The BAFTAs cause controversy, & we get into it. The WGA, DGA, & PGA guilds also dropped their nominations for screenplays, director, & best picture, and we have all the stats, analysis, and Oscar speculation you could want in this category by category overview.

Something For You: YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUR PRODUCERS - Top of Show

***WE REALLY NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS: PART 1****

January 7th, The Biggest Oscars Day Yet - 1:53

BAFTA RUNDOWN:

Total Nom Tallies - 2:44

hashtag BAFTAsSoWhite/Controversies - 5:10

How This Episode Will Work - 8:30

BAFTA/WGA/PGA/DGA NOMS + ANALYSIS:

Best Picture - 9:08

Best Director - 16:54

Lead Actress - 21:40

Lead Actor - 24:59

Supporting Actress - 28:33

Supporting Actor - 33:07

Original Screenplay - 34:43

Adapted Screenplay - 41:57

International Feature - 46:40

Best Documentary - 48:15

(Quick MAKE THE CASE: The Apollo - 49:38)

Animated Feature - 51:02

WHAT IS THE “OSCARS PUZZLE THEORY?” - 52:58

(And Why Is It Spelling a Warning For Parasite?)

Original Score - 57:14

Best Casting (BAFTA Exclusive) - 58:34

Best Cinematography - 59:46

Best Editing - 1:00:42

Production Design - 1:03:21

Costume Design - 1:04:18

MakeUp + HairStyling - 1:06:53

(In Which Mike1 ACTUALLY SAYS SOMETHING NEGATIVE About Hollywood…)

Sound Categories - 1:08:03

VFX - 1:08:40

BAFTA British Only Awards - 1:10:03

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:12:00

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:13:22

****WE REALLY NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS: PART 2**** - 1:15:03

As we head into Oscar Nomination Monday, we discuss all the longshots, who’s on the bubble, and all the locks after the BAFTA, WGA, DGA, & PGA announced their nominees. We researched a ton of crossover statistics on both the potential Oscar noms & winners. Some surprising winners of the overall nomination tallies clue us in to the most formidable contenders. Then we also breakdown the awards season resumes for most of the field. It’s another jam-packed Oscar Race Checkpoint episode from us, and we hope you enjoy the show half as much as we did recording it.

In terms of the format, we chose to go category by category through all of the nominations of the British Academy of Film & Television Awards, and we worked in major segments from each of the three major guilds that weighed in today. So we worked in a discussion on the Producers Guild Awards during our discussion of BAFTA’s Best Film category, the DGA’s during Best Director, and both sets of WGA noms while we reviewed the Best Adapted & Original Screenplays.

Of course, we don’t shy away from the controversy caused by the British Academy today, and although we hadn’t yet seen the statements made by their leaders at the time of our recording, we do plan to give those statements their due in an upcoming episode. Nevertheless, we did not hold back. So as you always do, we hope you’ll share your thoughts with us.

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