Adnan Virk of Cinephile joins the show to discuss Oscar Nom fallout and why we’re still so pleasantly surprised with these Academy selections. Introducing Adnan Virk! - Top of Show . OSCAR NOM FALLOUT W/ ADNAN VIRK: Demanding Praise From MMO - 3:31 Why Did The Academy Get Noms Right This Year? - 4:30 Olivia Over Glenn, Again?! - 7:38 Are These Movies Too Niche?/Stacking Up This Awards Year Historically - 9:30 Should Fincher Have Just Gone Full FINCHER! ? - 16:15 Who Can Upset Nomadland? - 18:06 Movies as a Team Game + Fan Toxicity - 20:30 . THE NOMS MAKING HISTORY: Records By Age - 26:00 Preparing for a Chadwick Moment - 29:27 Female History Made Across The Card - 30:40 Racial Equality Representation Records - 33:10 . . Where To Find Adnan’s Work/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 35:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 38:13 Adnan Virk’s had more radio & television jobs than Ryan Seacrest. Currently, he’s the host of two of our favorite pods including Cinephile: The Adnan Virk Movie Podcast and The GM Shuffle with Michael Lombardi. He’s on the airwaves via The MLB Network Show on Sirius XM radio, and he’s all over your tv screens for DA ZN, and the MLB & NHL Networks. We’ve been huge fans of his for years, and it was an absolute thrill to have him on the show. Make sure you all follow at AdnanSVirk and CinephilePod on Twitter, and please subscribe, rate & review his shows on Apple Podcasts or wherever you may listen. As for this episode, we needed an Oscar Nom fallout show, and our guest has literally won an Emmy for his coverage Oscars fallout. So we don’t hold back any tough questions, whether we’re asking about these nominations or this film year or the industry at large, and Adnan certainly delivers one insightful response after the next. After our interview, we enjoy one final segment celebrating just how historic and refreshing these nominations truly were, and our thanks go out to the staff at The Hollywood Reporter for summarizing all these stats and milestones in one place. Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.