Nominations for the Gothams & British Independent Film Awards, buzz for Little Women, trailers for Les Miserables & Waves, Governors Awards for a most deserving 3, and everything is compared to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood on this Oscar Race Checkpoint. WHAT IS THIS EPISODE? - Top of Show GOTHAM AWARDS NOMS: Movie Requirements - 1:36 Best Picture Noms - 2:44 Best Documentary - 6:18 Acting Categories - 8:05 Screenplay Noms - 14:48 Breakthrough Categories - 16:04 BRITISH INDY FILM NOMS - 18:34 EUROPEAN FILM AWARD FINALISTS - COMEDY - 20:39 AWARDS SEASON NEWS: Governor’s Award Oscars Given Out - 21:34 Little Women Gets Legit Oscars Buzz - 26:55 PGA Awarding Netflix Boss - 29:51 FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: 2019 is “The Best Year in Cinema” for the 2000s - 32:53 Rome FF Has an Upset - 35:11 CONTENDER TRAILER REACTIONS: Les Mis Trailer 1 - 36:23 The King Trailer 2 - 37:57 The Aeronauts Trailer 2 - 40:10 Waves Trailer 2 - 40:50 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 42:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 43:35 Awards Season is fast approaching, and if we’re gonna continue the racing metaphors, the starter pistol fires in Gotham. So it’s with great anticipation that we breakdown the nominations for the 2019 Gotham Awards to begin the show. Will Hustlers, The Farewell & Waves gain momentum? Or will Marriage Story start to build its resume? Should we just be happy to enjoy the moment for some of these films? Or do we start to notice some early storylines to this season? But the Gotham’s aren’t the only noms to discuss. We cover the British Independent Film Awards, & there are best comedy finalists for the European Film Awards with a few Oscar connections to be made. Then we discuss how the campaign trails all seem to stop at the Governors Awards, pay tribute to the worthy recipients, and then we enjoy the early buzz from first screenings of Little Women. Mike1 doubles down on his takes regarding the Middleburg Film Festival, where they called the 2019 year in film the very best of the century. Rome picks an unlikely winner for its audience award, and the Producers Guild could be signifying a major change in perception regarding Netflix. Then we cover 4 Oscar Trailers for Les Miserables, The King, The Aeronauts, and Waves. It’s another crowded field of topics for this Oscar Race Checkpoint, and we look both forward & backward to many of the films, filmmakers, and stars in contention. We can’t help but compare everything to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and we look forward to doing so for well, EVER. If you’re enjoying our show, please take a few seconds to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Just click on our icon, scroll down a few moments, and click that fifth star. We greatly appreciate your support. Then don’t forget to join in on the conversation. Let us know your thoughts on any of the nominations we discussed here. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!