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Who Won the Movie
Who benefits most from the film.
Who Won the Movie has run in 374 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.
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| Episode | Host | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| ‘L.A. Confidential’ | Andy Greenwald | Russell Crowe — Russell Crowe, emphasizing this was a breakout performance where you leave the movie only talking about this person |
| ‘L.A. Confidential’ | Bill Simmons | Russell Crowe — Curtis Hanson initially, then agreed Russell Crowe won the movie because it set up 10 years of Crowe being one of the biggest stars |
| ‘L.A. Confidential’ | Chris Ryan | Russell Crowe — Russell Crowe, noting that Crowe has been minimized in their discussion |
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Bill Simmons | Ryan Gosling — Discusses Ryan Gosling as obviously in the running and how he benefited by showing his range across multiple genres, but doesn't give a definitive pick |
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Chris Ryan | Ryan Gosling — Praises Gosling's willingness to be vulnerable and take comedic risks that other young actors won't take, calling him 'your number one guy' of this generation |
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Rob Mahoney | Ryan Gosling — Emphasizes both Gosling's willingness to embarrass himself and Russell Crowe's essential counterweight performance, suggesting both benefited significantly |
| ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ | Bill Simmons | William Petersen — Peterson - because this starts his career and eventually leads to CSI |
| ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ | Chris Ryan | Willem Dafoe — Freak |
| ‘Fargo’ | Bill Simmons | Joel Coen — The Coen Brothers - for creating a completely original depiction of the world |
| ‘Fargo’ | Chris Ryan | Joel Coen — Discussed concerns about whether the movie mocks Minnesotans and criticism that the Coens make fun of people they depict, but defended that they just see humor in it |
| ‘Fargo’ | Kyle Brandt | Minnesota - specifically pre-Randy Moss, pre-Joe Mauer, pre-Jesse Ventura Minnesota, with Marge Gunderson as the face of Minnesota |
| ‘Sicario’ | Bill Simmons | Taylor Sheridan — Taylor Sheridan - calls him the obvious winner because he literally won the movie and it jump started his 11+ year career |