The Big Picture · Awards · Roundtable
Screw It, We're Giving Out 2021 Oscars Right Now
March 31, 2020/ 80 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
With no new releases to argue about, Sean and Amanda hand out their own quarter-turn Oscars for the movies of Q1 2020, then take wild, sight-unseen guesses at what might actually win a year from now.
46 films across 2 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The Quarter-Turn AwardsSean and Amanda's own six categories for the movies of Q1 2020
Best Supporting Actress
- Bacurau Sônia Braga
- Bad Boys for Life Kate del Castillo
- All the Bright Places Elle Fanning
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire Adèle Haenel Winner
- Spenser Confidential Iliza Shlesinger
Best Supporting Actor
- Sonic the Hedgehog Jim Carrey
- Big Time Adolescence Pete Davidson
- The Banker Samuel L. Jackson Winner
- First Cow Orion Lee
- Birds of Prey Ewan McGregor
Best Actor
- The Way Back Ben Affleck Winner
- The Traitor Pierfrancesco Favino
- Downhill Will Ferrell
- First Cow John Magaro
- The Photograph Lakeith Stanfield
Best Actress
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always Sidney Flanigan
- The Assistant Julia Garner
- The Hunt Betty Gilpin
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire Noémie Merlant
- The Invisible Man Elisabeth Moss Winner
Best Director
- Emma Autumn de Wilde
- The Assistant Kitty Green
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman
- First Cow Kelly Reichardt Winner
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Forecasting the Real Oscars sight-unseen picks for what actually wins a year from now, same six categories
Picked by Sean Fennessey
Minari 2020
Best Supporting Actor pick: Steven Yeun, with a caveat about possible category fraud.
Also mentioned raised along the way
In passing Water LiliesKingpinMeek's CutoffWendy and LucyHer SmellThe WifeCarolLes MisérablesFord v FerrariOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodA Star Is BornGone GirlPolice, AdjectiveInfinite FootballMo' Better BluesBamboozledBlondeRespect
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV The West WingMad MenThe Handmaid's TaleOzarkGame of Thrones