Knicks superfan Timothee Chalamet referenced his Oscars loss in a viral moment after NY’s championship win. Will it hurt his chances? Glenn Close, Floyd Norman and Ridley Scott will receive Honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards. Plus, we have Tribeca Stories, Academy Initiatives, Box Office Reports & Contender Trailers all to discussion on this overdue episode of Oscar Race Checkpoint.
THE KNICKS ARE THE 2025-26 NBA CHAMPIONS: Top of the Show
But does Timothee’s viral moment haunt him? - 3:48
AWARD NEWS:
Governors Awards Picks are in - Glenn Close, Floyd Norman & Ridley Scott - 11:52
Disclosure Day & Obsession Box Office could raise their Oscars Chances - 21:21
AMPAS to launch list of 50 Exceptional Indie Theaters after the 99th - 34:44
Elon Musk slams The Odyssey’s casting choices - 39:47
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
Also Mike's Tribeca Festival Stories:
Win Son Bakery + Doc Meets World - 45:31
Clean Hands w/ a special appearance by Robert De Niro - 49:33
The Lions Bar + In Memoriam starring Marc Maron, Lily Gladstone etc - 54:16
Mike1 Recommendations:
M1 shouts out The Tony’s - 59:25
M1 reviews Nirvana the band the show the movie - 1:00:16
M1 reviews Omaha starring John Magaro - 1:02:06
CONTENDER TRAILERS:
The Social Reckoning seems like appointment viewing, but politically pointed - 1:04:54
Wildwood looks like an Animated Feature frontrunner - 1:07:32
Heart of the Beast could be much more of a contender than we first thought - 1:08:52
How To Rob A Bank makes us rethink our September biases - 1:10:32
OUTRO: Thanks to Jalen Brunson, Leon Rose, Mike Brown and everybody at the New York Knicks for giving AlsoMike the greatest weekend of his life. Thanks to all of our listeners who allowed us to spin this into an Oscars story. And thanks to everybody at the Academy and the Tribeca Film Festival, etc… for giving us more than enough movie topics to discuss in addition to AM’s Knicks miracle. Thank you! The Knicks are the champions! The Knicks are the Champions of the basketball world!!! https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
