Bonus Episode - The Oscars vs Sci-Fi Movies

Hey Oscar fans! One thing we’ve noticed in making this show is how few Science Fiction Films win Oscars. In fact, only ONE indisputable Sci-Fi film has ever won Best Picture! And it took over 42 years for the Academy to even nominate a Sci-Fi film! In this bonus episode, “Tex” and Mark run down the science fiction films that were nominated (for BP and Best Director) and lost; and more importantly which great Sci-Fi films were overlooked completely. Along the way, we make the case whether or not there is genre bias against Sci-Fi and if the Oscars have finally come around on recognizing science fiction for more than just technical awards. Either way, we discuss a ton of movies (listed below) for you to check out or revisit. Enjoy and thanks for listening! Sci-Fi Films Mentioned Everything, Everywhere, All at Once The Shape of Water Star Wars Frankenstein Ex-Machina Annihilation Them! Godzilla Mad Max: Fury Road Dune Pt. One Dune Pt. Two Terminator Terminator 2 Alien Aliens The Matrix Blade Runner Blade Runner 2049 A Clockwork Orange Close Encounters of the Third Kind ET Jurassic Park Avatar District 9 Inception Gravity Her The Martian Interstellar Arrival Black Panther Avatar: The Way of Water Don’t Look Up Poor Things Metropolis The Day the Earth Stood Still 2001 A Space Odyssey Planet of the Apes The Empire Strikes Back Back to the Future Brazil 12 Monkeys Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Children of Men Tenet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Charley Starman Cocoon The Fly Moon Edge of Tomorrow Melancholia Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn Galaxy Quest Primer Coherence Time Crimes The Man From Earth Safety Not Guaranteed The One I Love Gattaca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices