Internet personality Rudy Mancuso stars, directs, and cowrites the musical coming-of-age rom com Música. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest last month and is now available on Amazon Prime. Camila Mendes, J.B. Smoove, and Francesca Reale are among the supporting cast.

A number of critics are not curbing their enthusiasm for Mancuso’s filmmaking debut. The RT score is a robust 96%. Despite the kudos, don’t expect the Academy to notice this project. The Golden Globes could be a different story if Amazon plays their cards right. With a committed campaign, this could vie for Musical/Comedy (Motion Picture) as could Mancuso in that lead actor derby. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…