The 2026 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the Sixth Annual Big Picks! Plus: The Craziest Awards Season in Years.

Sean and Amanda are joined by friend of the pod Wesley Morris for a very special episode! First, they react to the news that Paramount has won the bidding war for Warner Bros. and have an extensive conversation on the long-term ramifications for the industry (4:46). Next, they recap three recent awards shows—the ACE Awards, the PGAs, and the Actor Awards—and dissect what it means for the two-horse Best Picture race between One Battle After Another and Sinners (35:47). Last, they kick off their sixth annual Alternative Oscar awards (a.k.a. the Big Picks), in which they award alternative nominees and winners for the major Oscar categories, as well as some additional homemade categories that they believe should exist at the Academy Awards (1:30:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Wesley Morris
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh