Best in Show: Academy CEO Bill Kramer, London update, Down with Love and bullying

Academy CEO Bill Kramer talks with Mia and Brian about his fave movies, his award for being cheerful, plans to televise all the Oscar wins live this year, and M3GAN. Brian reports in from the Oscar Nominees’ Luncheon, where he rubbed shoulders and swapped love letters with various movie superstars. We recap the London Film Critics Circle awards and consider whether the new BAFTA and Oscar anti-bullying rules might reverse-engineer better behaviour in the film industry. Gemma explains why 3.5 (”the Gemma line”) is the perfect rating, and how Down With Love is going up in Letterboxd ratings. What happens to Mia when Ewan McGregor bites into chocolate? And announcing our brand new collab with Girls on Tops!

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Lists & Links: The Letterboxd list of movies mentioned; The Golden Screen by Dilys Powell; Cressa Maeve Beer’s Michelle Yeoh-a-thon list; Girls on Tops tees; Oscars HQ Page; Jamie Carrick & Abs & Cassie & the fondest’s Down With Love reviews; Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Oscars Shutout of ‘The Woman King’.