This week, J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw for an extended conversation about the Academy Award nominations that were announced this week for films released in 2018. Additionally, they discuss some of their own film favorites from 2018 along the way.

And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Nashville’s Liz Cooper and the Stampede, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:06 - START /// J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw share their thoughts on the Oscar nominations and their favorite films, performances, etc, of 2018

01:28 - Which movies surprised and disappointed you most in 2018?

09:12 - How surprising or expected were the Oscar nominations?

11:52 - Best Actress thoughts (is Olivia Colman really the lead of ‘The Favourite?’)

20:44 - Best Actor thoughts

25:06 - Best Supporting Actor thoughts (is Adam Driver really a supporting actor in ‘BlacKkKlansman?’)

30:10 - Best Supporting Actress thoughts (are Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone really supporting actors in ‘The Favourite?’)

33:28 - Best Original Screenplay thoughts

38:10 - Best Adapted Screenplay thoughts

46:03 - Best Director thoughts

52:33 - Best Picture thoughts

60:27 - Interesting/deserving/undeserving nominees in other categories

66:30 - Snubs in other categories

70:24 - Making up our own categories: Best Stunts / Most Unsettling The Entire Movie / Best Cameo / Best Use Of Voiceover / Best Use Of Real World Skills In A Performance

73:50 - Favorite scenes or moments in 2018 movies

87:23 - Final thoughts & trivia /// END

99:19 - "Outer Space" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Liz Cooper and the Stampede

105:20 - Outro / Credits

106:09 - Finish.