The Oscar Nominations Went as Expected… Mostly
The Oscar nominations are finally here — and they didn’t break the way we expected. In this episode, we react in real time to the full list of nominees, sorting through the surprises, the snubs, and the calls that completely upended our...
January 23, 2026
2025 Oscar Season Scoreboard
Track our hosts' predictions and see how they're scoring throughout the awards season
Dylan — 384 pts 🥇
Craig — 356 pts 🥈
About Oscars Outsider
Oscars Outsider is a podcast where Craig Midwinter and Dylan Ferguson break down the Oscars the way most people break down sports. We follow the awards race week by week — the narratives, the precursors, the surprises, the discourse, and the strategy behind every contender's campaign.
We treat awards season like a competitive ecosystem, tracking momentum, analyzing the politics of voting bodies, and running our own Oscars Fantasy Draft to score nominations, wins, snubs, and everything in between.
Perfect if you like:
- •Oscars coverage with a sports-brain framing
- •Deep dives into Oscars history and film analysis
- •Strategic breakdowns of awards season campaigns
- •Thoughtful film reviews and industry insights
Craig Midwinter
Co-host and Oscars strategist with a passion for awards season narratives.
Dylan Ferguson
Co-host bringing film analysis and Oscars history expertise.
All Episodes
Oscar Nomination Predictions, the 82nd Oscars, and One Battle After Another
With Oscar nominations just a day away, we lock in our final predictions for which films will make the Best Picture lineup, not who will win, but who will get in. We debate the strength of films...
January 21, 2026
The Weirdest and the Most Iconic Oscar Campaigns
The weirdest Oscars campaign of all time. The most iconic Best Actress campaign of all time. In this episode of Oscars Outsider, we explore two unforgettable moments in awards history: Melissa Leo’s...
January 13, 2026
The Golden Globes Were Rigged (And Everyone Knew)
For decades, the Golden Globes were Hollywood’s strangest open secret. Long before their modern reboot, and long before the scandals that finally brought down the Hollywood Foreign Press...
January 6, 2026
The Oscars at the End of History | Oscars Outsider Podcast
In 1999, the Academy Awards didn’t just celebrate movies — they celebrated a worldview. In this episode of Oscars Outsider, we revisit the 71st Academy Awards and ask whether the ceremony represents...
December 24, 2025
Our WAY TOO EARLY Oscars Fantasy Draft: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Welcome to Oscars Outsider, a limited-run awards-season spinoff from the team behind Bravo Outsider. Each year we obsess over the Oscars, the gossip, the precursors, and the chaos — so this season...
December 9, 2025