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