This week Kerry and Allison talk about some of the films that stood out and others that missed the mark.  Kerry discusses her love of the animated short "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, The Horse", Allison discusses her indifference to "Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" and they have a conversation about their mutual dislike of "Blonde".  Kerry gives an update of some of the major awards that have been handed out so far (PGAs, DGAs and BAFTAs) and Allison provides details on some hard to find titles. Stats! Crisis Teams! Musical Performers!  And much more ..read more

This week on the Oscar Hustle Allison and Kerry talk about the feature length doc "All The Beauty and The Bloodshed".  Kerry gives an update on the return of the regular format Oscar ceremony (no more creative category editing), Allison discusses some of the hard to find short films and they give their thoughts on Diane Warren, who still has not won an Oscar despite her 14 (almost yearly) nominations.   ..read more

Another week closer to the Oscar ceremony, and another week full of movies. On this episode Kerry and Allison talk about how sometimes you have to be in the right frame of mind to see a certain type of movie (case in point Allison loved "All That Breathes", Kerry did not).  They discuss "The Whale '' and Brendan Fraser's performance, as well as other films where the performers transform themselves physically, and secure a nomination.  They have an update on "Empire of Light", make a few predictions and much more.  ..read more

It's been a busy week of movies for Kerry and Allison.  On this episode they discuss some surprising standouts from the shorts categories and their thoughts on the film "Living".  Kerry discusses the multi-nominated "All Quiet on the Western Front", the academy's historic love of war movies and how this movie differs from the rest.  Allison reveals her love of RRR and does a deep dive on the length of many of this year's film runtimes. Stats, plans and much more!   ..read more

Kerry and Allison are back for another busy Oscar season!  In this episode they discuss the recent Oscar nominations, the snubs (no Viola Davis!), the surprises (Top Gun: Maverick's screenplay nom) and much more.   They reveal their (very sad) opening stats, discuss what they've seen going into this year's hustle and make some plans for the upcoming week. With 54 movies to see in 5 weeks there is a lot to get organized!  ..read more

The time is here, the Oscar Ceremony is right around the corner!  With the race to the end closing in, there is much to talk about. This week they are joined by their fellow Oscar completionist pal Kristy, and do a deep dive into some of the categories and nominees. They discuss what they want to win versus what they think will win, with some surprises.  Kerry recaps the (unsurprising) Critic Choice Awards and Allison recaps the (unsurprising) BAFTAS.  Will this year be a sweep for "Power of the Dog"?  Does "Belfast" have a chance to take some top prizes?  Will "Dune ..read more

It's officially awards season!  In this episode Kerry and Allison recap the recent Screen Actor Guild Awards, the upcoming Director Guild Awards and discuss how the results of these awards add momentum to the Oscar nominees.  They review their week in film:  Allison recaps her strong feelings for both "Cruella" and "Spencer" and Kerry discusses the surreal beauty of "Ascension" and "The Tragedy of MacBeth".  They take a deep dive and have a full circle moment discussing the recently released nominated short "When We Were Bullies".  And finally they talk about how to pr ..read more

The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday and Kerry and Allison now have to get their plan in place.  In this episode they discuss the "Big Ten" best picture nominations, as well as the snubs and (very few) surprises of this year's nominees.  They discuss "Being the Ricardos, "Nightmare Alley" and "House of Gucci".... where Kerry laments the lack of nomination for Jared Leto.  They reveal their starting stats and discuss their plans for the upcoming week.  There are 44 days until the big ceremony!  Here we go ..read more

The Academy Awards are coming up quick and Kerry and Allison are feeling the pressure and the “list fatigue” is starting to set in.   On this week’s episode they recap the results of the Producers Guild and SAG Awards and discuss what it would be like to have their own awards show.  With only a week and a half before the big show, what do they have left to see and will they get it all done?  ..read more

On this episode of Oscar Hustle, Allison and Kerry recap the Golden Globe Awards, critics’ awards and various guild nominations.  They also give updates of what films they have seen over the last week and provide suggestions for the ‘must see’ movies to watch before the big show on February 9th.  Will all of their careful planning pay off, and help get them closer to their goal of seeing all of the Oscar nominated movies? It’s getting really exciting ..read more