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Brett and Adam react to the highs and lows of the 93rd Academy Awards.

In the big pre-Oscars podcast, Brett and Adam predict all of the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam discuss the recently-announced format of this year’s Academy Awards before reacting to the Oscar nominations.

Surprise! (courtesy AMPAS) Happy 5th Anniversary to us! 5 years ago, our very first podcast episode was recorded - here it is in it's entirety. In their inaugural podcast, The Seat Fillers Adam Hlava and Brett Halverson introduce themselves and the pod before jumping into a discussion about the 2015 Oscars, Ryan Gosling, comic book movies and the scary new movie The Witch. 

Brett and Adam react to the Producer’s Guild, Director’s Guild, and BAFTA Award nominations. Then they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Supporting and Lead Actor and Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture.

Brett and Adam react to the Golden Globes, then make their Oscar nominee predictions for Best Sound, Cinematography, Adapted and Original Screenplays.

Brett and Adam discuss the landscape of the awards season with the release of nominations for the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Awards. Then they reveal their top ten movies of 2020.

Brett and Adam return to The Seat Fillers to talk Oscars, including news on the new producers of the show and some of the movies expected to be in the awards mix. Then they give their thoughts on whether Tenet is a must-see theatrical experience. Finally they discuss other movies and shows they’ve watched such as Let Them All Talk and The Mandalorian.

In a mid-year tradition, Brett and Adam pick their top five favorite movies of the year so far, with a bonus pandemic-only top five TV shows.

Brett and Adam emerge from quarantine to catch up and talk about some of the shows and movies they’ve been watching during the pandemic, including Survivor, The Last Dance, The Way Back, The Invisible Man, Extraction, and more. This episode was recorded before the death of George Floyd, so we were not able to acknowledge it. #BlackLivesMatter

In their annual pre and post-Oscar special episode, Brett and Adam react to the winners and losers of the 92nd Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam take one last look at the state of the awards season before making their final picks for all 24 categories at Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards. To watch most of the Oscar nominated Shorts, check out: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9315174/oscars-shorts-where-to-stream-2020

Brett and Adam react to the 92nd Oscar nominations, including the snubs, surprises and how they fared in their predictions.

Brett and Adam recap the Golden Globes, then make their final Oscar predictions for Best Director and Best Picture. Finally they swoon over Greta’s Gerwig’s wonderful “Little Women.”

Brett and Adam attempt to paint the award season landscape by looking at the Oscars shortlists as well as the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Then they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress and Lead Actor. Finally they give their thoughts on “Marriage Story” and the excellent “Watchmen.”

Brett is joined by his wife Anna for a discussion about the types of Christmas movies and a countdown of their top 5 favorite Christmas movies. Finally, they recommend two new Christmas movies “Klaus” and “Noelle”, and Anna gives her tips for enjoying movies during the holidays.

Brett and Adam get into the thick of award season with the Gotham, National Board of Review, and New York Film Critics Circle Awards, as well as the AFI Top Ten Films of 2019. Then they make their Oscar predictions for Best Editing, Cinematography, and Original Score. Finally they share their thoughts on “Knives Out” and “The Irishman.”

Brett and Adam weigh in on the Martin Scorsese vs Marvel feud, then predict the Oscar nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, and Production Design. Finally they discuss “Parasite.”

Brett and Adam react to the Gotham Award nominations and the Academy’s Governors Ball, which officially kick off award season. Then they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Makeup and Hairstyle, Costume Design, and Animated Feature. Finally they discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest Netflix film “The Laundromat.”

Brett and Adam kick off the Oscar season by predicting the nominees for Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. Then they talk about HBO’s excellent slate of shows including “Watchmen” and “Succession”, their documentary “Diego Maradona”, and Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite.”