Frontrunners and Challengers

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams talk Best Picture 2023, what our target films are this early out and whether Top Gun has what it takes to go all the way.

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Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams talk the slap by Will Smith and everything else that happened at the Oscars.

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams with special guest Michael Grei, talk about CODA and Best Picture, whether it really is the frontrunner or not.

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams talk about what Jane Campion said at the Critics Choice, and then we talk about the Best Picture race and take questions from Twitter.

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams talk about the Best Picture race. Is there a precedent for CODA to win? How did our sample of the preferential ballot turn out? What do we think will win big at the Critics Choice Awards?

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams talk the Oscar noms. No Lady Gaga, confusion in all categories, with The Power of the Dog dominates with 12 nominations, setting up a first sweep since the expanded ballot.

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson and Ryan Adams talk about the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Writers Guild and Editors Guild nomination announcements the same day as Oscar voting starts. What movies do we think are doing well, how do we see the race shaping up?

Sasha Stone and Clarence Moye interview Best Actress contender Jennifer Hudson on her friendship with Aretha Franklin, the pressure she was under in playing her and that absolutely amazing performance in Respect.

Mark, Clarence and I predict the Golden Globes! We also talk SAG and take questions from readers.

We decided to do a last minute meet and greet with our Team AwardsDaily, for those who could make it, which includes Sasha Stone, Clarence Moye, Mark Johnson, David Phillips, Megan McLachlan, Joey Moser, Jalal Haddad and Benjamin Morris. Hope you enjoy it.