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The 2023 Alternative Oscars, A.K.A the Big Picks!
The Big Picture
February 28, 2023 · 1:49:43 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Wesley Morris
Lists in this episode
Standout performance pick (category name not captured in window)
Unranked list · Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · ▶ 44:38
- ·Tenoch Huerta (uncertain — transcribed 'Teno Cueto/Teno Chwerty/Cueto') · Wesley Morris▶ 46:37
- ·Thuso Mbedu (The Woman King) — transcribed 'Tuso Mbedo' · Wesley Morris▶ 46:45
- ·Sophie Kauer (Tár) — transcribed 'Sobi Cower' · honorable mention · Amanda Dobbins▶ 47:25
- ·Diego Calva · Sean Fennessey▶ 44:38
- ·Darkshark · Sean Fennessey▶ 44:41
- ·Gracija Filipović · Sean Fennessey▶ 44:45
- ·Amber Midthunder · Sean Fennessey▶ 44:56
- ·Jenna Ortega · Sean Fennessey▶ 44:58
- ·Park Ji-min · Sean Fennessey▶ 45:00
- ·Daniel Zolghadri · Sean Fennessey▶ 45:02
Best Cameo
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 55:53
- ·Jessica Chastain in Armageddon Time · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:53
- ·Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans · Sean Fennessey▶ 55:54
- ·Spike Jonze in Babylon · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:04
- ·Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:08
- ·David Lynch in The Fabelmans · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:10
- ·Yo-Yo Ma in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:17
- ·Tobey Maguire in Babylon · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:18
- ·Samantha Morton in She Said · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:21
- ·Chloë Sevigny in Bones and All · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:23
- ·Ben Stiller in Bros · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:26
- ·Ethan Hawke in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · honorable mention · Wesley Morris▶ 56:49
Best First Feature
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 40:05
Movies Referenced (56)
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins▶ 36:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins▶ 6:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins▶ 44:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins▶ 40:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 44:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 56:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris▶ 1:13:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:37:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:13:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (11)
5 mentions · Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 8:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Aftersun▶ 1:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Inland Empire▶ 56:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers▶ 1:37:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey · Known for Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights, The Old Guard▶ 52:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z▶ 1:10:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris · Known for The Batman, Let Me In, War for the Planet of the Apes▶ 1:37:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Wesley Morris · Known for The Hurt Locker, Spider-Man▶ 35:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Wesley Morris · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, Swingers, Fair Game▶ 19:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sea of Love, Mercury Rising▶ 7:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Wesley Morris · Known for Annie Hall, Manhattan, Deconstructing Harry▶ 1:12:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (66)
22 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 5:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Wesley Morris · Known for Aftersun▶ 40:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey · Known for Nope, Get Out, Us▶ 52:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fences, The Help, Doubt▶ 46:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris · Known for The Fabelmans, Saturday Night▶ 1:10:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Kung Fu Panda 2, Big Trouble in Little China▶ 25:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Doors, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 56:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris · Known for Get Out, Black Panther, Judas and the Black Messiah▶ 45:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Top Five, The Longest Yard, Head of State▶ 36:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 52:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris · Known for True Lies, Everything Everywhere All at Once▶ 20:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Scream VI▶ 44:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (5)
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Wesley Morris · Known for The Handmaiden, Oldboy, No Other Choice▶ 45:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Wesley Morris · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 1:24:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Wesley Morris, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Top Gun: Maverick, Armageddon▶ 8:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Usual Suspects, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning▶ 15:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Knives Out, Looper, Glass Onion▶ 57:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗