstein's failure to secure a single nomination for The Imitation Game and will it be a bellwether for the season to come. And what happened in the Best Screenplay category? Then we dig into the two critics groups announcing next week; the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday the 1st and the National Board of Review on Tuesday the 2nd. Lots of Boyhood predictions, which is to be expected from the best rated film of the year. Also across the board predictions for Michael Keaton (Birdman) for Best Actor, Julianne Moore (Still Alice) for Best Actress, J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) for Best Supporting Actor but a split in Best Supporting Actress that finds a battle between Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year and Patricia Arquette in Boyhood but with a fun prediction from Matt L. You'll just have to listen to the podcast to find out who. 

Big happenings with some major premieres of Oscar hopefuls at AFI this last week in the form of Selma, American Sniper and A Most Violent Year give the Gold Rush Gang (Richard, Jason and myself, Erik) a lot to talk about in this podcast. We discuss the mixed test screening (attended by a trio of AwardsWatchers) that led to some frantic predictions changes to a complete reversal after its stellar debut at AFI. American Sniper didn't fare as well and might be out the majors as a result and A Most Violent Year gets the reviews it needed to stay in the race.  We also discuss various tech predictions like Cinematography, Film Editing, Visual Effects and the Sound Categories. Is once frontrunner Interstellar out of the running here? Will a Best Picture frontrunner find itself with a few extra tech noms to pad its total? Can Roger Deakins finally win? We end with some Independent Spirit Awards talk and predictions. Those are announced on Tuesday the 25th (not the 24th as I keep mentioning in the podcast) and we'll have a follow-up podcast post-nominations and before the wealth of critics awards start rolling in during the first week of December. 

In this new Oscar podcast, Erik, Kenneth, Matt M and Peter discuss where Selma and Unbroken are in the race. Have they fallen? Are they steady? With a handful of AwardsWatch members having just seen the first and only Selma screening, there's lots to tell and lots to talk about.  We also take a crack at the juicy Best Actor category, overflowing with potential contenders with Michael Keaton in Birdman, Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything, Jack O'Connell in Unbroken and Sony Pictures Classics' dilemma of too many players. Of course, we also talk about Best Actress and just how locked Julianne Moore is for Still Alice.  Later we talk about the resurgence of Into the Woods and its Best Picture chances and ponder some of the documentary and foreign language film contenders.

In this podcast, Peter and Jason (Dirk Diggler!) join Erik to discuss the flurry of fall festivals, including the just opened Venice Film Festival which began with rapturous reviews for Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman. We also venture into Telluride and TIFF (which Jason is attending), discuss Harvey Weinstein's track for The Imitation Game and the recent first test screening (attended by AwardWatch members) of A Most Violent Year starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. That breaks into a discussion of Supporting Actress which covers Chastain, Patricia Arquette, Laura Dern, Keira Knightley and Carmen Ejogo (which itself breaks off into a conversation about Selma). And all in under an hour and a half! Bonus!

In this Oscar podcast the gaggle of Gold Rush Gang members (Erik, Matt M, Kenneth and Evan) dish on all things ladies; Lead Actress, Supporting Actress plus the hot Best Director race that could feature, for the first time, two women - Angelina Jolie and Ava DuVernay. We also discuss their films, Unbroken and Selma, respectively. 

In this podcast, Erik, Peter and new Gold Rush Gang member Matt L. discuss the Cannes Film Festival and its winners and losers and how it will affect the Oscar race. We also discuss our current Oscar predictions, featuring Foxcatcher, Unbroken, Angelina Jolie, Julianne Moore, Harvey Weinstein and Fox Searchlight.

In this Oscar podcast Erik, Peter and Richard discuss the Cannes Film Festival lineup for 2014 and how it may affect or reflect the Oscar potential for films like Foxcatcher and The Homesman. We also analyze our first predictions of the season and compare them with the forum polls, featuring Gone Girl, Big Eyes, Interstellar and A Most Violent Year. There also might be a little bit of shade directed at Gold Rush Gang member Jason, aka Dirk Diggler. Enjoy!

In this very special Movie Date bonus podcast, listeners have a chance to re-listen to Rafer and Kristen's Oscar predictions from earlier in this year. Also, all three parts from The Takeaway series "Real People / Best Pictures" (produced by Kristen and hosted by John Hockenberry) are here, with some voices we don't normally hear on Oscar night (but maybe should). For more on the series "Real People / Best Pictures," visit the official site.    THE FULL LIST OF ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES Best Picture "12 Years A Slave" "American Hustle" "Dallas Buyers Club" "Her" "Nebraska" "Captain Phillips" "The Wolf of Wall Street" "Gravity" "Philomena" Actor in a Leading Role Bruce Dern - "Nebraska" Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years A Slave" Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club" Christian Bale - "American Hustle" Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi - "Captain Phillips" Michael Fassbender - "12 Years A Slave" Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club" Bradley Cooper - "American Hustle" Jonah Hill - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Actress in a Leading Role Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine" Sandra Bullock - "Gravity" Judi Dench - "Philomena" Meryl Streep - "August: Osage County" Amy Adams - "American Hustle" Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Hawkins - "Blue Jasmine" Jennifer Lawrence - "American Hustle" Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years A Slave" Julia Roberts - "August: Osage County" June Squibb - "Nebraska" Animated Feature Film "The Croods" "Despicable Me 2" "Frozen" "The Wind Rises" "Ernest & Celestine" Cinematography "The Grandmaster" "Gravity" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Nebraska" "Prisoners" Costume Design "American Hustle" "The Grandmaster" "The Great Gatsby" "The Invisible Woman" "12 Years a Slave" Directing Alfonso Cuaron - "Gravity" Steve McQueen - "12 Years A Slave" Alexander Payne - "Nebraska" David O. Russell - "American Hustle" Martin Scorsese - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Documentary (Feature) "The Act of Killing" "20 Feet from Stardom" "Cutie and the Boxer" "Dirty Wars" "The Square" Documentary (Short Subject) "CaveDigger" "Facing Fear" "Karama Has No Walls" "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" "Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall" Film Editing "American Hustle" "Captain Phillips" "Dallas Buyers Club" "Gravity" "12 Years a Slave" Foreign Language Film "The Broken Circle Breakdown" - Belgium "The Great Beauty" - Italy "The Hunt" - Denmark "The Missing Picture" - Cambodia "Omar" - Palestine Makeup and hairstyling "Dallas Buyers Club" "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" "The Lone Ranger" Music (Original Score) "The Book Thief" - John Williams "Gravity" Steven Price "Her" - William Butler and Owen Pallett "Philomena" - Alexandre Desplat "Saving Mr. Banks" - Thomas Newman Music (Original Song) "Let it Go" - "Frozen" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez "Ordinary Love" - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" - U2, lyrics by Paul Hewson, aka Bono "Happy" - "Despicable Me 2" - Pharrell Williams "Alone Yet Not Alone" - "Alone Yet Not Alone" - music by Bruce Broughton, lyrics by Dennis Spiegel "The Moon Song" - "Her" - music by Karen O, lyrics by Karen O and Spike Jonze Production design "American Hustle" "Gravity" "The Great Gatsby" "Her" "12 Years a Slave" Short Film (Animated) "Feral" "Get a Horse!" "Mr. Hublot" "Possessions" "Room on the Broom" Short Film (Live Action) "Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)" "Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)" "Helium" "Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)" "The Voorman Problem" Sound Editing: "All Is Lost" "Captain Phillips" "Gravity" "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" "Lone Survivor" Sound Mixing: "Captain Phillips" "Gravity" "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Lone Survivor" Visual Effects "Gravity" "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" "Iron Man 3" "The Lone Ranger" "Star Trek Into Darkness" Writing (Adapted Screenplay) "Before Midnight" - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke "Captain Phillips" - Billy Ray "Philomena" - Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope "12 Years A Slave" - John Ridley "The Wolf of Wall Street" - Terence Winter  Writing (Original Screenplay) "American Hustle" - Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell "Blue Jasmine" - Woody Allen "Her" - Spike Jonze "Nebraska" - Bob Nelson "Dallas Buyers Club" - Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack

In this epic Oscar podcast, recorded February 25th, 2014, Erik, Ben, Kenneth and Peter discuss their final Oscar predictions, possibly change their minds in the middle of the conversation. Meanwhile, Erik forgets 12 Years a Slave isn't nominated for Original Score, Cate Blanchett gets unironic love from the group and one of the straight guys throws the biggest shade? Settle in folks, because this 'cast clocks in at 2h 25m. But it's so worth it. 

In this podcast, Erik and Peter discuss their BAFTA predictions plus mull over the recent surge by Captain Phillips in some very important precursors. Oh, and Erik's house catches fire. 

In this epic podcast, recorded Monday, January 13, 2014, Erik and Kenneth discuss the recent Golden Globe winners and make our final Oscar nomination predictions. Wigs are flying so sit tight.

On this podcast, recorded Friday, January 10, 2014, Erik, Ben and Long discuss the DGA and BAFTA nominations and their predictions for the Golden Globe winners this Sunday. 

On this podcast, recorded Tuesday, December 17, 2013, Erik, Peter and Richard discuss the crazy week of SAG, Golden Globe and BFCA nominations. Who surprised, who stumbled and what happened to Amy Adams??

It's Saturday, November 9, 2013 and the AwardsWatch Oscar podcast has a guest hot in the form of Gold Rush Gang member Richard! Joining him are fellow GRGer Peter and AwardsWatch box office expert, Jonathan. This week the boys talk about the forum predictions, the reality of James Gandolfini and the Oscars, is Robert Redford on the fringe and how much the academy will actually like Blue Jasmine. All that and more!

It's Sunday, October 20th and Richard, Long and Erik talk about the current state of the Oscar race including Cate vs. Sandra, has Oscar passed by Rush and we slap Ruby Dee around a bit. 

In this podcast, recorded September 23rd, Erik, Kenneth and Dave talk about TIFF, 12 Years a Slave and Grace of Monaco's screening and move to 2014. There's also a very special AwardsWatch announcement so stick around to the end to hear it!

It's Sunday, August 18th, 2013 and Erik, Peter and Richard discuss The Butler, category placement and Judi Dench's clitoris. 

In this podcast, recorded July 29th, Erik, Kenneth and Benjamin discuss their current Oscar predictions in the top 8 categories as well as reveal the July results of the AwardsWatch forums polls. Opening/Closing music by BoxCat Games. 

In AwardsWatch's first Oscar podcast, AWers Erik, Hardy, Long and Richard discuss their Oscar predictions in the top 8 categories as well as the forums' collective predictions.