Rants included on Close vs Colman II, Mank & Minari momentum, the Borat 2 problem, the big appeal of The Little Things, and we have recommendations, reviews, and synopses for some shorts, most international films, & all but one of the docs on Oscar Race Checkpoint. What is This Episode?/AlsoMike is Crazy - Top of Show OSCAR SHORTLIST REACTIONS: Makeup + Hairstyling - 2:46 (AlsoMike’s Hillbilly Rantegy - 9:05) VFX - 13:03 Original Score - 22:23 Original Song - 29:33 Best Picture Puzzle Round Up - 38:38 Documentary Feature - 40:00 (AlsoMike Gives a Synopsis of FOURTEEN Entries) International Feature - 54:33 (AND THEN HE DOES IT AGAIN) Live Action/Animated/Doc Shorts - 1:06:26 Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 1:09:57 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:11 The Oscar Shortlist selections could tell many stories about the strength of certain campaigns and candidacies. Which contenders showed the most strength? Which films got hurt by some costly omissions? We break down the first four categories of Make-Up & Hair, Visual FX, Score, and Song with eyes toward the big prizes, and there are some rants about Glenn Close, Mank & Minari momentum, the Borat 2 problem, and why there’s appeal for The Little Things. Plus, we discuss how other noms from the Choice, Globes, Spirits, & critics awards could factor into these races as to who are the frontrunners in these shortlists. Then after a lot of movie-watching this season, Also Mike reviews a few of the shorts, most of the International films, and all but one of the documentary features as we run through the shortlists in 5 categories. Where can you watch them? Which films should you prioritize? And what are our early predictions? There are some sad, heavy movies in these lists. But so many are worth your time and patronage. So check them out. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the Oscar Shortlists. What do you celebrate? What were your snubs? 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.