The 95th Academy Awards (Films of 2022) - Part I

The Oscars Got It Wrong

We’re covering the most recent Academy Awards in this episode! As usual for the years where there are more than 5 nominees, will be taking the 10 films, pitting them against one another, and deciding on winners and losers. The losers are discussed in this episode.

• Play along with your own bracket

The nominees were: All Quiet on the Western Front; Avatar: The Way of Water; The Banshees of Inisherin; Elvis; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Fabelmans; Tár; Top Gun: Maverick; Triangle of Sadness; and Women Talking .

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

7:00 - Bracket Set-Up

7:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 14:55 - The Banshees of Inisherin vs. Triangle of Sadness Loser Discussion
• 23:55 - Top Gun: Maverick vs. Elvis Loser Discussion
• 33:40 - Everything Everywhere All At Once vs. Avatar: The Way of Water Loser Discussion
• 57:30 - All Quiet on the Western Front vs. Women Talking Loser Discussion
• 1:07:45 - The Fabelmans vs. Tár Loser Discussion

1:25:05 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:26:10 - Next Time