We react to all of the new nominations, including the SAG, the Golden Globes, & Critics Choice, and break down category by glorious category. There are also winners from the NY Online & LA Film Critics + the European Film Awards, and more noms from 3 of the guilds!

Mike1’s Alive - Top of Show

What Is This Show? - 2:00

SAG/GOLDEN GLOBE/CRITICS CHOICE NOM ANALYSIS:

Best Picture/Ensemble - 3:22

Stunt Ensemble - 14:20

International Film - 15:40

Best Director - 18:45

Best Actress - 22:10

Best Actor - 27:40

Supporting Actress - 34:43

Supporting Actor - 39:58

Best Screenplay - 43:25

Animated Film - 46:08

Original Score - 47:49

Original Song - 49:55

“UNDERCARD” CC/GUILD AWARDS:

Cinematography - 53:00

Production Design - 54:14

Best Editing - 56:12

Costumes - 57:56

Make Up + Hairstyling - 59:50

VFX - 1:00:45

OTHER QUICK AWARDS STORIES:

Sound Categories May Be Combined - 1:02:44

Aubrey Plaza Hosting Indy Spirits Again - 1:04:50

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:06:05

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:07:41

This episode is gonna feel like one of our quarterly Oscar reports that we used to do before we invented our weekly Oscar Race Checkpoint series. So if you remember those, we go category by wonderful category, citing stats & trends, yelling about snubs & surprises, and zeroing in upon the likely Oscar noms. (If you’ll permit me on stupid pun,) The race is kicking into high gear!

Although over a dozen organizations released nominations or winners, we did decide to focus on the more pressing sets for the upcoming Oscar Race. Of course, that means focusing on the SAG’s, Globes, and Critics Choice. But we also referenced the NY Online & LA Film Critics + European Film Awards, and there were new noms from guilds in the production design, costume design, and editing categories.

Who landed noms all over, & what are the surest bets? Which snubs can still mount campaigns, & whose dreams will have to wait at least another year? We break down each category, talk about some recent and ancient history, and of course, we can’t help but get hyped about everything we loved & hated about this huge week of nominations.

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