Bravo Outsider

The Odyssey Could BREAK the All-Time Oscar Record?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 54:08

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a genuine cultural moment — but could it become the most-nominated film in Oscar history? Dylan and Craig break down the full awards race case for The Odyssey, including whether it can beat Sinners' all-time record of 16 nominations, how the Anne Hathaway lead-vs-supporting decision could push the count to 17, and what history says about Ben-Hur's blueprint for blockbuster Oscar dominance.They also debate every major performance — Robert Pattinson vs. John Leguizamo for Best Supporting Actor, why Tom Holland is the weak link, and the one category (costume design?) where The Odyssey might shockingly miss. Plus: fall festival lineups for Venice, TIFF, and NYFF — what Paper Tiger, Wild Horse Nine, and Dune III mean for the race.Films discussed: The Odyssey, Sinners, Oppenheimer, Ben-Hur, Dune III, Digger, Paper Tiger, Cliff Booth, I Am Rocky, Bucking Faster, Prime Time, Ink. Categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Supporting Actor (Pattinson/Leguizamo), Best Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Costume Design.Chapters:0:00 Intro2:00 Festival news: Venice, TIFF & NYFF13:35 The Odyssey: the film & its moment25:54 Cast & performances32:54 Oscar prospects: nominations record & category odds50:51 Dune III threat & final thoughts

The Digger Trailer Is a Disaster (And Our Full Best Director Predictions)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 38:02

The Digger trailer finally dropped — and we are NOT impressed. Dylan and Craig break down why Tom Cruise's long-awaited political satire from Alejandro González Iñárritu feels more like Scary Movie than Dr. Strangelove, and what it means for the Oscar race. Then: our way-too-early Best Director predictions for the 2027 Academy Awards. Who makes the cut? Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey), Denis Villeneuve (Dune 3), Iñárritu himself, Pavel Pawlikowski (Fatherland), Jesse Eisenberg, Martin McDonagh (Wild Horse Nine), and a bold Olivia Wilde pick that Dylan and Craig disagree on. Plus: Penélope Cruz could run Oscar campaigns for THREE films this year, the Michael biopic's jaw-dropping critic/audience score gulf, and why Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic Artificial may never get a wide release. Films discussed: Digger, The Odyssey, Dune 3, Fatherland, Wild Horse Nine, The Black Ball, Artificial, Michael, Being Human, Prima Facie, Bunker, The Social Reckoning, Cold War, Roma, Birdman, The Revenant, Eyes Wide Shut, Tropic Thunder.#Oscars #BestDirector #TomCruise #Digger #OscarsOutsider

Our Way-Too-Early 2027 Best Actor/Actress Oscar Predictions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 68:42

Who is the most overdue actor in Hollywood? According to a Nate Silver model from 2012, it isn't Leonardo DiCaprio — it's Matt Damon. And he still hasn't won. Now Damon (The Odyssey) and Tom Cruise (Digger) are both heading into the 2027 Oscar race with massive 'he's finally due' narratives — and Dylan and Craig are making their way-too-early calls on who gets in and who takes home the statue.This week: full five-nominee slates for Best Actor and Best Actress at the 99th Academy Awards, predicted winners, and dark horses nobody else is talking about yet. On the Best Actor side: why the Cruise vs. Damon clash mirrors one of the great rivalries in Oscar history, whether Jeremy Strong (The Social Reckoning) runs as lead or supporting, and why Timothée Chalamet might quietly accumulate his way into the race via Dune 3. On the Best Actress side: why both hosts pick Sandra Hüller but for different movies — and why a new Academy rule could make her the first performer nominated twice in the same category since the 1930s. Plus: the Al Pacino / Scent of a Woman parallel that makes Tom Cruise the 2027 frontrunner, the Ingrid Bergman / Gaslight parallel pointing toward a Hüller win, Craig's case for Julianne Moore (The Debut), and why Elon Musk promoting the new Uwe Boll film as the antidote to The Odyssey might be the funniest thing to happen in Hollywood this year.Films discussed: Digger, The Odyssey, Fjord, The Debut, The Social Reckoning, Michael, Wild Horse Nine, Obsession, Rose, Fatherland, A Place in Hell, Gentle Monster, Project Hail Mary, I Swear, The Invite, Jack of Spades, All of a Sudden

Our First 2026 Oscar Predictions Are Already a Mess

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 55:39

It's way too early… so naturally we're making our first Oscar predictions.This week on Oscars Outsider, we start building the 2026 Best Picture race from scratch: what already feels like a lock, what feels wildly overhyped, and which movies we're reluctantly admitting might be stronger than we want them to be. We get into The Odyssey, Digger, Project Hail Mary, Michael, Fjord, Dune: Part Three, Fatherland, Wild Horse Nine, The Social Reckoning, and more.Are Project Hail Mary and Michael already undeniable? Is The Odyssey the obvious frontrunner, or could backlash open the door for Dune: Part Three? And which early contenders are we already ready to drop?Plus: Nolan's unusual rollout for The Odyssey, the problem with influencer screenings, and why this Oscar race already feels like a mess.

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The Oscars Have No Idea What a Score Is

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 64:55

This week on Oscars Outsider, we dive into one of the Academy's strangest and most confusing categories: Best Original Score.From the early days of studio music departments to decades of split categories, reunited categories, musical exceptions, adaptations, and shifting definitions of what “original” even means, the Oscar for film music has had one of the messiest histories of any Academy Award. We trace how the category changed over time, why musicals caused so many problems, and how the Academy ended up rewarding — and ignoring — some of the most famous scores in movie history.Along the way, we talk Bernard Herrmann, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington, West Side Story, John Williams, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Hans Zimmer, The Lion King, and why Oscar voters keep struggling to separate great movie music from great scores.

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Can Spielberg's Alien Movie Actually Win Oscars?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 38:37

Spielberg is back with aliens — but is that enough to make Disclosure Day a real Oscar contender?This week on Oscars Outsider, we close the book on Cannes, revisit whether the Palme d'Or winner Fjord is now a serious awards player, and dig into the strange politics already forming around its Oscar narrative. Then we turn to the summer movie season: Scorsese's AI storyboarding controversy, Taylor Swift entering the Best Original Song race with Toy Story 5, whether Project Hail Mary could follow the Sinners path, and the big question behind our thumbnail: can Spielberg turn aliens into Oscar gold one more time?We also talk Netflix's shifting awards strategy, YouTuber-to-filmmaker anxiety, horror's box office boom, Obsession, The Backrooms, and why nostalgia for the 1980s may finally be losing to internet-era nostalgia.Chapters:0:00 Cold Open0:27 Welcome0:54 Cannes Capstone: Fjord Wins the Palme d'Or2:01 The Black Ball & Netflix's Awards Retreat6:53 Is Fjord the Conservatives' Oscar Movie?12:52 Scorsese Endorses an AI Company16:30 Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 Song18:14 Project Hail Mary & the Sinners Playbook19:45 Spielberg's Disclosure Day: Best Picture Player?25:31 Obsession: The $1M Box Office Monster28:22 The YouTuber-to-Filmmaker Debate31:12 Backrooms Review34:19 The Future of Nostalgia (RIP Masters of the Universe)36:05 Tribeca & the Holding Pattern37:33 Honorary Oscars + Outro

Cannes Winners Reaction: Did the Palme d'Or Just Break the Oscar Race?

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 27:42

The Cannes awards are here, and somehow the Oscar race feels less clear than it did before.In this episode of The Oscars Outsider Podcast, we react to the major winners from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d'Or win for Fjord, and try to figure out what any of it means for the Oscar race.The big question: did Cannes give us a new frontrunner, or did it make the whole season even messier?We dig into the Screen Cannes jury grid, where Fjord landed at 2.5 while several other contenders, including Fatherland, Minotaur, and All of a Sudden, scored higher. We also talk through the mismatch between critical consensus and jury awards, which films feel stronger after Cannes, which ones suddenly look shakier, and whether the Palme winner is actually positioned for Oscar attention.If you follow Cannes, Oscar season, festival buzz, or the strange gap between critics' favorites and awards bodies, this episode is for you.Subscribe for more Oscar race analysis, festival reactions, and awards season chaos.

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Who Wins Cannes? Our Palme d'Or Predictions

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 61:06

Cannes is almost over, which means it is time to make our Palme d'Or predictions.In this episode, we break down the Cannes competition, make our picks for who we think could win the Palme d'Or, and talk through which films might carry momentum into the Oscar race. We get into the strange energy of this year's festival, the movies that seem built for jury attention, the ones that could break out later, and whether Cannes still feels like the launchpad it used to be.Along the way, we also talk John Travolta's honorary Palme d'Or, Paul Schrader's Cannes grumpiness, Jacob Elordi's jury absence, and the general chaos of trying to read festival buzz from afar. The episode sets up the Palme prediction segment directly in the intro, so this title and thumbnail are aligned with what the show actually promises.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:42 John Travolta's honorary Palme d'Or & Paul Schrader4:24 Setting the stage: Cannes wraps up5:06 Top storylines & the Screen jury grid (Fatherland, Minotaur)9:43 Standing ovations & the clapping arms race12:08 Polarizing films & Fjord (Cristian Mungiu)14:01 Where's Hollywood? Do the studios still need Cannes?20:14 The Bolloré / Canal D scandal22:29 A quiet market & the subtitle problem24:05 Big deals: A24 bidding war & Park Chan-wook's western26:45 Hollywood no-shows: Johansson & Adam Driver27:42 The anti-AI backlash (Soderbergh, del Toro, Radu Jude)32:33 Hope by Na Hong-jin34:59 Jury dynamics & Palme d'Or predictions38:26 Parallel Tales (Asghar Farhadi) flops40:34 Was this a disappointing Cannes?43:04 Golden Globes expands its voting body45:13 Nolan's Odyssey & the casting backlash47:16 Oscar eligibility & the diversity-rule conspiracy56:05 The Daniels cast Matt Damon59:03 Wrap-up & sign-off

Which Cannes Movies Could Crash the Oscars?

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 45:53

This week on Oscars Outsider, Cannes is open, but Hollywood might have left the group chat.We dig into a strange Cannes lineup where the big American studio titles mostly stayed home, while European, East Asian, and international festival heavyweights take center stage. What does that mean for the Oscar race? Is Hollywood avoiding the risk of an early festival reaction, or is Cannes simply becoming less dependent on Hollywood glamour?We also look at the films that could emerge from Cannes as real awards contenders, including potential international players, major auteurs returning to the Croisette, and the movies that might shape the Best Picture conversation months from now.It's Cannes season, which means it's time to overreact responsibly.Subscribe to Oscars Outsider for awards race analysis, Oscar history, festival coverage, and movie conversations from outside the usual pundit bubble.#Oscars #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival #OscarRace #BestPicture #Movies #AwardsSeason #FilmFestival

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Oscar rule changes: Is Sandra Hüller UNSTOPPABLE?

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 56:50

The Academy just killed a rule that's been in place since 1931 — and Sandra Hüller might be the first actor in nearly a century to benefit. We get into all three big Oscar rule changes for the 99th Academy Awards: the double-nomination rule, the new path to International Feature, and the AI ban. Plus the quiet Best Original Song tweak that might actually matter most.Then we look at what's already sticky for next year — Project Hail Mary (and why Ryan Gosling's Adam Sandler era needs to end), Michael, Devil Wears Prada 2 — and the early frame of the Best Actor race shaping up around Tom Cruise's Digger and Matt Damon's Odyssey.Greta Gerwig's Narnia just got pushed to 2027. So what's Netflix backing now?

Buddy 2 Backstabber | Summer House, The Valley, Cannes + RHORI

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 63:17

Scamanda is getting messy — and the more you look at it, the harder it is to pin down what's actually going on.We get into the shifting dynamics at the center of that story, how quickly perceptions can flip, and why this one feels different from the usual Bravo drama. From there, we move into The Valley, RHORI, and some early Cannes thoughts, breaking down the moments, character beats, and production choices that stood out this week.What starts as a conversation about one storyline turns into a broader look at how these shows construct tension, loyalty, and narrative — and how quickly all of that can unravel.If you've been following any of this, we want to hear your take.#Scamanda #Bravo #RHORI #TheValley #Cannes #SummerHouse

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Final Oscar Nomination Predictions (Plus a Wild Oscar Fantasy Trade)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 13:05

With Oscar nominations just a day away, we lock in our final predictions for who will be nominated, not who will win.This clip comes from our sister show, The Oscars Outsider Podcast, where we go deep on the Best Picture race, debating locks, vulnerable contenders, international wildcards, and whether an animated film like K-Pop Demon Hunters could actually crack the final ten. We also dig into surprise possibilities like F1, Blue Moon, and where films like Train Dreams, Begonia, and The Secret Agent really stand.What starts as a prediction draft quickly turns into something else entirely: a live trade negotiation that reshapes both of our Best Picture slates and forces us to confront what really matters on nomination morning.If you want the full conversation, including our complete predictions, historical Oscar context, and the chaos that followed, you can find it on The Oscars Outsider Podcast.

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Our WAY TOO EARLY Oscars Fantasy Draft: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 57:16

Welcome to Oscars Outsider, a limited-run awards-season spinoff from the team behind Bravo Outsider. Each year we obsess over the Oscars, the gossip, the precursors, and the chaos — so this season we're making it official.In this episode, Craig and Dylan kick things off with our WAY-too-early Oscars Fantasy Draft, recorded before the Golden Globes nominations drop. With almost no precursor data and only vibes to guide us, we each draft a slate of eight films, plus bonus actor picks, to see who can predict the most nominations and wins across:The OscarsThe Golden GlobesThe BAFTAsPGA, DGA, WGA, and SAGWe break down the scoring system, discuss how narratives build over awards season, and argue about which contenders are real, which are smoke, and which sleepers might surge once the discourse machine kicks in.You can find full rules and scoring on our website:

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Is the Vanderpump Rules Reboot Actually Going to be Good? | S12 Premiere Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 47:13

In this episode of Bravo Outsider, we dive deep into the Season 12 reboot of Vanderpump Rules — the return of SUR, the total cast overhaul, and the big question: Can a brand-new crew deliver the chaos, drama, and magnitude the show was built on? We compare the legacy cast with the new SUR-vers and ask if the reboot might actually work this time.