Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2021 The Direct Awards! And yes, in true Oscars fashion, this is a long one.After 2020 left last year's award show with barely anything to cover, 2021 delivered an insurmountable nine Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, two DCEU movies, three Star Wars shows, and numerous other tidbits of news and rumors that kept us feeling like kids for 365 days.Tonight, we honor the films and characters that make us fans of the fantastic. 20 awards across Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and everything in between presented by your favorite recurring guests from The Direct Podcast AND the staff at TheDirect.com!Thank you all for making such a dynamic episode like this possible. This was truly a joy to piece together and to see how many people are apart of our podcast family. If you told us a year ago that we weren't alone, let alone you know to this extent... I mean, I wouldn't have been surprised. But come on, you know. Shoutout Tony Stark. Love y'all 3000.Special thanks to Sam Gelfand (@stuckinsamshead) for the incredible intro!