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Spider-Man: No Way Home’ for Best Picture—Why the Hell Not?

The Big Picture

January 4, 2022 · 1:14:49 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Oscars in crisis amid theatrical upheaval▶ 4:42
Reviewing 'The Lost Daughter'▶ 43:43
Power-ranking the Best Picture contenders▶ 57:06

Lists in this episode

Variety's Best Actress contenders

Published list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 57:16

Read on air from Sean Fennessey’s published list.

  1. ·Kristen Stewart · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:16
  2. ·Lady Gaga · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:21
  3. ·Alana Haim · Amanda Dobbins▶ 57:27
  4. ·Olivia Colman · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:04
  5. ·Nicole Kidman · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:06
  6. ·Jessica Chastain · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:09
  7. ·Rachel Zegler · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:11
  8. ·Frances McDormand · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:14
  9. ·Penélope Cruz · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:22
  10. ·Emilia Jones · Sean Fennessey▶ 58:26

Amanda's Best Picture power rankings (round two)

Ranked list · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · ▶ 1:01:12

  1. 10Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:01:12
  2. ·The Lost Daughter (2021) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:02:02
  3. 8West Side Story (1961) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:03:54
  4. 7Licorice Pizza (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:41
  5. 6Don't Look Up (2021) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:05:35
  6. ·Being the Ricardos · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:27
  7. 4King Richard (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:03
  8. 2Belfast (2021) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:10:11
  9. 1Power of the Dog (2021) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:10:12
  10. 3Dune (1984) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:09:44

Movies Referenced (43)

Black Panther (2018)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 4:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don't Look Up (2021)

8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 15:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Drive My Car (2021)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Free Guy (2021)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joker (2019)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 24:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Lost Daughter (2021)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 43:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Darkest Hour (2017)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 25:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

King Richard (2021)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 23:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lady Bird (2017)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 25:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Licorice Pizza (2021)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 32:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Power of the Dog (2021)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 23:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

West Side Story (1961)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 23:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (9)

Martin Scorsese

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 6:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Walt Frasier

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 20:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:11:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bennett Miller

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Foxcatcher, Capote, Moneyball▶ 1:14:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Nolan

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 14:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Denis Villeneuve

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049▶ 14:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jane Campion

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bright Star, The Power of the Dog▶ 14:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 14:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Soderbergh

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 14:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (42)

Olivia Colman

15 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Favourite, The Lost Daughter▶ 46:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Holland

14 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Captain America: Civil War▶ 3:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Maggie Gyllenhaal

11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Dark Knight, Crazy Heart▶ 43:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrew Garfield

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Hacksaw Ridge, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Social Network▶ 29:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Franco

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Spring Breakers, The Disaster Artist, 127 Hours▶ 38:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kristen Wiig

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Bridesmaids, The Skeleton Twins▶ 40:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rachel Zegler

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for West Side Story▶ 58:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alana Haim

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Licorice Pizza, One Battle After Another▶ 57:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anne Hathaway

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married▶ 38:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lady Gaga

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Star Is Born, Joker: Folie à Deux, House of Gucci▶ 57:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Meryl Streep

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mamma Mia!, Out of Africa▶ 51:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nicole Kidman

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole▶ 58:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Elena Ferrante

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Lost Daughter▶ 44:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Aaron Sorkin

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 1:08:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Rothman

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Down by Law▶ 26:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗