Mike, Mike, and Oscar

Scott Yager of Challenge Mania returns to discuss the Acting Categories at SAG’s The Actor Awards. Plus, we also discuss potential scenarios involving the upcoming BAFTA’s and Oscars as well in the acting and Best Picture categories.

Introducing Scott Yager and our fast paced PTI-themed format - Top of the Show

INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT YAGER:

HEADLINES:
The SAG Ensemble Category of Sinners vs One Battle After Another - 3:40
Supporting Actor thoughts & Scott’s longshot bet for Oscar - 7:11

SUBJECT RUNDOWNS:
Why no International Feature Noms at SAG? - 12:46
Back To Supporting Actor, forecasting BAFTA and SAG - 17:11
Who’s Number 2 in Lead Actor if Chalamet is Number 1? - 20:16
How much of a favorite is Jessie Buckley in Lead Actress? - 23:17
Independent Spirit Awards ripple effects, Noms as Wins & Oscar Bumps - 24:48

THE MINI-GAME:
How The Netflix SAG stream is doing & which upset will most affect Oscars - 38:12
The SAG betting favorite we least understand - 42:12
The biggest snub at The Actor Awards - 45:10
The Actor Awards should add these categories - 46:00
Most wanna see their “I am an Actor” story - 49:14
The odds we get an upset in the Lead Acting Categories + Supp Actress Predictions - 50:04
What would most improve The Actor Awards - 53:50

THE BIG FINISH:
Other than The Odyssey, what’s our most anticipated 2026 film? - 55:25
Clayton Davis’ Sinners for Best Picture pick, was it a good move? - 56:03
Should Wicked 3 be greenlit? - 57:06
What’s worse, Netflix or Paramount buying Warner Bros? - 57:17
Thoughts on Scream 7 - 58:31

How Scott sees the voting in these SAG categories - 59:21

OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Scott Yager’s work on Challenge Mania.

Website: https://challengemania.live/
Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/user/challenge-mania--10626464
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChallengeMania
X: https://x.com/SHOTOFYAGER
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottofyager/?hl=en

And here are links to us at Mike, Mike and Oscar https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

**DEAR LISTENER**

There was an issue with one of our mics this episode. It created a rubbing sound that is heard on and off throughout the episode which we weren’t able to figure out until very late in the recording process. Our apologies. Episode is still chock full of great info though, as Jazz always is!

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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JAZZ TANGCAY, VARIETY ARTISANS EXPERT!
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Who Stunned at the CDG Awards? - 3:37
Jazz <3 Frankenstein’s Techs - 5:06
Why the Technical Snubs for Wicked 2? - 7:33
FYC Showcases + Studio Campaigning via Costumes - 11:34
Withering Heights’ ’27 Oscars Legs - 17:29
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Which Film is This Years’ “Cool Kids?” - 20:11
What Tech Categories Indicate a “Sinners Night” - 23:51
Jazz’s Prep for an Autumn-Type Interview - 26:10
What. Does Claudio. Have. To Do?! - 29:21
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All Things Dianne Warren - 31:55
How Can Golden Lose? - 36:03
Reasons for Excitement/Optimism for Casting - 39:10
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Why No Guild/Precursor Oscars Coherence? - 44:44
The Best Artisan Story of Jazz’s Year - 48:05
YouTube Oscars - 50:45
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Where to Find Jazzs Work - 56:20
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 59:19

We analyze the Sinners surge vs the One Battle After Another sweeps and how the DGA, BSC and SCL might change the races. Then we discuss Super Sunday including our many thoughts on the Bad Bunny Halftime Show, commercials and the many new movie trailers including Project Hail Mary, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Scream 7, Minions & Monsters, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, etc.

Awards News:
No more Post-Nomination Academy Screenings per Scott Feinberg - 3:35
PTA wins DGA, which leads to another huge Sinners vs OBAA convo - 6:14
Other DGA Winners - 22:16
British Society of Cinematographers Winners - 27:16
Society of Composers and Lyricists Winners - 30:33

Super Bowl Coverage & Trailers:
Reviewing the Commercials & The Bad Bunny Halftime Show Review - 35:21
Project Hail Mary - 46:45
Disclosure Day from Steven Spielberg - 49:02
Supergirl - 53:47
Hoppers from Pixar - 55:50
The Mandalorian and Grogu - 58:57
The Super Mario Brothers Galaxy Movie - 1:00:08
Minions & Monsters - 1:01:01
Scream 7 - 1:03:36
The Adventures of Cliff Booth: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 2 - 1:11:00

OUTRO: Our socials, our upcoming plans and our words of wisdom all include teasers for the awards season weeks to come. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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CHRISTOPHER ROSEN AND KATEY RICH OF THE ANKLER!
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How They Reunited at The Ankler - 3:05
How Campaigning Has Changed From Then To Now - 4:36
Does The Academy ACTUALLY Watch The Movies? - 8:38
“The $$ ISSSSS The Award” - 13:05
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The Pulse of the Best Picture Two - 14:22
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners Deal + Academy Impact - 17:10
The “Brazilian Block” - 19:25
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Timmy’s Awards Season Approaches - 24:35
Where Does Supporting Actor Land? - 28:40
The Wicked 2 Autopsy/Sequel Fatigue vs Ballot Fatigue - 30:46
Nominating “Laziness” - 35:22
The Changing and Earlier-ing of the Awards Calendar - 38:17
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What Will YouTube’s Oscars Access Really Show Us? - 46:26
How to Improve The Oscars as a TV Show - 49:27
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Where to Find Chris and Katey’s Work - 56:40
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What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 57:39

Andrew Morgan of What’s On Netflix & Recent Activity returns to review Sundance 2026 including big name films like Josephine starring Channing Tatum, Sony Pictures Classics acquisition Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, Hanging By a Wire from Universal, Iliza Schlesinger’s Chasing Summer and a bunch of other notable upcoming 2026 films.

US DRAMATIC SECTION:
Josephine, starring Channing Tatum & Gemma Chan, 2x Award Winner - 3:13
Carousel, starring Chris Pine & Jenny Slate - 14:23
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics - 21:38
Union County, starring Will Poulter & Noah Centineo - 27:09
Bedford Park, also acquired by Sony - 33:35
The Musical, starring Will Brill, Gillian Jacobs & Rob Lowe - 36:05

WORLD CINEMA:
Shame and Money, Grand Jury Prize Winner - 43:28
Extra Geography, a funny coming of age movie from the UK - 45:57
The Huntress, a Mexican revenge thriller starring Adriana Paz - 52:13
Hold Onto Me, the Audience Award Winner - 54:33
To Hold A Mountain wins the Doc prize - 55:44
Hanging By A Wire is a major crowd pleaser - 57:47

US DOCS, NEXT & MIDNIGHT SECTIONS:
Nuisance Bear expands on the Oscar Nominated short + Soul Patrol - 1:04:11
American Doctor is AlsoMike’s highest rated film of the fest - 1:06:48
The Incomer, starring Domhnall Gleeson & Gayle Rankin - 1:10:07
Rock Springs, starring Kelly Marie Tran & Benedict Wong - 1:12:33
Leviticus, Saccharine & undertone: reviewing the reviewers - 1:14:32

PREMIERES SECTION:
Chasing Summer, starring Iliza Schlesinger was a favorite for us - 1:16:07

& a rapid fire look at the rest of the Premieres Section - 1:18:49
This Segment includes our thoughts on receptions for The Only Living Pickpocket in NY, The Weight, The Invite, I Want Your Sex, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, The Shitheads, The Moment & The Gallerist.

OUTRO: The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Andrew Morgan online.

Andrew is a film critic for What’s On Netflix: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/author/andrew-morgan/

Andrew co-hosts Recent Activity:
https://recent-activity.captivate.fm/listen

And Recent Activity is now on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/@RecentActPod

Otherwise, you can follow us at MMO here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar