By consolidating the sound editing and sound mixing categories, the Academy has removed an Oscar Category. Jake is joined by David Rosen of the Piecing it Together podcast to discuss 8 potential new categories the Awards could add in it's place. 

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Director Dean Colin Marcial joins Jake to discuss his short film "Reminiscences of the Green Revolution" and the choice to make his movie available through the Amazon Film Festival collection after COVIID-19 cancelled South by Southwest. A list of the SXSW-scheduled features and shorts available on Amazon Prime from April 27-May 6 is viewable at https://www.amazon.com/adlp/sxsw.

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After a week of doom and gloom headlines from the COVIID-19 pandemic, Jake analyzes the unthinkable question: will there even be a 2021 Oscars show?

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The arrival of Trolls: World Tour introduces a contender in the Best Original Song Category from Justin Timberlake. Jake's joined by Ellie McGaw to try and identify the 15 most culturally relevant songs from the mega-celebrity.

With theaters closed and so many movies being watched at home, Jake's joined by streaming enthusiast Suzie Oh to talk through some of the most popular titles in different categories of content, whether they're currently Oscar-Eligible and what kind of eligibility exceptions the Academy might make this year in light of the current disruption.

Documentary Mini-Series

Tiger King (Netflix) - 04:05

McMillions (HBO) - 16:50

Feature Documentaries

After Truth (HBO) - 21:56

The Scheme (HBO) - 35:47

Festival-Bought Features

The Platform (Netflix) - 25:40 (brief mild spoiler, in-episode warning)

Streaming Originals

The Banker (Apple TV+) - 32:11

Spenser Confidential (Netflix) - 33:37

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Jake reviews "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution", the second release from the Obama's Higher Ground Productions following up Oscar-winner "American Factory", and sizes up it's competition in the Best Documentary Feature category. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

With the release date for No Time to Die pushed back until November, Joseph Darlington of "Being James Bond" joins Jake to review the history of James Bond theme songs at the Oscars, dissect what makes a great title track, and hand out some honorary Oscars for overlooked Bond themes. 

T.J. Wolson, co-creator of the Pixar Post, joins Jake to talk about the new film Onward and explain why Pixar may be gearing up for another stretch of Academy Award dominance - at least in the Features categories.

The Pixar Post covers the latest in Pixar news, product reviews, interviews, fan art/ gallery, podcast & chat with other fans in the Pixar forum: https://www.pixarpost.com.

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A year out from the show, Jake's re-joined by completist Marc Kozak to play a prediction game for every category of the 2021 Oscars. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.

Before turning to the movies of 2020, Jake and Oscar completist Hans von Walter recap Oscar night and celebrate the rare actual Best Picture to win the big award. Theme song is Inevitable Hope by RKVC.