The Lone Screenplay Nominee Podcast

Welcome to our third season of The Lone Screenplay Nominee Podcast! We're back on to discuss Ang Lee & Emma Thompson's collaboration with Sense & Sensibility! On the episode, we have Klarissa Beckstead on the show to glow about one of her favorite "comfort films"

Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:50 - Intro

1:50 - 1:10:25 - Discussion (Spoilers)

1:10:25 - 1:35:52 - Awards Discussion

1:35:52 - 1:40:41 - Outro

Ebert & Sis...

We're back with another miniseries episode with Valentina Starcovich coming back on to discuss one of her favorite 2023 films, Anatomy of a Fall.

Check out Jack Mahanes' article on how Anatomy of a Fall won the Oscar: https://www.goldderby.com/article/2024/oscar-predictions-anatomy-of-a-fall-will-win-best-original-screenplay/

Timestamps:

0:00 - 2:02 - Intro

2:02 - 42:42 - Discussion (Spoilers)

42:42 - 1:24:13 - Awards Talk

1:24:13 - 1:26...

For our 9th episode of the miniseries, Christian Hannah returns for a longer episode to dive into Michel Gondry & Charlie Kaufman's collaboration on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Is there more to this film than a quirky premise, or do we find it to be an overrated bore of the creator's respective filmography?Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:51 - Intro

1:51 - 49:21 - Discussion (Spoilers)

49:21 - 1:38:31 - Awards Talk

1:38:31 - 1:39:53...

On our 8th episode of the miniseries (and one of the shorter ones we've done thus far), Roberto Ortiz returns to the podcast to discuss Adam McKay's first foray into being a dramatic director, The Big Short. Will Roberto & Matthew agree on this being a solid footing for the director, or will they be divided on McKay's change of pace?

For more information on Roberto's short film, LifeCycle, check out here: https://www.imdb.com/ti...

We're back with an actual lone writing nominee as Jaylan Salah hops back on to discuss Alain Resnais' My American Uncle. On the episode, we discuss whether this is an obscure French film that's worth taking another look at or if you should row past this island.Timestamps:

0:00 - 2:11 - Intro

2:11 - 40:09 - Discussion (Spoilers)

40:09 - 52:53 - Awards Talk

52:53 - 55:08 - Outro

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For our 7th episode of the miniseries, Megan Loucks is back to discuss one of her favorite filmmakers with what ended up being Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-winning script, Belfast. We also dive into why this became the film's sole win at the 94th Academy Awards.

Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:00 - Intro

1:00 - 43:15 - Discussion (Spoilers)

43:15 - 1:09:14 - Awards Talk

1:09:14 - 1:12:07 - Outro

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For our 6th episode for the miniseries, we have Luis A. Mendez back on the show to discuss the recent lone writing Oscar winner, Conclave. Not only do we dissect the film itself, but we also dive into why we think its awards chances dissipated as the season went along.

NOTE: We had recorded this in advance & were not aware of Pope Francis' passing until after the recording.

Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:37 - Intro

1:37 - 39:25 - Discussion ...

On our 5th episode of The Lone Screenplay Winner miniseries, we have a film critic from Offscreen Central, Sarah Abraham, on the podcast to discuss one of her favorite 2022 films, Women Talking, as well as what may have happened that season to its awards' chances.

Here's the link to Sarah's thoughts on the film which is on Offscreen Central!

Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:34 - Intro

1:34 - 39:54 - Discussion (Spoilers)

39:54 - 1:27:00 - Awards Ta...

We're back with our first official lone screenplay nominee episode of 2025 with First Reformed. This has been an episode in the making for almost two years & we finally got both Nick Zednik & Nikko Caruso in the mix on this show. We hope you guys enjoy it & we're hoping to have them back on the podcast down the road.

Timestamps:

0:00 - 2:44 - Intro

2:44 - 51:51 - Discussion (Spoilers)

51:51 - 1:21:47 - Awards Talk

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For our 4th episode of The Lone Screenplay Winner miniseries, I have Tariq Khan on the podcast to discuss one of the more talked about Original Screenplay winners from the 90's, The Crying Game. We also discuss what went down that award season from Al Pacino's career win to the upset in the Supporting Actress category.Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:42 - Intro

1:42 - 24:23 - Discussion (Spoilers)

24:23 - 49:53 - Awards Talk

49:53 - 52:28 - Outro

W...

Here's our 3rd episode of The Lone Screenplay Winner miniseries with Jeffrey Kare coming on the show to discuss Promising Young Woman as well as why it managed to only win its sole writing category.Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:35 - Intro

1:35 - 37:10 - Discussion (Spoilers)

37:10 - 1:07:38 - Awards Talk

1:07:38 - 1:10:24 - Outro

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We're back for our 2nd episode of The Lone Screenplay Winner miniseries with Jack Mahanes joining me to discuss Pulp Fiction & why it couldn't win in any other categories.Timestamps:

0:00 - 1:40 - Intro

1:40 - 57:25 - Discussion (Spoilers)

57:25 - 1:19:17 - Awards Talk

1:19:17 - 1:22:57 - Outro

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For our first episode of 2025, we're back with our miniseries, The Lone Screenplay Winner, and for our first episode we'll be discussing the 2000 Cameron Crowe flick, Almost Famous. Coming back on the podcast to discuss this film we have the co-host of The Vigilante 1939 podcast, Nick Zednik.

Timestamps:

0:00 - 0:28 - Intro

0:28 - 39:19 - Discussion (Spoilers)

39:19 - 1:07:22 - Awards Talk

1:07:22 - 1:09:50 - Outro

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On our last episode of 2024, Christina Jeurling Birro is back on the show to discuss the 2009 political black satire,In the Loop.Timestamps:

0:00 - 7:14 - Intro

7:14 - 35:09 - Discussion (Spoilers)

35:09 - 43:20 - Awards Talk

43:20 - 45:53 - Outro

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For our 34th episode of the podcast, I have Megan Loucks on to discuss Lars and the Real Girl. We also make a special announcement for the show itself as we move into the next year.

Link to Cereal Ryan Gosling Meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ryan-gosling-wont-eat-his-cerealTimestamps:

0:00 - 7:14 - Intro

7:14 - 49:42 - Discussion (Spoilers)

49:42 - 1:05:58 - Awards Talk

1:05:58 - 1:11:44 - Outro

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On our 33rd episode, Roberto Ortiz comes back on the podcast to discuss one of Woody Allen's financially successful film, Match Point. Timestamps:

0:00 - 10:41 - Intro

10:41 - 53:03 - Discussion (Spoilers)

53:03 - 1:17:16 - Awards Talk

1:17:16 - 1:19:53 - Outro

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For our 32nd episode, I'm joined by Christian Hannah in one of our longest podcast episodes to discuss the final lone screenplay nominee from the 90th Academy Awards, The Disaster Artist.Timestamps:

0:00 - 17:45 - Intro

17:45 - 1:09:01 - Discussion (Spoilers)

1:09:01 - 1:39:33 - Awards Talk

1:39:33 - 1:44:29 - Outro

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On our 31st episode, I'm joined by Jaylan Salah to discuss a French-Japanese production starring Oscar-nominee, Emmanuelle Riva, Hiroshima Mon Amour.

Timestamps:

0:00 - 5:57 - Intro

5:57 - 41:37 - Discussion (Spoilers)

41:37 - 1:00:53 - Awards Talk

1:00:53 - 1:04:38 - Outro

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For the show's 30th episode, Kristin Battestella joins me to talk about one of the better films based on Stephen King's works, Stand by Me. Timestamps:

0:00 - 6:58 - Intro

6:58 - 46:15 - Discussion (Spoilers)

46:15 - 1:02:40 - Awards Talk

1:02:40 - 1:05:04 - Outro

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