As the end of the year approaches, we look back at some of the predictions made by Maureen and Claire at the beginning of 2024 and are astonished at how accurate they were. Mostly. The usual suspects such as AI, advertising, streaming and content raise their heads, but you will also remember their predictions about The Oscars, Gaming IP and The Euros. (Maybe not the last one). Did their crystal balls offer a portal into the future or were they full of cotton wool? Listen in to find out!

The Media Beat Episode #62

For Episode 424, Sara Clements, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer join me to give our reactions to the BAFTA Longlists and what they might mean for the Oscar nominations. We also deliver our nomination predictions for the 2025 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, discuss our most-anticipated films of 2025, and reveal the winner of last week's poll, asking, "What Is Your Favorite Film Of 2024?" and ask this week's poll question, "Which 2025 Movie Are You Looking Forward To The Most?" We also answer your fan-submitted questions, give our reactions to the trailer for "Love Me," and more. Thank you so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. Our final Oscar nomination predictions episode is coming next week (eek!!!). But until then, enjoy!

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Episode 424 - SAG Nom Predix, BAFTA Longlists, Most Anticipated 2025 Films & "Love Me" Trailer

Scott Yager reacts to the SAG nominations, and then the Mikes discuss the DGA Noms and BAFTA Longlists.

SAG NOMINATIONS: (& sorry for sirens. Though it's just for 10 secs)
Scott talks voting, campaigning and his membership - 2:11 
Great Days for Last Showgirl, Wicked, Emilia Perez & A Complete Unknown - 4:56 
Scott’s pick in Ensemble - 14:33
Supporting Actress - 16:40 
Supporting Actor - 19:43 
Lead Actor - 27:18 
Lead Actress - 35:06 
Mike 1 rejoins for his SAG thoughts & how it affects our previous theories - 44:57 

BEST DIRECTOR TALK: (& more Best Picture discussions)
DGA Nomination Reactions, More on Picture + DGA Snubs - 50:54 
The First Time Director DGA Category & BAFTA Long List for Director- 59:07 

BAFTA LONG LISTS & THE BEST FILM CONTENDER RESUMES: 
Emilia Perez, Conclave, & The Brutalist - 1:00:32
The Substance & how it ultimately could play with both Academies - 1:04:45 
A Complete Unknown & Wicked = stock up? - 1:08:02 
Anora & Dune: Part Two = stock down? - 1:10:34
Kneecap & The Apprentice surprise in the BAFTA Long List Tallies - 1:14:22 
The rest of the BAFTA Long List Film By Film Tallies - 1:16:47 

OUTRO - We discuss our crazy upcoming recording schedule. Though here’s an important scheduling note. The Academy announced a 2 day extension on the Oscar Nomination Voting AFTER we stopped recording tonight. So Oscar Nominations will be announced next Sunday. Of course, our hearts go out to those in Los Angeles, and we hope we can offer a distraction with our show to those in need. Scott and the Mikes all wish everyone health and safety during these terrible fires. 

Otherwise, make sure to follow Scott Yager and enjoy Challenge Mania.
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SAG Noms w/ Scott Yager + The DGA 5 & BAFTA Long Lists Shake Things Up - ORC 1/8/25

Via a Cold Open, we explain how BAFTA & WGA nominations will hopefully offer a distraction for listeners as we all have heavy hearts amidst the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. 

Heavy hearts, but we’re grateful friends of our show are safe - 2:38 
An update on the scope of the natural disaster - 3:38
Awards Season Delays thus far & good people stepping up to help - 5:53 

BAFTA NOMINATIONS (+ WGA)
Best Film & Overall Tallies - 13:42 
Director - 16:45 
Actor - 20:44 
Actress - 23:10 
Supporting Actor - 32:45 
Supporting Actress - 36:00 
Casting - 41:27 
Adapted Screenplay + WGA - 42:34 
Original Screenplay + WGA - 46:29 
Cinematography - 49:57 
Editing - 52:29 
Costume Design - 55:18 
Makeup & Hair - 58:51 
Production Design - 1:02:46 
Original Score - 1:05:18 
Sound - 1:08:18 
VFX - 1:10:22 
Documentary - 1:13:01 
Animated - 1:15:20 
Film Not in the English Language - 1:17:40 

OUTRO: do please support CA wildfire relief funds if you are able. Here’s a link to the California Community Fund https://www.calfund.org/ … Oscar Nomination Predictions are coming next from us, maybe with some PGA Nominations to help us. So as always, thank you for listening. 

BAFTA & WGA Noms + Full Hearts for Los Angeles - ORC 1/15/25

Louise Burton AMPS in conversation with Production Sound Mixer Emmanuelle Villard and Sound Editors Valerie Deloof and Victor Fleurant about their work on Coralie Fargeat's film "The Substance" The innovative use of a stethoscope, Creative Foley and Coralie's approach to sound and her diverse team.

Translator: Abla Candalaft

Ep41- Awards Special - The Substance - Emmanuelle Villard, Valerie Deloof and Victor Fleurant

Here’s our instant reactions to the BAFTA winners including some potential Oscar Race shakeups in MAJOR categories, and we open with the stats to both prove & disprove that statement.

BAFTA recent Oscar crossovers & this year has been drunk - 2:20 
Conclave wins 4: Was it just a British thing? Will SAG clarify anything? - 4:26 
The Brutalist wins 4: we guess lines & what British frogs are called - 8:12 
Anora wins a big one for Mikey - 11:30 
But Anora’s loss to A Real Pain is a headscratcher - 15:09 
Emilia Perez, Wicked hold onto certain wins & we wonder about future upsets - 21:14 
Other Hot Mess Categories shook up by Wallace & Gromit, Dune & Super/Man - 23:47 
Kneecap, David Jonsson & Wander to Wonder pickup BAFTAs as well - 27:48 

OUTRO - Let us know your thoughts on these winners and make sure to stay tuned to our feed for some upcoming special guest interviews. We also discuss some SNL 50 lead in stuff that we’ve enjoyed including the Docuseries and Homecoming Concert. Anyway, seek us out via our socials here: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar 

BAFTA (Like Most Drunks) Create Hot Messes Everywhere - ORC 2/16/25

For Episode 430, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Cody Dericks, and Giovanni Lago as we react to the 2024 BAFTA Film Award winners during the recording. We discuss the WGA, ADG, MUAHS, and VES winners and give our predictions for who we think will win at the SAG and Film Independent Spirit Awards. We also reveal the winner of last week's poll, asking, "Which Film Do You Want To See Become The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" and ask this week's poll question, "Which Categories Do You Think Are The Hardest To Predict For The 97th Academy Awards?" We also answer your fan-submitted questions and give our reactions to the trailers for "The Accountant 2," "G20," "Friendship," "The Friend," "The Penguin Lessons," announce the winners for the 2024 NBP Film Awards, and more. As always, thank you so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. Our final Oscar winner predictions episode is coming next week!! Until then, enjoy!

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Episode 430 - BAFTA & WGA Winners, SAG & Spirit Predictions, "The Accountant 2" & "G20" Trailers

"Conclave" had its world premiere at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and was nominated for a bunch of prizes this awards season. Most recently, it received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, won the Art Directors Guild for Contemporary Feature Film, won the Costume Designers Guild for Excellence in Contemporary Film, and won 4 BAFTA Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Oscar-nominated Producer Tessa Ross, Production Designer Suzie Davies, and Costume Designer Lisy Christl were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with Will Mavity and me about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Peacock and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Picture, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Conclave" Producer, Costume & Production Designers

This week Guy Ritchie's take on Sherlock Holmes is the focus of our deep dive, whilst in the reviews we both chat about The Monkey, and Andy also checked out I'm Still Here.  Roundup of news, some neat things, and our social challenge wrap things up.


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Ep 248 Game

This week we preview the 2025 Video Games BAFTA Awards one whole week after they've been announced. How did we manage such a time-bending feat? We're not quite sure ourselves. 

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592: BAFTA The Future

Maureen Kerr leads Arthur D Little's Media practice and Claire Tavernier is a renowned commentator and advisor on all things media. Oliver is none of these.

A podcast by NextBestPicture.com that reviews the latest film releases and discusses various topics within the world of film and the awards race.

MMO is talk radio for movie fans with weekly news shows, reviews, previews, and special guests. We celebrate the Oscars by making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. If you love cinema, if you love showbiz, welcome home.

Steve, Log, Joe, Matt and Gav present the podcast that's the same every week

Chat, news and reviews of film related topics, brought to you each week by Andy and Lee.  With a retrospective deep-dive into an older film each week, and as many new releases that we can get around to, we pack the show with as much film related stuff as we can, as well as some general geek chat.

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