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An Oscar For Arnold
by An Oscar For Arnold
Sonny de Nocker and Tom Price sit down to unprofessionally discuss hypothetical film situations, particularly how Arnold Schwarzenegger could win an Academy Award.
Episodes
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Fixing Arnold's Post-Governor Career (Bite-Sized Bits 3)
Welcome back to bite-sized bits! We realize of course that we promised you that these would come out every two weeks or so, and it's been 5 weeks since the last one, but you gotta cut us some slack here in the lazy months of summer. And we hope you've been enjoying that summer, because it's time…
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The Worst Actor We Could Get an Oscar For (Bite-Sized Bits 2)
Welcome to another quickly-released Bite-Sized Bit! See how nice this is? You get less of us more frequently! Consider it a trial separation. Today the boys discuss the worst actors that they could conceivably get an Oscar for (and how they would accomplish that). Between the two of them, they…
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Arnold Elevating Other Roles (Bite-Sized Bits 1)
Happy summer, everyone! Since Sonny and Tom have been absolutely terrible at uploading podcasts this year, they came up with a brilliant strategy to increase their episode numbers: bite-sized bits! That's right, we're giving you less content at a higher frequency purely to boost our episode...
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Guessing How Movies End: Bonus Round
Welcome to the first bonus episode that was recorded as a standalone episode! What does that mean for you? It means we're too lazy to make a whole new episode so we recorded this bonus episode to pat ourselves on the back and forget about this podcast for a few more weeks. But at least you guys…
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Guessing How Movies End: Multiple Choice Edition
A vintage AOFA concept that nobody liked is back! In late 2022, Sonny and Tom played a game in which they read the beginning of movie descriptions and attempted to guess how the movies ended. The concept was nice, but the outcome was awful. Today, wiser in the years that have passed us by like…
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Predicting 2026
Welcome to a new year of An Oscar For Arnold! With prediction markets in the news these days, we thought it might be interesting if Sonny and Tom try to predict what will happen this year. We're talking about everything from Best Picture winner at the 2026 Academy Awards to the next celebrity...
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Bonus Bantober: Jared Leto & Other Falling Stars
Bantober may be on life support, but it ain't dead yet! For all of you who enjoyed the absurd amount of banter that we've brought you over the past month, you'll be happy to hear that there's a little bit more left over. Today we bring you the final bits of banter that weren't quite good enough…
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Bantober: Halloween Movies, MLK Day, & The Mile High Club
Happy Bantober! We promised you more banter this month and we weren't lying. We may have even given you too much banter! But you're going to take this banter and live with it. Because that is the #SpiritOfBantober There's so much banter, I'm just going to lay out the topics for you: Halloween...
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Oops! All Banter: Madison Beer, K-Pop, & Jedi Master Yarael Poof
Welcome to #Bantober! The boys are back with an XL banter episode to get you into the Bantober spirit. Admittedly, the episode is only this long because we originally planned a bonus banter episode that will now no longer be coming out. But stay tuned for a bit more banter this month, whether you...
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Which Celebrity Lived Longer?
We're back! Let's skip the empty apologies and get right into the game episode that you've all been waiting for. After wrapping up their 7-game series with the last game episode, the boys are back for a fresh start. And today they'll be playing Which Celebrity Lived Longer?, a clever spin on the...
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An Emmy For Arnold
After a hiatus that was inexcusably long, the boys are back to celebrate Episode 40! And since it's a special occasion, they decided to give you a special episode that harkens back to the idea that started it all. Instead of turning their iconic film Olympia into a mini series, the boys try to...
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The Fans Pick the Topic
Today, we wanted to give back to all you loyal listeners out there. The fans who have stood by our side for every episode. There's enough of you to populate a small village. Really more of a hamlet, if we're being honest. But we figured it was your turn to decide what Sonny and Tom were going to...
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"2nd Career" Actor Bracket
This is a bracket episode dedicated to all the celebrities who became famous for something other than acting (basically as a musician or athlete) and then became actors afterwards. Just wanted to start by clearing that up because the title does not really convey it but we didn't know what else to...
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Bonus Banter: Patrick Schwarzenegger & Benny Blanco
Not to toot our own horn here, but we think that last episode was probably the best banter episode we've ever done. So it's only natural that it would come with an incredible bonus banter episode attached to it. Enjoy the bits that weren't quite good enough for the regular episode, but still...
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Oops! All Banter: Al Pacino's Afterlife & Spin-Offs of Spin-Offs
That's right, it's banter time! But first, we should probably address the fact that Sonny and Tom open this episode by bragging about how early in the month they're recording an episode only for it to ultimately be released on the last day of the month. But hey, nobody's perfect. And if it makes...
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Which Movie Got More Oscar Nominations?
The boys kick off 2025 with a game episode! After the last three game episodes have not exactly gone Sonny's way, he's looking to fight back before he gets lumped into the all-time choke conversations. Meanwhile, Tom is attempting to complete a historic comeback after being down 0-3, solidifying...
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A Christmas For Arnold
It's time for a special Christmas episode of An Oscar For Arnold! This one is sort of a two-parter, with the boys starting off by discussing "Jingle All the Way," the 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger Christmas movie that sees him playing a workaholic father desperate to make his son happy by buying the...
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Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Blood
You asked, and we answered! Well, maybe nobody really asked. But the boys are here to bring you another original Indiana Jones movie crafted right in front of your ears in a supersized episode. And today they have a special guest! Sonny and Tom's dear friend Ryan Town joins the podcast to...
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Sitcom + Drama Mash-Up
In April of 2022, the boys brought you a Movie Mash-Up episode in which they attempted to combine two movies into one. The result was absolutely awful, but you guys still seemed to like the concept. So the fellas are back to try a different spin on the mash-up premise: merging famous TV dramas…
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An Interview with Jemima McEvoy, Forbes Wealth Reporter
On a special episode of An Oscar For Arnold, Sonny and Tom sit down with Jemima McEvoy, a wealth reporter at Forbes, for the podcast's first ever interview. Jemima recently published an article titled "How Arnold Schwarzenegger Became a Billionaire," and the boys were lucky enough to have her…
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Bonus Banter: Big Hoss
That's right, we got another bonus episode for all you lovers of extra content! Join the fellas to hear the topics that couldn't quite make the cut for the recent regular banter episode and have now been relegated to the bonus episode. We know how much you guys love these bonus episodes, so we…
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Oops! All Banter: Kevin Costner's Divorce & Kirk Douglas's Last Words
Yes, it's time once again for an episode that's only banter. We know you guys have been pining for it, especially after some of the stinkers we've been giving you lately, so Sonny and Tom are here to deliver nothing but fresh banter for you all to enjoy. On the docket today are the last words of...
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Which Celebrity Has More Children?
For the 30th episode of An Oscar For Arnold, Sonny and Tom are playing another game. And this time, Sonny's winning record is on the line. Will he be able to defend his 3-2 lead over Tom, or will the score go even? Luckily the game is stupider than ever, with the boys trying to guess which of two...
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Recasting Oscar and Razzie Winners
After just doing an episode about the Oscars, the boys decided to keep things exciting and do another one immediately after. But the Oscars are half the podcast's title, so we think our hosts deserve a pass for this one. Today they take a look at some films which have recently won Best Picture at...
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Oscars Recap & Best Actor Brackets
The fellas just barely got this episode out at the end of March, keeping their promise of one episode a month this year alive. And ironically, they're doing an episode about something that happened several weeks ago. Sonny and Tom do a deep dive into the weirdest moments of the most recent…
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Predator '69
From the creators of "Indiana Jones and the Hurricane of Katrina" and "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Flute" comes an all new cinematic event: "Predator '69." On today's episode, Sonny and Tom craft a new Predator movie from scratch. The setting? Woodstock, the legendary music festival of 1969.…
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Bonus Banter: Sydney Sweeney, Stanley Bottles, & One-Hit Wonders
Ahh, the bonus episodes. Where all laws are thrown out the window and we bring you a collection of strewn-together bits from last week's banter episode. The last Bonus Banter episode ended up being more popular than the episode it spawned from, so we'll find out if that's the case again this…
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Oops! All Banter: Arnold Detained & Alec Baldwin Indicted
The fellas are kicking off 2024 with a fresh episode of nothing but banter. Today, Sonny and Tom discuss the controversies behind the recent Oscar nominations, including their thoughts on who was robbed and who was wrongfully nominated. Then they discuss Arnold's recent legal trouble, which saw…
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Which Movie had a Bigger Budget?
The fellas are doing another game episode to close out the year! After previously bringing you Which Celebrity is Taller, Which Celebrity is Older, Which Movie Made More Money, and Which Movie has a Higher Rotten Tomatoes Score, they finish off the quintet by delivering Which Movie Had a Bigger...
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What if ___ was Directed by ___?
The boys sit down to ponder a simple question in different forms: What if Martin Scorsese directed Forrest Gump? What if Greta Gerwig directed Scarface? What if Quentin Tarantino directed Toy Story? What if corporate greed hadn't gotten in the way of making the final Divergent movie? All these...
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Bonus Banter: Martin Short, Beck Bennett, & Timothee Chalamet
After recording Episode 23, the boys realized they had gone on a few too many tangents. So they took out the worst bits to shorten the episode into something more manageable. Today, they present these worst bits to you in a bonus episode, tied together with some additional transitions that Sonny...
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Oops! All Banter: Drunk Jimmy Fallon, Prude Penn Badgley, & The Best Property Brother
The boys take it easy today and stop worrying about those pesky themes and structured conversations to just have a chat. They discuss a number of things, which I will now spoil in this description so the episode is more likely to get noticed from online searches. First the boys discuss the fan…
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CGI Character Bracket
After the apparent popularity of the last bracket episode (who would've guessed?), Sonny and Tom decided to do another one instead of thinking of something original. Today, the boys decide to hash out a bracket of the 16 best CGI characters in live action movies to determine which character…
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Indiana Jones and the Crystal Flute
After everyone seemed to enjoy last year's episode "Indiana Jones and the Hurricane of Katrina," Sonny and Tom decided to continue their hobby of outlining modern-day Indiana Jones movies. And what excellent timing, with the new "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" coming out in just a couple...
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Which Movie has a Higher Rotten Tomatoes Score?
It's time for another game episode! After the boys delivered such hits as "Which Celebrity Is Taller?," "Which Celebrity is Older?," and "Which Movie Made More Money?" they decided to bring you an even more arbitrary guessing game with "Which Movie has a Higher Rotten Tomatoes Score?" With Sonny...
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International Women's Day Special
That's right, the episode that nobody requested is finally here! To celebrate International Women's Day, your two favorite male podcast hosts decided to do an episode that's for the girlies. Long overdue, right? Now, you may be wondering how a podcast about Austrian bodybuilder, actor, and…
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Oops! All Banter: Video Game Movies, AnnaSophia Robb, & Bad Ads
The boys are back with another banger banter episode! There's no single designated topic on this episode, just good vibes and good conversation. Pull up a chair and join your old pals Sonny and Tom to hear them shoot the shit about vaguely film-related things. If you're still not enticed, here's…
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Nepotism Baby Bracket
With all the recent uproar around nepotism babies in Hollywood, Sonny and Tom decided to throw their hats into the ring. Not by providing any meaningful commentary on the validity of nepotism babies' success, but by putting them head-to-head in a bracket to determine who the most talented one is....
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Guessing How Movies End
Folks, we want to go ahead and take a moment to apologize for this one. We're not gonna lie to you, this seemed like a great idea going in. The concept was that we would read the synopsis and the beginning of the plot description for a few movies and try our best to guess how they might end. What...
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Which Movie Made More Money?
It's another game episode! After having played "Which Celebrity is Taller?" and "Which Celebrity is Older?," the boys decided to try a new game: "Which Movie Made More Money?" Sonny and Tom each prepared five matchups of two movies for the other man to guess which one had more success in the...
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Switching Movie Genres
Back quicker than ever before, Sonny and Tom decide to do some genre-swapping. In other words, they pick a movie, change the genre, then discuss how the new movie would work. It's not exactly the pinnacle of podcast topics, but we don't hear you coming up with anything better. Some of the genre...
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Oops! All Banter
Today's episode has no main segment. Sonny and Tom decided to throw caution to the wind and shoot the shit for half an hour instead of focusing on one thing. They discuss the creepy promotion for the movie "Smile," putting Muppets in serious films, Lizzo playing James Madison's 200-year-old…
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Turning Historical Events into Movies
Witness the birth of a new movie experience: The John F. Kennedy Cinematic Universe. Sonny and Tom sit down to discuss how they could turn historical events into movies. They'll discuss different events and what the plot of their respective movies would be, while also casting the movies with...
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Ranking the Decades of Arnold's Life
On today's episode, Sonny and Tom sit down to rank the decades of Arnold Schwarzenegger's life from best to worst. But don't let that stop you from listening, it's more fun than it sounds. For some reason, the boys decide not to rank Arnold's life by his personal ten year spans, but by the…
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Which Celebrity is Older?
Sonny and Tom are back and better than ever as An Oscar For Arnold now has better microphones, a fantastic new intro, and two social media accounts (give us a follow)! The boys celebrate together by playing a game of "Which Celebrity is Older?" The rules are similar to Episode 6's "Which…
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Movie Mash-Up
Using a random generator, the boys sit down to combine two movies into one hopefully logical plot. The results of this are mixed to say the least. Some of the movies they come up with are truly atrocious, but there are a few Oscar-winners buried within the ten mash-ups Sonny and Tom create. Give...
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A BMW For Arnold
In today's special bonus episode of An Oscar For Arnold, Sonny and Tom sit down to discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger's advertisement at the Big Game, a football game that we can't name because we might get sued. If you were watching this Big Game on Sunday, you might have noticed Arnold appear as…
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Indiana Jones and the Hurricane of Katrina
After the previous episode in which Sonny and Tom discussed which fictional characters would do best against which real-life catastrophes, the boys decided to expand on one idea in particular: Indiana Jones searching for an artifact in the midst of Hurricane Katrina. To accomplish this, Sonny and...
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Action Stars vs. Real-Life Tragedies
The podcast hosts whom you've come to love are back to make sure you stop loving them with this particularly offensive episode of "An Oscar for Arnold". Sonny and Tom have created a list of action heroes and have decided, for no real reason, to determine what the largest real-life tragedy each...
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Which Celebrity is Taller?
Sonny and Tom are back much quicker than usual as they sit down to try out a game of their own creation. Each of them have paired up celebrities, challenging the other host to guess which of each celebrity pair is taller. The boys have no idea what the other person is going to bring to the table,...
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