The Lone Screenplay Nominee Podcast
The Lone Screenplay Nominee Podcast is hosted by Matthew Anderson. On each episode, a guest & I will discuss each film in regards to their overall quality, whether or not their sole screenplay nomination was worthy, & would we personally nominate it for another category. We also have our miniseries, The Lone Screenplay Winners. If you'd like to know when episodes will be on the air, you can find our channel on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TLSNpodcast).
Episodes
For our next episode, we have Jeffrey Kare on the podcast to discuss Splendor in the Grass! In our spoiler-filled discussion, we talk about why this is one of Jeffrey's favorite screenplay winners of the 1960's as well as praising Natalie Wood's terrific performance.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 1:18
Discussion (Spoilers): 1:18 - 41:46
Awards Talk: 41:46 - 1:04:56
Outro: 1:04:56 - 1:09:05
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We're back with our first episode of the main show on American Fiction! This time, we have Roberto Ortiz back on to discuss how Cord Jefferson's directorial debut got himself the writing Oscar, and whether or not this holds up.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 1:46
Discussion (Spoilers): 1:46 - 34:50
Awards Talk: 34:50 - 1:05:06
Conclusion: 1:05:06 - 1:09:12
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On our last main episode of 2025, we have Thomas Digby on to discuss a 2007 sleeper hit that managed to win Diablo Cody her Oscar for her work on Jason Reitman's film, Juno.
Timestamps:
0:00 - 2:07 - Intro
2:07 - 44:56 - Discussion (Spoilers)
44:56 - 1:08:43 - Awards Talk
1:08:43 - 1:13:09 - Outro
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For our next episode, Riley Quinn is back on the podcast to discuss this 1996 sleeper hit that got Billy Bob Thornton his breakout role & Oscar win in Adapted Screenplay, Sling Blade.
Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:21 - Intro
1:21 - 39:14 - Discussion (Spoilers)
39:14 - 1:10:10 - Awards Talk
1:10:10 - 1:12:50 - Outro
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We're finally back with another Wes Anderson film, Moonrise Kingdom, on the podcast with Meredith Loftus returning to discuss another film from her favorite director.
Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:32 - Intro
1:32 - 40:55 - Discussion (Spoilers)
40:55 - 1:10:25 - Awards Talk
1:10:25 - 1:15:03 - Outro
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On this episode, we'll be discussing Danny Boyle's Trainspotting with the podcast host of The Revisionist's Almanac, Andrew Corns.
Timestamps:
0:00 - 3:06 - Intro
3:06 - 43:58 - Discussion (Spoilers)
43:58 - 1:12:16 - Awards Talk
1:12:16 - 1:16:24 - Outro
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Our first lone writing nominee of the season with Noah Haye & Kyle Arking back on the show to discuss the 2015 film, Straight Outta Compton!
Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:10 - Intro
1:10 - 1:07:52 - Discussion (Spoilers)
1:07:52 - 1:18:50 - Awards Talk
1:18:50 - 1:22:23 - Outro
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We're back with Call Me by Your Name with Juan Carlos Ojano, host of The One-Inch Barrier Podcast, hopping back on to discuss this LGBTQ+ film!
Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:37 - Intro
1:37 - 52:47 - Discussion (Spoilers)
52:47 - 1:15:22 - Awards Talk
1:15:22 - 1:24:11 - Outro
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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
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
1:...
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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