SmashTV Presents: Gold Rush

SmashTV Presents: Gold Rush is an upcoming 2020 mockumentary comedy-drama film directed by Daron Nefcy and written by Wes Anderson. Part of the SmashTV Presents film series and the 3rd film in SmashTV Presents' Indie Tales, it is the first SmashTV Presents live-action film not to be a parody and is an original story made by Nefcy and Anderson.

It will be released on December 25 2020 in limited theaters, followed by a wider release on January 8 2021.

## Plot

20 nominees for the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress get drunk at a party at SeaWorld, and must get to the Oscars on time in 3 days via a road trip where they bond with one another and share secrets of their own.

## Cast

The Best Actor Nominees:

* Alec Baldwin as Pete Rose, who is nominated for his performance in the crime drama *Gangsters In Ohio*.
* Russell Crowe as Jean Valiant, who is nominated for his performance as legendary opera singer Luciano Pavarotti in *Pavarotti*.
* Freddie Highmore as Nick Charleston, who is nominated for his performance as James Madison in *The Federalist*.
* John Irwin as Buddy Sparks, a comedian who is nominated for his dramatic role in *Two For One*.
* Bill Murray as Jason Wise, who is nominated for his performance in the comedy-drama *New York's Missing Roses*.

The Best Actress Nominees:

* Awkwafina as Jenny Zillela, who is nominated for her performance in the romantic comedy-drama *A Tourist In Berlin*.
* Scarlett Johansson as Sarah Connolly, who is nominated for her performance in the romantic drama *Marriage*.
* Taraji P Henson as Jackie Portman, who is nominated for her performance in the crime drama *Heist Of The Century*.
* Emma Watson as Jill Cressida, who is nominated for her performance in the romantic comedy-drama *A Tourist In Berlin*.
* Aoi Yuki as Sakura Okamoto, who is nominated for her performance in the drama *Tell Me A Story*.

The Best Supporting Actor Nominees:

* Joel Courtney as Justin McKeer, who is nominated for his performance in the crime drama *Gangsters In Ohio*.
* Will Ferrell as George Dawson, who is nominated for her performance in the romantic comedy-drama *A Tourist In Berlin*.
* Harvey Keitel as Timothy Cummings, who is nominated for her performance in the drama *Tell Me A Story*.
* Edward Norton as Ryan Douglas, who is nominated for his performance as Bill Gates in *An Interview With The Windows*.
* Jason Schwartzman as Hektor Burberry, who is nominated for his performance in the horror thriller *Don't Come In*.

The Best Supporting Actress Nominees:

* Rachel Bloom as Anna Carrigan, who is nominated for her performance in the western comedy *Guns N Barrelz.*
* Deedee Magno-Hall as Lois Russ, who is nominated for her performance in the crime drama *Heist Of The Century*.
* Helen Mirren as Judy Simon, who is nominated for her performance in *Two For One*.
* Mo'Nique as Rebecca Morton, who is nominated for her performance in the crime drama *Gangsters In Ohio*.
* Daisy Ridley as Jane Marsh, who is nominated for her performance as serial killer Velma Barfield in *Embracing Shadows*.

Other:

* Owen Wilson as Jackson Colt, the host of the Oscars.
* Lea Seydoux
* Adrien Brody
* Luke Wilson
* Ben Barnes
* Sophie Turner
* Clifford Chapin
* Bob Balaban
* Anjelica Huston
* Frances McDormand
* Tilda Swinton
* Adam McArthur