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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. If you care about movies and the game behind the movies, you’re in the right place.

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12/9/2025

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Episode thumbnail for Did Sinners Get Robbed? | 98th Academy Awards Reaction

March 17, 2026

Did Sinners Get Robbed? | 98th Academy Awards Reaction

<p>The 98th Academy Awards are in the books — and we&#39;ve got thoughts. One Battle After Another holds on for Best Picture, Michael B. Jordan upsets Timothée Chalamet for Best Actor, and Sinners walks away with 4 wins from 16 nominations — the most losses in Oscar history. Did it get robbed? We break it all down.We also get into Conan&#39;s hosting, the ceremony&#39;s surprise technical issues, the K-pop Demon Hunters getting played off stage, Javier Bardem&#39;s Free Palestine moment, Sean Penn&#39;s no-show, and the final results of our season-long Oscars fantasy draft.This is the final episode of Oscars Outsider Season 1. Thanks for coming along for the ride.🏆 Final Fantasy Draft Score: Craig 592 – Dylan 548</p>

Episode thumbnail for Can SINNERS Steal Best Picture? | Oscars 2026 Final Predictions

March 11, 2026

Can SINNERS Steal Best Picture? | Oscars 2026 Final Predictions

<p>It's the final reckoning. The Oscars Outsider crew is back one last time before Hollywood's biggest night to go through EVERY category and give you our ultimate predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards.</p><p>The big question: Can Sinners pull off the upset and become the first horror movie to win Best Picture? Or does One Battle After Another hold the line? We break down the Sinners surge, the late-voting wrinkle that could change everything, and why you'd have to go back to Crash 20 years ago to find a precedent for what Sinners is trying to do.</p><p>Plus: Is Timothée Chalamet actually going to lose Best Actor? Could Ethan Hawke be a spoiler? We get into the dumb scandals (Chalamet vs. ballet, Jesse Buckley vs. cats), the new Best Casting award, who's winning King or Queen of the Dead in the In Memoriam, and much more.</p><p>Featuring Dylan Ferguson, Craig Midwinter, Sean O'Rourke, and Rory Follis.</p><p>🗳️ Drop your predictions in the comments — we'll see who got the closest after Oscar night.</p>

Episode thumbnail for Is Timothée DONE? SAG Just Flipped the Oscar Race

March 3, 2026

Is Timothée DONE? SAG Just Flipped the Oscar Race

<p>The SAG Awards may have just blown the Best Actor race wide open.Michael B. Jordan wins. Sinners surges. And suddenly Timothée Chalamet doesn’t look so inevitable anymore.In this episode, we break down:What Jordan’s SAG win actually means for the Oscar raceWhether “front-runner fatigue” is realIf Sinners is building unstoppable momentumWhether Best Picture is suddenly back in playAnd as part of our ongoing Best Picture deep dive series, we discuss this week’s nominee: Sentimental Value — does it have a real path to a win, or is it peaking too early?Plus: Craig faces an Oscars trivia quiz you can play along with at home.The race just got interesting.</p>

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What is Oscars Outsider Archive?

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.

If you care about movies and the game behind the movies, you’re in the right place.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

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