Ryan McQuade of InSession Film returns for part 2 of our big Fall Oscars Update where we ask burning questions about Borat 2, Mank & Netflix, Animated & Doc Feature, the release calendar & Sundance, + a look at studio slates & what films might become late breaking contenders.

What is This Episode? - Top of Show

INTRODUCING RYAN MCQUADE! - 2:45

FALL OSCARS SPECIAL:

TOUR DE FORCE or SOUP DU JOUR, PART DEUX:

Anthony Hopkins/Olivia Colman in The Father - 3:51

(“Best performance of ______’s career.”)

Borat 2 Performances - 9:56

WHICH CATEGORIES WILL ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI MEN RUN? - 28:50

PREVIEWING MANK - 30:14

BURNING OSCARS QUESTIONS:

More Interesting Category: Doc Feature or Animated Feature? - 37:43

Release Calendar and Happiest Season - 47:13

Will The Race Shake Up Most in December? - 53:30

When The Other Players Are Scheduled To Drop - 57:34

(incl some BIG PREDICTIONS for Judas and the Black Messiah)

How Is Sundance Going To Be Utilized? - 1:02:00

Your Homework/Our + Ryan’s Socials - 1:13:15

Ryan McQuade returns for part 2 of this Fall Oscars Update, and we do encourage you to follow him on Twitter at ryanmcquade77, listen to him on InSession’s Chasing The Gold and Extra Film podcasts, and read his work at InSession Film, AwardsWatch, Awards Radar, and Film Speak. He is certainly one of our favorites, and we thank him for contributing to this two part special.

Do go back to part one where we discussed our experiences at the fall festivals, began the Netflix talk that we’ll finish in this show, and we profiled the awards chances of the actors in Nomadland, One Night In Miami, The Trial in the Chicago 7, Minari and so much more.

In this episode, we resume our Tour de Force /Soup du Jour segment on The Father & Borat 2 before we start asking & debating some burning questions about Mank and the Netflix slate, the Animated and Documentary feature categories, and the potential effects of a nightmare 2020 on the Academy. Then we finish the show with our analysis of what we know about the calendar, going month by month & studio slate by studio slate to speculate about what the ultimate Oscars field may look like and which films may become late breaking contenders this winter.

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