We predict all the Oscar Noms! So much research went into this show as we recap many of the highs & lows of awards season, and we build on our entire year of Oscar Race Checkpoints. MMO asks 5 Golden Questions to preview Nomination Monday for the Academy Awards.

What Is This Episode? - Top of Show

Golden Question 1: Best Picture Noms - 4:00

(Including: Why History Suggests A SHOCKING Best Picture Nom Is a Lock)

Golden Question 2: The Safest Bets - 18:32

(Including: The One Category Both Mikes Are Most Sure They Have Every Nom Right In)

Golden Question 3: The Upcoming Snubs - 25:25

(Including: An Acting “Lock” That A Mike Says Misses Out)

Golden Question 4: Surprising Headlines - 36:49

(Including: “PARASITE HAS A PULSE”, “BOBBY D MAKES THE BEST ACTOR FIELD”, + “1917 IS EITHER IN SERIOUS TROUBLE, OR ABOUT TO MAKE SERIOUS HISTORY”

GOLDEN QUESTION 5: The Final Tallies - 51:28

(Running Down The # Of Noms For Every Film Including Our Most Surprising 0-Nom Omissions)

Your Homework/Where To Reach Us - 1:00:58

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:10

We open with a huge discussion about Best Picture. There are power rankings for the films we see getting the big nomination, Mike 1 out does himself with his research in favor of an Oscars oddity, and Also Mike lays out how the Academy chooses the award with his picks.

Golden Question number two has us talk about the safest bets. Which nominees are locked in after amassing tremendous resumes throughout awards season? Which picks make us confident, if any?

Questions three & four discuss all of our snubs & surprises. We have fun recapping our rooting interests, our out of nowhere possibilities, and which possibilities we think can go beyond Oscar Buzz and become Oscar nominated.

Then we close out our preview with a final question about all our nomination tallies. We fill in some of the blanks and direct you to our social media to see our full sets of predictions. Which films will earn the highest tallies & show their Academy strength? We break it all down.

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