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The best-thing pick leans toward Gosling's daughter and the worst-thing pick lands between Blueface and Chet, with Chet getting the clearest support.

They clearly pick the green apple as the movie's best food-and-drink detail.

They float a year-specific signal category, but they hesitate over whether it is distinct enough to keep.

They treat the cockroach scene here as the better and more effective version.

A reaction shot from Jack Ross is singled out as an especially strong face category pick.

They agree Friar Tuck’s mead is the best food-and-drink item in the movie.

The dinner sequence won for its comic use of the wine, peas, and table tension.

The beer reaction and the kitchen prep sequence are the main food-and-drink moments they praise, with the beer edging it out.

They focus on the tooth treatment and restaurant details, with the clove oil extract coming off as the clearest food/drink-related choice.

They choose the meal at the lodge as the best food-and-drink moment, with the local dinner scene also getting praise.

The uneaten diner cheeseburger gets the nod for best food-and-drink detail, with Mr. Softy discussed but not eligible because it never appears on screen.

The dead cat sandwich is the clear winner for the most memorable food-and-drink beat.

They settle on the moment when Hathaway breaks a wine bottle and immediately uses it as a weapon.

They agree the milk is the best use of food or drink in the movie.

They choose the space jello gag as the best food-and-drink bit.

They jokingly allow cigarettes and give the award to Mike finding the last loose cigarettes in his pack.

Simon’s restaurant stop is picked as the film’s best food-and-drink moment.

The room names Bob Cousy as the main winner of the movie, with other related figures also credited as winners.

They give the insult award to the parking-garage attendant scene where Jerry unloads on the “clip-on tie” guy.

The Star Trek guys’ 'carbon-based douchebag' line is picked as the best insult.

The hosts pick the behind-the-scenes Billy Jacoby anecdotes as the standout story from the film shoot.

They question whether Book is sufficiently careful or urgent about the danger to his family and colleagues.

Bill champions it as an incoherent failure that nevertheless rules for him.

The attempted call did not connect, so the bit produced no actual verdict.

The main movie-specific pick is Carl Weathers getting slicked up after working in the jungle, though they also mention Fast Five as a broader example.

When comparing body-swap movies, they point to Freaky Friday as the clearest reference point.

They explicitly award Julianne Moore for the movie's standout on-screen smoking and the way it enhances her character.

Kyle nominates the rescued POW; Bill counters with Murdock, and they do not settle on a shared winner.

They concluded the movie is basically in a class of its own for borderline-prostitution rom-coms.

They decide the fake cat that tricks Jack is the best animal performance.

They call it a huge family favorite and lament that comedies like it are rarer now.

They broadly treated Rocky and Apollo as a top-tier bromance while naming several other famous duos for comparison.

They argue the movie's energy, brevity, and tactile style depend on it being a compact feature, not a series.

They selected the hiding-things quote as the most memorable line, while also citing the cuffs exchange.

In a side comparison of cartel movies, the hosts treat Sicario as a top-tier entry but acknowledge Scarface's longer cultural tail.

They run through a lot of what-ifs, but end up affirming that Juliette Lewis was the right casting choice.

They conclude that Tom Hanks would have worked, but Michael Keaton is the best alternate casting for Griffin Dunne’s role.

They discuss that Gabrielle Union had athletic credentials and auditioned for Monica, but they do not land on a formal winner here.

They cite Francis Lawrence's muted-viewing of The Pianist as the inspiration for the movie's sparse sound and eerie quiet.

The evil cop won for feeling like he belonged in a different movie entirely.

In a broader Chicago-movie discussion, they choose Ferris Bueller’s Day Off as the best use of Chicago as a city.

They riff on softball in movies and TV, but no final single softball category winner is chosen here.

They say the late movie labor sequence becomes the biggest third-act collapse.

They joke that Han Solo is the character who could have plausibly carried a cigarette and made it work.

The hosts identify the movie’s familiar 80s-style loser-guy/relationship trope, but do not name a formal winner.

They agreed Ennis would have benefited from having a dog, and renamed the flex category around that idea.

Clint Smith wins for recurring across multiple Eddie Murphy projects and reappearing here as the third barbershop guy.

They agree the award is for scenes that exist to flatter the star, using The Mule and similar examples as the model.