Mike, Mike, and Oscar

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Everything the PGAs + SAG Gave, All At Once - ORC 2/28/23 Feb 28, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . RUNNING DOWN THE SAG AWARDS: Netflix as the New SAG Home - 2:53 Show Opening, Chastain Stays Winning - 9:25 Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza Need to Do More Together - 12:11 Commercials Mean Montage Time - 13:08 Jamie Lee Curtis Shakes Up Supporting Actress - 18:10 Clearing Up Our BAFTA Comments 1 - 25:32 All Quiet’s Weird Campaign Year - 31:02 Ke Huy Quan Wins Again, BAFTA Comments 2 - 32:30 Sally Field is Still Amazing - 41:11 Why Are Awards Shows Spoiling The White Lotus? - 42:31 Michelle Yeoh Makes History - 47:40 And Then There Were 2 in Lead Actor - 50:07 EEAAO Makes SAG History, Claims Definitive BP Lead - 59:26 (And It Won the PGAs Too!) . Other PGA Winners? - 1:06:10 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:58 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:52

Izzy of BeKindRewind on Supporting Actress, Misogyny, and Oscars Future! - ORC 2/22/23 Feb 22, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Izzy of Be Kind Rewind! . SUPPORTING ACTRESS, AND OTHER, WITH IZZY: Izzy’s New “No Noise” Podcast - 4:55 The Immediate Future of BKR, Her Process and Inspirations - 6:30 . Izzy Sizes Up the Supporting Actress Field - 10:42 The Process of Processing Emotions in Punditry - 12:42 The Academy’s Reluctance To Go Beyond The BP 10 - 15:15 Kerry Condon’s Banshees Turn + The Evolution of the Awarded Character - 17:40 Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, and Legacy vs Newbie - 21:20 . Did Halloween Ends’ Reception Hurt JLC’s Campaign? - 25:28 Izzy’s Resistence To and Eventual Pursuit of Horror - 27:19 . The Internet’s Thirst To Pit Women Against Each Other - 29:26 Just How Much Did BAFTA Shake Up Oscars Expectations? - 36:48 Hong Chau’s Big 2022, Potential, and Rub From Fraser - 38:27 Izzy’s Prediction - 41:07 . Industry + Awards Changes Izzy Hopes To See - 42:12 (And Why She Hates The Biopic Trend) Where Do The Oscars Performance Categories Go? - 48:20 Her Supporting Actress Snubs - 52:13 . Where To Find Izzy’s Work - 54:00 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 56:28 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 57:11

When BAFTAs BAFTA A Little Too BAFTA-y - ORC 2/20/23 Feb 20, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . BAFTA + DGA RESULTS: BAFTA Gonna BAFTA - 1:00 Banshees’ Strange Day - 6:11 All Quiet, Loud Picture Contender - 10:07 The Daniels Win DGA; The Fabelmans Is Hurting - 16:41 Score, Cinematography Are Coin Flips - 19:38 Blanchett Continues to Roll - 21:35 The Rest of the BAFTA Winners - 23:30 . BAFTA, In Summation - 27:50 Other Than BAFTA Itself, Who Had The Worst Day? - 32:50 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 36:19 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 37:05

New Academy Regime With That Old Oscars Problem - ORC 2/15/23 Feb 15, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE ANNUAL OSCARS LUNCHEON: Janet Yang Apologized On Behalf of the Last Regime - 2:29 Tom Cruise was THE Guy - 5:02 Jamie Lee and Angela - 8:20 . MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING GUILD AWARDS: MUAHs Go To… - 10:52 What Did We Learn? - 12:42 . MIKE1 RECAPS THE GRAMMYS VS THE OSCARS: Grammys 2023 Ratings - 13:12 Why Was This Broadcast a Success? - 14:48 The Oscars Pacing Problem - 21:06 What Are the Oscars For? - 26:08 Viola EGOTs - 31:06 . HOLLYWOOD MARKETED AT THE SUPER BOWL: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Troy Kotsur, and The Anthem Over - 32:02 A Listers in All Sorts of Commercials - 33:39 . SUPER BOWL TRAILER DEBUTS: Fast X Trailer #1 - 39:38 Air Trailer #1 - 45:15 The Flash Trailer #1 - 47:29 GotG Vol 3 Trailer #2 - 53:42 Dungeons and Dragons/Transformers Rise of the Beasts Trailer #1s - 55:34 Cocaine Bear/65/Creed III/Indy 5 Promotion - 56:50 Scream VI Trailers + Discussion - 59:45 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:07:03 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:51

The 2022/23 Mike, Mike, and Oscars Awards Show - Ep 424 Feb 11, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . THE 2022/23 MIKE, MIKE, AND OSCARS AWARDS SHOW: 2022 Was a Great Year For… - 2:08 Best Achievement in Wig/Hair/Extensions - 4:25 Costume of the Year - 7:00 Declaration #1 - 9:24 Best 2022 for What Type of Character? - 9:49 The Most Achievement in British - 12:23 Worst Film Poopy - 15:37 Best AND Worst Movie Vacation - 17:29 Declaration #2 - 19:35 Worst/Friendship of the Year - 20:50 Declarations #3 - 24:35 Best Heliocentric Performance - 25:51 Best Performances in a Single Movie - 27:50 Best Acting in 2 2022 Films - 29:25 Declaration #4 - 33:12 Best Cameos in a Movie - 35:10 Best non-SAG-Nominated Ensemble - 38:05 Most Erratic Year of Performances - 40:42 Best 2022 Scenes - 43:28 The AlsoMike Fee Fee Movie of the Year - 48:52 . AlsoMike’s Top 10 of 2022 - 50:32 MIke1’s Top 10 of 2022 - 57:38 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:03:48 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:50

Guild Previews w/ Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com! - ORC 2/8/23 Feb 08, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com! . THE TODD FIELD STUFF: Settling the TÁR Debate - 1:41 Kosinski vs Field @ DGA - 7:50 Screenplay vs Direction - 10:00 . DGA PREVIEW: Is It Spielberg’s Day? - 15:10 How Strong a Favorite is EEAAO? - 21:26 Our Predictions - 28:09 . SAG PREVIEW: SAG Ensemble, Spreading of Love, and Cate @ Critics’ Choice - 30:32 Ensemble + Lead Actress Predictions - 41:28 Ryan’s Sleeper Pick + EEAAO’s Vulnerability - 43:18 . PGA PREVIEW: Historical Crossover to Oscar Best Picture - 48:13 Does EEAAO Pass the “Parent Test?” - 49:57 The Searchlight Play - 52:23 Predictions - 54:50 . SAG SUPPORTING ACTRESS + PREDICTIONS - 58:45 (and What Role Does Streaming Play in Guild Voting?) . THE ACADEMY’S FAILING OF BIPOC AND WOMEN - 1:08:04 . FIGURING OUT SAG BEST ACTOR: Ryan’s Amazing Prediction History in Lead Actor - 1:14:17 Breaking Down the Race - 1:16:02 Predictions - 1:26:00 . . Where to Find Ryan’s Work - 1:27:49 Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:30:17 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:30:50

Riseborough's "Uh Oh" and James Gunn's DC "New" - ORC 2/4/23 Feb 04, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ACADEMY RESPONDS TO RISEBOROUGH CAMPAIGN: CEO Bill Kramer’s Findings - 1:42 Laughing Over “Spirits” - 4:35 Rules Made to be Unenforced - 11:53 . WGA NOMS ANNOUNCED - 16:20 . ACE EDDIE AWARD NOMS TOO: Stats - 25:49 Eddie Categories - 26:41 A History of Editing + Best Picture @ Oscars - 27:30 . HASAN MINAJ TO HOST INDY SPIRITS - 30:01 . JAMES GUNN REVEALS CHAPTER 1 OF THE “NEW” DCU: “New” May Be a Stretch to Start - 32:58 “Elseworld Projects” Seem Awfully Familiar - 36:24 The TV Tie-Ins Come With Intrigue - 40:27 The Main Event: Gunn’s Big New Movies - 44:18 Will This Work? - 48:00 (incl The Flash Explanation - 50:01) . MAKE THE CASE - 53:40 (You People, Shotgun Wedding, Missing, Knock at the Cabin, Poker Face, TLoU) . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:02:13

Sundance 2023: The Top 10, The Overrated, And the Oscar-y - ORC 2/1/23 Feb 02, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE 2023 REVIEW: Sundance Online Dips in Quality - 1:53 Grade Breakdown of AM’s 32 Sundance Films - 6:28 . Beloved Sundance Films AM Didn’t Love - 8:22 (The Persian Version, Fair Play) Oscars-Level Production Values - 13:02 (incl Mami Wata; A Little Prayer; Going to Mars) Possible Oscar-y Performances - 15:24 (incl Zar Amir Ibrahimi; Teyana Taylor, Jonathan Majors) . Infinity Pool Review - 22:44 . ALSOMIKE’S SUNDANCE TOP 10: #10 - #7 - 27:07 #6 - #4 - 36:06 #3 - #1 - 43:42 . REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: SUNDANCE 2023: Past Lives, Polite Society, Passages - 53:56 Flora and Son, Radical, Eileen - 57:36 . The Most Authentic MMO Experience Ever - 1:02:04 . THE FINAL SUNDANCE CRITIQUE - 1:04:31 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:08:54 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:09:56

Variety's Clayton Davis on Noms, Campaigns, and the Oscars Machine - ORC 1/27/23 Jan 27, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Variety’s Clayton Davis! . CLAYTON DAVIS’ OSCAR NOM REACTIONS: Transitioning From Column to On Screen - 2:26 Latina Entertainment Journalist Association’s Future - 3:54 Shaping LEJA in the Vision of What the Oscars Should Be - 5:08 Adding Oscar Categories/Pacing Issues - 6:52 Academy Members Transferring Branches for Representation’s Sake - 8:42 . The Andrea Riseborough Campaign: Outlier or Harbinger of What’s to Come? - 12:55 The Academy’s Watching Habits Necessitating Campaigning - 19:33 The Awards Industry Continuing to Fail Black Women - 27:09 Michelle, Cate, “Horse Races”, Hope, and Hypocrisy - 34:01 How Close Was Sandler, Actually? + Academy Genre Bias - 43:10 . Is the Best Picture Static 10 Working? - 47:09 The Future of Movie Theaters + The Burden of Pundits for Equality - 51:22 . Wrapping Up - 1:03:49 . . Where To Find Clayton - 1:04:51 Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:10 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:00

Oscar Nom Reactions 2023 - Oscar Race Checkpoint 1/25/23 Jan 25, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM REACTIONS: Best Picture - 3:16 Best Director - 9:14 Lead AcANDREA RISEBOROUGH/VIOLA DAVIS/DANIELLE DEADWYLER WTF?! - 14:10 Lead Actor - 22:30 Supporting Actress - 28:05 Supporting Actor - 31:04 Screenplays - 38:33 Animated Feature - 45:05 International Feature - 48:52 Documentary Feature - 51:24 Original Score + Song - 55:50 Film Editing - 1:02:39 Sound Design - 1:06:55 Production Design - 1:08:45 Cinematography - 1:10:54 Makeup + Hair/Costume Design - 1:13:17 VFX - 1:16:17 Quick Recap of the Shorts - 1:20:16 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:25:49 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:26:34

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