On the latest Oscar Race Checkpoint, we analyze the Gotham Award noms & wonder if indie films will go the distance. Plus, we review the DOC NYC shortlist and have a serious discussion on Best International Film after we react to more noms at the European Film Awards.

What Is This Episode/AM May Have Covid - Top of Show

ANALYZING THE 2020 GOTHAM NOMS:

Last Year’s Winners - 3:01

Best Feature Noms + Stats - 4:46

(incl: F*%! YEA, WOMEN DIRECTORS!)

Best Actor - 9:26

Best Actress - 12:32

IT’S STILL SO EARLY THOUGH! - 16:03

Breakthrough Actor - 19:01

Best Screenplay - 22:20

Breakthrough Director - 33:54

DIVING DEEP INTO THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE CATEGORY:

AlsoMike is Insane/What We’re Covering - 35:35

Gotham Doc Feature Noms - 37:00

DOC NYC Shortlist (+ Its Relevance) - 38:10

(Including Reviews of Welcome to Chechnya, On the Record, Boys State, The Painter and the Thief, more)

Reviews of Time + The Fight - 47:10

76 Days Review - 49:47

Collective Review - 52:11

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE DEEP DIVE:

European Film Award Noms Announced - 55:45

Gotham International Feature Noms - 59:42

Addressing Cuties - 1:03:40

Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:12:52

What’s Next For MMO - 1:13:39

The Gotham Awards celebrate indie film and kick off every awards season. So we were thrilled to dive into a major analysis of all the newly announced Gotham nominations. Who’d we expect? Who surprised us? Who was snubbed? Who could go the distance? And what are the Oscar crossover stats between this first precursor and Academy Sunday.

For our next segment, Mike1 indulged AlsoMike’s latest obsession, and once again, we did a full sweep of the documentary feature category. What did we think of the noms for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards? Did Anne Thompson actually just explain this voting branch to us? And how do we view the DOC NYC shortlist? Plus, we cover the Gotham Doc Noms here.

Finally, we finish the show with a look at the Best International Feature Category, starting with our highlights from the nominations for the European Film Awards. Plus, we cover the controversial Gotham International Feature Noms here, and this does lead to a serious discussion on Cuties & Beginning.

So we do get serious when necessary. Otherwise, we do have a lot of fun everywhere else, and in any event, we want to hear your thoughts, comments, & questions. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.