Did you find yourself pining for hatter’s take on the Oscar nominations? It’s okay…I really didn’t either. But if you’re interested, here they are!

And check it out – we managed to get things in under eighty minutes this time.

Listening back to some of this, it’s amazing to think about how much can change so quickly in the Oscar race. You’ll hear Marya mention what it could mean “if Tom Hooper were to win the DGA award”. Now that it’s happened, bits of this conversation…recorded just four days ago…could go very differently. C’est la vie!

Here’s the Oscar episode…

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Here’s what’s in store in episode twenty-seven-point-five…

Runtime
70 minutes, 31 seconds

Up for Discussion

1. Introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY – Q & A with this episode’s guest, Marya Gates from Cinema Fanatic. (2:25)
3. Rundown of the nominees for all acting categories, screenplay, directing and best picture (8:35)
4. Films & performances not nominated (45:39)
5. THE SOCIAL NETWORK vs. THE KING’S SPEECH (51:00)
6. 1980…1990…2000…2010? (59:56)
7. Early predictions (64:53)

Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.

Enjoy!