It’s Part 2 of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Oscar Predictions, where we discuss the Best Picture, Screenplays, Director and many of the other craft categories. Plus, you get our Nomination Tallies for our overall leaders and Winner Picks!

Post Narnia-Move Prediction Changes - 1:54

Original Screenplay - 4:45

Adapted Screenplay - 9:28

Makeup and Hairstyling - 12:55

Costume Design - 17:33

Production Design - 22:24

Cinematography - 25:21

Film Editing - 27:33

Casting - 30:05

Director - 34:10

Going Back To Pick Winners - 39:27

Best Picture + Nomination Tallies - 43:55

OUTRO: Stay tuned to our podcast feed for more Oscar Race Checkpoints covering the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, and many more Oscar Profile Reviews covering the releases of this year. We’ll also continue to have special episodes and interviews with great guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

New Academy Rules add significance to the Film Festival Circuit, and they add intrigue to the acting categories amongst many others. Then we discuss the Narnia calendar change, a Box Office Report on Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael +++ new trailer reviews for The Odyssey, Tony, Resident Evil, etc.

NEW ACADEMY RULES:

Re: A.I. - 1:46

International Feature Shake-Up - 9:15

Acting Category Changes - 25:25

Miscellaneous rule additions - 33:01

FUTURE MOVIE NEWS:

Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew moves to February - 39:09

An aside non-spoiler review of Apex on Netflix - 41:47

Cut Off loses its release date - 42:23

BOX OFFICE REPORT:

Top 5 of heavy hitters like Devil Wears Prada 2 & Michael - 43:01

The Michael sequel idea - 44:30

Hokum Non-Spoiler Review - 47:16

The Rest of the Top 10 from The Mummy through The Drama - 49:44

NEW TRAILERS:

The Odyssey Trailer 2 - 51:16

Tony - 54:39

Resident Evil - 56:34

One Night Only - 58:42

Jackass: Best and Last - 1:02:35

Verity - 1:05:03

OUTRO: Stay tuned to our feed for our part II of our 100% Accurate Way Too Early Predictions, upcoming film studies, and future Oscar Race Checkpoints on the Cannes Film Festival, etc. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Variety’s Jazz Tangcay joins the show for the central 40 minutes of the episode to discuss The Devil Wears Prada 2’s production values, including work by some rather famous artisans in Costume Design, Music, etc. Plus, she stays with us in our Spoiler Section to dish on those fitting ends and the future for this film and the franchise.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION:

The Production Backstory, Timeline - 2:27

Reception Numbers, our expectations vs our theatrical experiences - 8:41

General Thoughts vs Some Prevailing Reviews - 10:04

Reviewing the Performances - 12:59

JAZZ TANGCAY JOINS THE SHOW!!! - 17:00

Jazz Tangcay returns to discuss her general thoughts - 17:45

Her favorite costume designs / looks of the film - 18:21

Will the Costume Design get nominated - 23:27

Lady Gaga’s Best Original Song potential - 26:06

Spoiler Warning - 31:10

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW SECTION:

Our favorite cameo amongst so many great cameos - 32:16

Substance as well as style - 35:49

That Ending - 41:46

Will this be a water cooler type film?- 44:29

NY vs LA love & what that could mean for the Oscars - 47:21

Should there be a third film? - 49:51

What Jazz has coming up at Variety - 51:46

The Mikes stay on to talk Worst Scenes That Are Still Charming, Dammit - 54:52

THE KAT scene - 1:01:14

Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:03:40

OUTRO: Our Words of Wisdom Today are to follow Jazz Tangcay’s work on Variety:

https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/

Follow her on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jazzt

And listen to her on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast: https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/

Otherwise, we hope you look forward to the end of our Oscars Year In Preview Series with Part II of our 100% Accurate Oscars Predictions for next year. Plus, we have future film study episodes on many highly anticipated films coming out this spring, as well as some potential special episodes and more special guests. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

100% Accurate Way Too Early 2026/27 Oscar Locks! - ep 528 by MMO

What Is This Episode - Top of Show

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YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 36: CINEMACON + THE PICTURES, P.5

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CinemaCon Updates to YIP Studios:

Amazon/MGM Has Spaceballs 2, 007 Updates, and a Potential Best Actor Contender - 1:17

Disney Has a Huge Slate, and Doomsday Questions, and Their Own IMAX?! - 5:42

Paramount’s Street Fighter Looks GREAT, and Brad Pitt Going Oscar Hunting - 21:44

Sony Drops Zelda First Looks - 28:07

Toho Teases Godzilla Minus Zero - 29:19

Universal - AM Reviews Lorne, and Some Audition Concerns - 31:32

IFC and an Over My Dead Body Review - 38:02

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FINISHING THE PICTURES:

Warner Bros - 40:50

(MKII, Cut Off, Oak St, Practical Magic 2, Digger, The Great Beyond, Dune 3)

Unsigned Movies - 1:11:34

(Werner Herzog’s latest, Cry to Heaven, The Sun Movie, Joel Coen’s, etc)

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:20:50

Our Oscars Year In Preview Series continues with deep dives into the slates at Sony and Universal. Plus, we review Exit 8, Normal, The Super Mario Bros Galaxy Movie, & more!

NEWS UPDATES:

Cannes Directors Fortnight Announcement Includes Clarissa - 1:59

Exit 8 and Normal reviews - 3:38

Paramount’s Big Oscars Contender Revealed! (?) - 8:00

Release Date & Acquisition Updates - 10:26

THE SONY SLATE:

I Swear reviewed - 18:08

Resident Evil hype - 26:08

The Social Reckoning + Sundance/Cannes SPC films - 28:42

Spider-Man: Brand New Day - 34:22

The Metal Gear Solid Announcement - 36:11

Sumerian Pictures & Josephine - 40:25

Toho Pictures & Godzilla Minus Zero - 43:36

THE UNIVERSAL SLATE:

Pressure starring Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower - 46:33

Sense & Sensibility could mean revenge of the fee fee - 50:50

Werwulf, THERE Wolf - 53:42

Universal Pushes Back Windows to 45 Days - 56:22

The Quarter 1 Box Office Discussion - 57:47

The Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie Review - 1:03:47

Disclosure Day worries - 1:05:39

The Odyssey pros / cons, ceiling & floor - 1:08:31

Forgotten Island & Musk - 1:15:14

OUTRO: Hear about Mike 1’s TV Watchings, AlsoMike’s diet and weekend watches and what’s coming next in this series and scheduled for the rest of the month as we can’t stop talking per usual. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Our Oscars Year In Preview Series continues with Part III of “The Pictures!” In this episode, we discuss the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Lineup and the slates for NEON and Paramount.

2:24 - Cannes Carryovers discussed in last episode including Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Fatherland starring Sandra Huller and a Russian filmmaker who might be a free agent for Best International Feature this year.

4:36 - Non-Neon Highlights In Competition including a musical starring Rami Malek, a much anticipated South Korean film, the latest from Almodovar and Farhadi and many a renowned French Actress like Lea Seydoux, Catherine Deneuve, Virginie Efira and Isabelle Huppert.

23:26 - NEON’s Cannes Slate: Fjord from Mungiu starring Reinsve & Sebastian Stan, the latest from Koreeda, Hirari, Hamaguchi and Winding Refn.

34:13 - The rest of the NEON 2026 Film Slate from Exit 8 through Hokum and I Love Boosters to a Clayton Davis pick in Clarissa and a Mike pick for a sight unseen Documentary Feature nom selection.

53:08 - More Cannes Lineup Highlights from various sections including directorial debuts from Andy Garcia and John Travolta, the latest from the next George A. Romero, more French film madness, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest.

1:01:33 - The Paramount film slate in lieu of the WB deal being finalized. What’s their big player? We’re not seeing it yet. Can we figure it out?

OUTRO: As always, let us know your thoughts, comments, questions and concerns. Thank you for all continuing to listen to this series as we plod along many previews shows in a row, and please look forward to us reviewing films again as we have several potential Oscar contenders releasing later this spring. Plus, don’t forget our yearly Cannes Film Festival coverage that will include our reviewing of the reviewers and our tallying of the Standing Ovation in our unofficial, but let’s face it - official capacity as Film Festival Standing Ovation tally’ers. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show

Oscars 2027, ’28 Have Their Dates - 1:10

Movies We Missed Last Ep - 3:40

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YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 3: THE PICTURES, P.2

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Greenwich Entertainment - 8:15

IFC - 9:40

(Forbidden Fruits, Faces of Death, Britanick News, more)

Ketchup Entertainment (aka Coyote vs Acme) - 14:13

Kino Lorber/Laika - 15:15

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Lionsgate - 20:00

(The “Michael” Issues, Hunger Games Prequel, Depp’s Return)

Magenta Light/Magnolia Pictures - 29:00

Mubi - 37:00

(Camp Miasma, A Russian Int’l Feature Issue, Pawel’s Newest)

Music Box - 48:05

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Netflix:

Releases Thus Far - 49:00

Cliff Booth - 51:51

Narnia - 58:24

Whisper Man/11817/Good Sex/Here Comes the Flood/More - 1:01:19

Ray Gun/Step - 1:06:50

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:14:21

Filmmakers Alex Mallis and Travis Wood discuss their film, The Travel Companion, opening in select cities this weekend on April 10th. The film has a high 92% RT score after strong showings at festivals like Tribeca, and it has certainly struck a chord with MMO as Dramedy set in NYC and the airports thereof.

Scroll down for showtimes https://thetravelcompanionfilm.com/

Check out a Q&A this weekend at BAM Cinemas in Brooklyn

https://www.bam.org/film/2026/the-travel-companion

Watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChuYQn9K00

And Watch This New Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjkiz5X3hr4

After an introduction, the interview begins at the (4:31) mark and spans a myriad of fun topics including the real life inspirations for the story, why this Mike loved the screenplay and how these talented filmmakers enjoyed their first feature film production with their cast & crew.

As for us at Mike, Mike and Oscar, here are all our links: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show

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YEAR IN PREVIEW PART 2: THE PICTURES, P.1

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1-2 Special Studio - 2:21

A24 - 4:48

(incl The Drama, The Invite, Misty Green, Tony, The Entertainment System is Down, more)

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Angel Studios - 32:55

Amazon/MGM - 34:48

(PHM’s Oscar Outlook, Balls Up, He-Man, I Play Rocky, etc)

AMC Theaters - 44:34

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Apple - 45:03

(Keanu, Everest Movie, Crip Camp Based Feature, a Jason Segel Action Move?!, Scorsese/Leo)

Blackbear - 56:55

(Tuner, I Want Your Sex, more)

Bleeker St/Blumhouse - 1:02:40

(The Funniest Trailer of 2026 so far, Hadestown, The Mummy, Mike1’s Horror Movie Anticipation)

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Disney - 1:08:00

(Hoppers Review, Spiderman/Doomsday Box Offices, Does Dune Move Dates?, Live Action Mona’s Look, Devil Wears Prada 2, Wild Horse Nine, much more!)

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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:26:45