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The Oscars Snubs Draft. Plus: ‘Sirāt’!
February 16, 2026 · 2:51:35 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey · With Chris Ryan, Joanna Robisnon, Amanda Dobbins, Joanna Robinson, Katey Rich
Edition: Oscars Snubs
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The Oscars Snubs Movie Draft
Joanna Robinson · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Katie Rich
Joanna Robinson · 7 picks
| #1 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Best Picture Winner Snub | ▶ 22:53 |
| #10 | Rebecca | Best Director Winner Snub | ▶ 45:27 |
| #11 | In the Mood for Love | Best Picture Nominee Snub 21st Century | ▶ 50:11 |
| #20 | Witness | Best Actor Winner Snub | ▶ 1:15:43 |
| #21 | Arrival | Best Actress Winner Snub | ▶ 1:17:53 |
| #30 | Seven Samurai | Best Picture Nominee Snub 20th Century | ▶ 1:40:00 |
| #31 | Dangerous Liaisons | Wild Card | ▶ 1:40:00 |
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #2 | The Social Network | Best Picture Winner Snub | ▶ 25:41 |
| #9 | Malcolm X | Best Actor Winner Snub | ▶ 44:17 |
| #12 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Best Director Winner Snub | ▶ 53:42 |
| #19 | The Dark Knight | Best Picture Nominee Snub 21st Century | ▶ 1:12:53 |
| #22 | Bringing Up Baby | Best Picture Nominee Snub 20th Century | ▶ 1:19:13 |
| #29 | Something's Gotta Give | Best Actress Winner Snub | ▶ 1:36:06 |
| #32 | Network | Wild Card | ▶ 1:46:00 |
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #3 | Goodfellas | Best Picture Winner Snub | ▶ 27:56 |
| #8 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Best Picture Nominee Snub 20th Century | ▶ 42:00 |
| #13 | All About Eve | Best Actress Winner Snub | ▶ 56:07 |
| #18 | The Big Lebowski | Best Actor Winner Snub | ▶ 1:09:49 |
| #23 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Best Director Winner Snub | ▶ 1:21:40 |
| #28 | Children of Men | Best Picture Nominee Snub 21st Century | ▶ 1:36:03 |
| #33 | Days of Heaven | Wild Card | ▶ 1:48:49 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #4 | Brokeback Mountain | Best Picture Winner Snub | ▶ 30:46 |
| #7 | Singin' in the Rain | Best Picture Nominee Snub 20th Century | ▶ 38:28 |
| #14 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Best Picture Nominee Snub 21st Century | ▶ 58:02 |
| #17 | The Exorcist | Best Actress Winner Snub | ▶ 1:04:55 |
| #24 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Best Actor Winner Snub | ▶ 1:24:12 |
| #27 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Best Director Winner Snub | ▶ 1:31:51 |
| #34 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Wild Card | ▶ 1:49:24 |
Katie Rich · 7 picks
| #5 | Do the Right Thing | Best Picture Nominee Snub 20th Century | ▶ 32:20 |
| #6 | Chinatown | Best Actor Winner Snub | ▶ 35:24 |
| #15 | Citizen Kane | Best Picture Winner Snub | ▶ 1:00:34 |
| #16 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Best Actress Winner Snub | ▶ 1:00:34 |
| #25 | The Matrix | Best Director Winner Snub | ▶ 1:25:55 |
| #26 | First Man | Best Picture Nominee Snub 21st Century | ▶ 1:28:10 |
| #35 | Hoop Dreams | Wild Card | ▶ 1:50:40 |
Movies Referenced (201)
Directors Referenced (34)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 38:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest▶ 46:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 28:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 26:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Leaving Las Vegas▶ 7:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · · Known for Chinatown, The Ghost Writer▶ 1:22:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon▶ 39:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 1:12:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Beautiful Mind▶ 1:16:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (122)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 35:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Erin Brockovich, Big Fish▶ 1:03:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · · Known for Annie Hall, Reds, Something's Gotta Give▶ 1:15:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed▶ 34:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · · Known for The Hateful Eight, The Untouchables▶ 1:47:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fatal Attraction, The Wife, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 1:03:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sunset Boulevard▶ 56:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding▶ 29:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, Titanic▶ 1:01:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · · Known for Misery, Dolores Claiborne, Titanic▶ 1:54:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (10)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 1:29:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 12:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ran, The Hidden Fortress▶ 1:16:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Anomalisa, Synecdoche, New York▶ 1:03:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Jurassic Park, Stir of Echoes, Black Bag▶ 1:19:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Creed▶ 3:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 26:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 1:37:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Crash, In the Valley of Elah▶ 32:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Taking of Pelham 123, The Other Guys▶ 30:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Thin Red Line, L.A. Story, Practical Magic▶ 31:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗