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

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