We follow the Oscars race from fall to spring, counting down to Hollywood’s biggest night. Every two weeks, Nathan and Kevin break down the films, the campaigns and the awards buzz, with occasional detours into TV, red carpet moments, and pop culture stories that have nothing - or maybe everything - to do with winning gold.

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Digger works! Verity... doesn&#39;t. We&#39;re DIGGING into the Best Actor race and the Tom Cruise of it all. And is Verity Anne Hathaway&#39;s best performance of the year? Plus Narnia: The Magician&#39;s Nephew, the Beatles biopics, The Love Hypothesis, Animals, and other movie things.

Digger, Verity & Best Actor

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WE&#39;RE BACK! We talk about the buzziest movies from TIFF, Venice and Telluride. Plus we look back at our wayyy-too-early Oscars draft. If only we knew La Bola Negra was coming. What else did we miss? Also... the Last Ditch lesbian bar as a Hollywood drama? Maybe.

Season Kickoff: Fall Festivals & The Early Oscars Draft

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Nathan and Kevin do a quick review of the biggest (or weirdest) movies released this Spring. SPOILERS FOR Project Hail Mary, The Drama, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Mother Mary - oh and Super Mario Galaxy!

Spring Movie Roundup: Project Hail Mother Mario

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This week we&#39;re doing something a little different. Please enjoy our collaboration with the Cinenauts podcast. We get into some Oscars talk (of course) and then review Jennifer&#39;s Body (2009) and Forbidden Fruits (2026).

Circuit Gays x Cinenauts: Jennifer's Body and Forbidden Fruits

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Nathan and Kevin look back on last year&#39;s &#34;way too early&#34; Oscars predictions and draft films for the upcoming 2027 Oscars season.

The "Way Too Early" Oscars Draft

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We did it! Nathan and Kevin recap the 2026 Oscars ceremony, reveal their predictions scores, and make predictions for the 2027 Oscars!

Oscars Recap & 2027 Best Picture Predictions!

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Nathan and Kevin lock in their final Oscar predictions in every category.

2026 Oscar Predictions!!

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Nathan and Kevin discuss all the awards given out since our last episode: BAFTAs, Actor Awards, DGAs, and PGAs. How do all of these awards impact the Oscars race? Is One Battle After Another still the frontrunner?

What happened at the BAFTAs and the Guilds? What does it mean for the Oscars?

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Nathan and Kevin exchange thoughts on the 2026 Grammy Awards, the BAFTA nominations, updates from the Sundance Film Festival and review the state of the race for the Oscars!

Grammys, BAFTA Nominations, Sundance & State of the Oscars Race

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Nathan and Kevin review the 2026 Oscar nominations and compete on predictions.

2026 Oscar Nominations!!

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Nathan and Kevin review the Golden Globe nominations and set out their very early rankings for Best Picture.

Golden Globe Nominations and Best Picture Ranking

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We saw Wicked: For Good... and it was... Good! In this episode, we also take a look at this year&#39;s Best Director race and discuss our &#34;Mount Rushmore&#34; of actresses.

Wicked: For Good and the Best Director race

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Nathan and Kevin try to determine the top 5 Lead Actress performances and top 5 Lead Actor performances of the year - inspired by a discussion on the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia.

Bugonia and Best Lead Performances of the Year

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Nathan and Kevin discuss some of the most promising fall releases, and check in about the state of the race in the Lead Actor category.

Fall Releases and the Best Actor Race

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This year&#39;s biggest film festivals have come and gone. Nathan and Kevin dive into the buzziest titles coming out of Venice, TIFF, and Telluride. PLUS a rambling list of other movies we can&#39;t wait to see. Recorded October 8, 2025.

Fall Festivals & Upcoming Releases

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Materialists, The Phoenician Scheme, Jurassic World Rebirth, and more. Nathan and Kevin go over the latest summer movies, plus Emmy nominations, Academy membership updates, and other Hollywood things. Recorded July 16, 2025.

Summer Movies: Bulbous?

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Nathan and Kevin talk all about the 2025 Cannes film festival - the winners, the losers, the most exciting and... the kinkiest?

Cannes 2025: Sounds pretty gay coded

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Nathan and Kevin take a look back at their 15 favorite Best Picture winners - and rank them best to worst. Jai Ho!

The BEST Best Picture Winners: Jai Ho!

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It&#39;s time to talk about Sinners! Nathan and Kevin discuss Ryan Coogler&#39;s vampire masterpiece, then look back at 2025 so far. Is Sinners the only awards movie from the first half of 2025? Is Sinners the next Best Picture? Recorded May 7, 2025.

Sinners: The next Best Picture?

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For Hollywood, 2025 has been dominated by IP projects. It seems the anxiety level is at an all-time high in the industry. Nathan and Kevin finally have a no-holds-barred discussion about the impact of IP - especially on the awards race. Plus, reactions to some breaking Academy news. Recorded April 23, 2025.

The IP Conversation: Are movies doomed?

We're just two gays who love movies and can't stop obsessing over the Awards Circuit.

We follow the Oscars race from fall to spring, counting down to Hollywood’s biggest night. Every two weeks, Nathan and Kevin break down the films, the campaigns and the awards buzz, with occasional detours into TV, red carpet moments, and pop culture stories that have nothing - or maybe everything - to do with winning gold.