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OSCAR NOM DAY 2026:

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ALL HAIL KING MIKE1 - :50

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Overall Tallies: Sinners Makes History - 4:41

Best Picture: Mike1 is Insufferable - 11:22

Director: No, Seriously, Insufferable - 13:25

Actor: We’re Almost Over - 15:50

Actress: The King is Dead - 18:34

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Supporting Actress: The Wicked Blanking - 21:15

Supporting Actor: Delroy! - 23:04

Original Screenplay - 26:17

Adapted Screenplay - 28:16

Casting - 29:04

Editing - 32:07

Animated Feature - 34:13

International Feature: AlsoMike is THE Pundit - 35:16

Doc Feature: Did It Again - 36:53

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Music Categories - 38:47

Cinematography - 44:54

Production Design - 47:14

Sound (ft. Counting Crows ft Vanessa Carlton) - 49:14

MUAH: The Academy Cool Kids - 50:23

Costume Design - 54:08

VFX - 55:41

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Listing the Shorts - 57:12

AlsoMike Guesses the Plot of Shorts - 58:00

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 59:33

A Box Office Report ends the episode with reviews of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple & Song Sung Blue. Otherwise, we each have 3 sneaking suspicions about the incoming Oscars Nominations, plus a few potential surprises and spoilers to our predictions that might happen.

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LAST CALL FOR OSCAR NOM TAKES:

Prediction Changes and Almost Changes + EFA Results - 1:50

Our Outlandishly Reasonable Picks :

A cool kid pick in Original Screenplay - 14:30

Outside the Box Picks in Best Picture - 18;30

The Category That Might Get The Weirdest - 21:41

What film might overachieve people’s expectations? - 23:23

A Most Expected BIG NAME Nom That Might Miss - 25:45

New Records That Might Be Set on Thursday - 29:20

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THE YOUTUBE OSCARS: We discuss all we know as of now about the deal. Then we dive into some of the pros and cons, possible risks and rewards and how some trending developments in showbusiness might impact this big move by the Academy - 31:52

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BOX OFFICE REPORT: we reassess what worked and what didn’t during the holiday corridor and how awards contenders are faring. Plus, we work in reviews of The Bone Temple and Song Sung Blue - 51:52

OUTRO: Next up, we will recap the Oscars Nominations. Then it’s gonna be a fun journey until March 15th full of Oscar Race Checkpoints and special episodes. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We are Mike, Mike and Oscar, making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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OSCAR NOM PREDICTIONS 2026:

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Best Picture: Six Are Safe, Right? Seven? Eight? None? HELP! - 3:24

Director: A Guillermo Emergency - 14:08

Lead Actor: MBJ Better Be S-A-F-E - 18:44

Lead Actress: The Mikes Find the Same Five - 21:42

Supp Actress: In a World in Which Amy Madigan May Not Be Nominated - 24:52

Supp Actor: Mike1 Your Thoughts?! - 28:02

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Original Screenplay: Panahi DESERVES This - 29:46

Adapted Screenplay: A Guillermo Emergency, Part 2 - 33:33

Casting: Playing Tag in a Pitch Black Room - 35:14

Editing: How Many Best Picture Noms Do You Crossover? - 38:04

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Animated Feature: Where The Mikes Fight About Elio - 41:44

International Feature: Feels Like 6 Movies for 5 Slots - 44:46

Doc Feature: One Mike Says the Leading Doc is OUT - 46:58

Original Score/Song: How Many Train Dreams Appearances? Hamnet? - 50:05

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Cinematography: ASC, BSC, BCA, CLL, Alphabet Soup Precursory - 55:12

Production Design: What’s Maleficent Have to do With This? - 58:14

Sound: How Much Can You Resist Sirat’s Shortlist Game? - 1:00:12

MUAH: The Good Old Fashioned Lead Actress Crossover - 1:02:33

Costumes: Don’t Overlook Ruth E! - 1:06:36

VFX: One Time for the One Timers - 1:08:19

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:13:00

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GOLDEN GLOBES/BAFTA LONG LISTS/GUILD NOMS ANALYSIS:

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The Globes Red Carpet + TV Show Presentation - 1:50

Nikki’s Hosting Job - 6:45

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Best Picture Brings Questions About Cinematic/BO Achievement - 10:37

Best Director is PTA’s To Keep - 24:45

(And What This Year’s Oscars Ratings Will Tell the Academy - 27:20)

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Lead Actor: AlsoMike Has Ruined Chalamet (Even Though He’ll Sweep) - 32:42

Lead Actress Has Finally Cleared Up Who Sits at #2 - 42:22

Supporting Actor Asks, “What IS a Sweep, Anyway?” - 48:08

Supporting Actress Shows Warts for Sentimental Value, Strength for OBAA - 52:45

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How Are the Globes THIS BAD at the Screenplay Categories? - 57:53

The Secret Agent Just Keeps Winning International Feature - 1:04:40

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K-Pop Has Animated Feature, How Close Was It to B.O. Achievement? - 1:11:00

Score Was Cut From the Globes Show, Weirdly - 1:14:18

Uncultured Pundits Lead to an Original Song “Controversy” for Golden - 1:15:10

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Final Tallies for Globes, BAFTA Long Lists, and Guild Noms - 1:19:04

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:22:29

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SAG NOMS ARE HERE:

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Where’s Sentimental Value?! - 1:23

OBAA Sets SAG Record; Sinners Officially #2 - 13:23

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Lead Actor: Wagner Moura, Edgerton Out, But Not Out of It - 15:22

Lead Actress: Don’t Fear Standing Solo - 20:25

Supporting Actress: The Questions Presented by the SV Misses - 26:58

Supporting Actor: When a Sweeper Goes Winless - 34:27

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Best Ensemble: A Very CLEAR 1-2 - 48:22

Stunt Ensemble: Sinners Shows Strength - 53:34

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 55:40

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M1 is Back from Surgery - 1:14

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CRITICS’ CHOICE RECAP:

The Effect of CC on Globes, Guilds - 4:10

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The Red/Black Carpet Show Was a Mess… - 6:34

…Aside From Presenting an Award - 9:25

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Chelsea Handler’s Monologue - 13:04

Is Caton a Supporting Actor Threat? - 15:12

Presentation Notes; Train Dreams Surprises - 17:10

Sinners Takes Lead in Casting - 21:57

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Techs Given in Bulk - 29:16

ELORRRRDDDDIIIIIIIII 👊🏻 - 31:55

Followed by Madigan! + Weapons Questions - 39:47

Kpop is LOVED - 45:35

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OBAA Had to Wait for Its Moment - But it Came - 47:45

Jessie Buckley had THE Speech - 51:25

AlsoMike has Ruined Chalamet - 55:33

(And Will He Sweep?)

One Battle Ends with Best Picture - 59:34

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Final Tallies - 1:03:19

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:07:07

The Mikes make 10 bold predictions for 2026. We talk about Oscars, Box Office, the industry, celebrities and movie stars and much more.

10: The Netflix / WB Deal is just the beginning of consolidation - 3:56

9: Domestic Year End Numbers Predictions for 2026 - 8:27

8: A prediction on Tentpole Box Office Number for ‘26 films - 10:40

7: This Genre will have a major comeback in 2026 - 16:32

6: A prediction on AI - 24:20

5: Predicting WHEN the 99th Oscars’ Best Picture 10 will be released - 27:25

4: A Scream VII deathpool - 35:42

3: 2026 will be a huge year for THIS actor - 40:31

2: 2026 will be a huge year for THIS filmmaker - 46:48

1: Finally, a major prediction for this year’s Oscars - 50:53

NOTE: we recorded this episode before Christmas. Although there hasn’t been anything to derail our presentations here, we did get some updated movie titles. Steven Spielberg’s The Dish was retitled Disclosure Day, and Innarritu’s Judy with Tom Cruise was retitled “Digger.”

OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for more Oscars Profiles reviewing the contending films, get ready for many more Oscar Race Checkpoints reacting to the latest news from awards season and we certainly hope to book many more special guests. If you enjoy our work, please rate & review, like & subscribe and tell your friends and family about our show. Thanks for the support.

Luis Mendez of the Mendez Movie Report returns to count our Final Top 10 Film Lists for 2025. Plus, they rundown their honorable mentions out to their top 25’s, end the episode with a Top 3 Most Anticipated Films of the upcoming 2026 film year mini-list… and of course, there’s A LOT of film criticism, box office analysis and Oscars prognostication along the way.

Blindspots / Notable Films We Haven’t Seen - 3:25

Honorable Mentions: Our Top 25 counted down to our No. 11’s - 5:14

No. 10’s: Two Thrill Rides - 10:28

No. 9’s: A Dramedy & A Doc That Both Hit Home - 16:39

No. 8’s: Extremely Emotional Films - 24:05

No. 7’s: Films with great finales - 33:13

No. 6’s: A Huge Studio Tentpole & A Tiny Sundance Indie - 41:56

No. 5’s: Two Horror Hits - 50:34

No. 4’s: Two Carryovers & Best Picture Contenders - 55:13

No. 3’s: Our Favorite Genre Films of the Year - 1:03:17

No. 2’s: A Hidden Gem & A Surprise Entry - 1:13:15

No. 1’s: We have the same film at Number 1 - 1:20:19

Also Mike’s Top 3 Most Anticipated Films for 2026 - 1:31:09

Luis Mendez’s Top 3 Most Anticipated Films for 2026 - 1:35:00

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David Long returns for Part 2 of Holiday Bets, our annual special on the Golden Globes and Oscars betting lines. In this episode, we discuss Lead Actor & Actress, Best Director, Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costumes, Sound and Documentary Feature.

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Betting Tutorial - 1:42

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David’s Annual Martingale Strategy - 4:25

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Lead Actor: featuring a big Timothee Chalamet discussion, 2 Globe categories, plus Oscar Nominations and Winner predictions - 8:11

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Lead Actress - 35:16

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Best Director - 48:09

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Other Categories: Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costumes, Sound and Doc Feature - 1:04:05

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OUTRO: Make sure to follow David’s betting tips on X: https://x.com/1DavidLong Otherwise, you can follow our work https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar and we thank you for supporting the show. Please stay tuned to our feed for several year end specials next week including our Top 10 Films of the Year and Top 10 Predictions for the next film year.

David Long returns for Holiday Bets part 1 of 2 as we discuss betting lines at the Oscars AND Golden Globes for the categories of Best Picture, Supportings, Screenplay, Score, Song, Animated, Cinematic or Box Office Achievement and International Feature.

Mike 1’s Annual Gambling Tutorial - 2:19

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Picture: Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes - 6:41

Globe Picture: Drama - 13:57

Oscars Best Picture Winner - 18:21

Nominations for Oscars Best Picture - 25:49

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Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe & Oscars - 37:52

Supporting Actor - 52:14

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Other Categories at the Globes and Oscars including Best Screenplay, Animated Feature, Cinematic or Box Office Achievement, Original Song, Score, and Non-English Language Film at the Globes - 57:42

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OUTRO: Make sure to follow David Long on X/Twitter as he’ll be posting about gambling this winter. https://x.com/1DavidLong

Please stay tuned for Part 2 of this Holiday Bets special where we will discuss the rest of the available betting lines for the Golden Globes and Oscars Including for Lead Actor and Actress, Best Director, Casting, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hair, Costumes and Sound Design.

Otherwise, please follow us on social media and support our show by liking, subscribing, rating and reviewing us. As always, thank you for doing so. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar