The Oscar Should Have Gone To

Prison Revolt! Adultery! Court Intrigue! War! The Suez Canal! 1930 has a little bit of everything, as long as everything is basically one of those five subjects. Craig and Meghann continue the Great Work, with the Best Picture Nominees of 1930.

We're beginning to think this journey might not be worth it after all. Meghann and Craig talk about the Best Picture nominees of 1931. It's bleak.

Matty Smith joins Meghann and Craig, as always, for a very special The Oscar Should Go To episode. Cameos by Hamnet, Mater, Count Orlok, Dek, the Train from Train Dreams and more!

Meghann and Craig tackle what many critics call the greatest year in the history of Oscar films. 1932.

Meghann and Craig reveal their Top 10 films of 2025, a list for which many influencers have been clamoring.

Meghann and Craig conquer the final 10 year best picture slate, the mostly forgotten films of 1933.

Meghann didn't like The Revenant then, will she like it now? Will Craig? Who will tell Leo? It's the 2015 Best Picture Nominees!

We're talking about the accessible Best Picture Nominees of 1934 and also about men and their lack of self awareness.

Meghann moved. Craig's a father. But nothing can keep us from bringing the people what they want, nay, need. One hour and twenty three minutes of 1935 Best Picture Nominees talk. Hold on to your Top Hats!

Meghann forgot to watch A Tale of Two Cities and Craig'll never let her forget it. But they also talk about the nine other nominees for 1936's Best Picture.

Yes, DOGE did attempt to shut down this podcast. We persevered. We're joined by Matty Smith to talk about the Best Picture nominees of 2024.

Not even DOGE can stop Meghann and Craig from talking about the Best Picture nominees of 1937.

Craig and Meghann proudly present their top 10 films of 2024. Are you excited?

It was only 10 years ago, can you believe it? Craig and Meghann return with special guest Anthony Armentano (Listen To The Movie Podcast) to talk Chris Kyle, Alan Turning, Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen Hawking, and a few fictional characters as well.

Money and other earthly possessions well, as said in Frank Capra's 1938 Best Picture Winning film, "You Can't Take It With You." Our thoughts on the Best Picture slate of that year? You can have THAT right now.

Go back 85 years with Craig and Meghann, to Tara, to Oz, to Pennystone Crag. Best Picture Nominees of 1939!

Meghann and Craig bring you the final part of their epic Pixar series, and dare do to something no listicle on the internet has ever done, surely not at least once a year...rank the Pixar films from 28 to 1.

Part 3 of the Pixar Series everyone has been clamoring for!

Craig and Meghann are back, talking the next 7 Pixar entries and their Oscar Competition. A Rat, A Robot, A Cowboy and A Bear fly into the Oscars in a Balloon Supported House.

Craig and Meghann dive into a very special miniseries, examining which Pixar films should have taken the Best Animated Oscar home. Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Cars are up first!

Craig and Meghann are joined by annual guest Matty Smith to rank this year's Best Picture nominees and decide who The Oscar Should Go To.

1940! What a good year for film! Meghann and Craig share their thoughts on 9 pretty good to great Best Picture nominees and also The Long Voyage Home.

Craig saw more new releases than ever. Meghann saw fewer than ever. Their powers combine to provide you with their Top 10 Films of 2023.

Meghann & Craig return, talking about some forgotten films like Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon, as well as all time classics like One Foot in Heaven. 1941 Best Picture line up!

Oh look, more films from the 1940s. Craig and Meghann are talking mostly war time flicks, as they decide if the Academy got the 1942 Best Picture race correct.

This is episode is cursed. Meghann and Craig are joined by Jonah McMichael to talk about the Best Picture Nominees of 2013 and chaos ensues.

Meghann and Craig are on strike! But not from 1943 or the best picture nominees of that year. Here's lookin at you, listener.

Meghann and Craig continue their journey, looking back at the Best Picture Nominees of the 1944 season.

Meg and Craig hath returned to dive into the depths of the 1945 Best Picture contenders.

Meghann and Craig are talking about films from the 40s again, this time, specifically, the Best Picture nominees from 1946.

Look who's back! Mother has arrived! Craig and Meghann return from her parental leave (like anyone gets paid) with Matty Smith to give their thoughts on the 2022 Best Picture nominees, in an episode just slightly shorter than a human's gestation period.

Variety's Clayton Davis joins Craig and Meghann as they reveal their Top 10 films of 2022.

Craig and Meghann are back, closer to the present day, looking at the Best Picture Nominees from a decade ago. 2012 is here!

Meghann and Craig go back to 1947 (75 years!) to review the Best Picture nominees. Plus, Meghann has a big announcement for our listeners.

Meghann and Craig. The nominees of 1948. What more could you want?

Meghann and Craig return to their most (?) anticipated decade yet...the 1940s! Starting with the 1949 Best Picture nominees.

Meghann and Craig go through the second half of Quentin Tarantino's directorial filmography, deciding if he should have won the Oscar, before ranking his 10 (or 9, depending on your opinion) films.

Meghann and Craig return from an extended vacation to decide which films Tarantino should have brought home Director gold. Volume 1.

Meghann and Craig return to look back on the 1950s and 1960s, picking their favorites and least favorites in a variety of categories, and then pick the best Best Picture slates from each decade from 1950-2009.

Meghann and Craig finish off the 1950s (!) with Meghann's sister, Lauren Murphy.

Craig and Meghann count down Craig's 2022 screenings thus far, 32 to 1.

Meghann and Craig swap to the other lead acting race in 2010, Best Actress, and talk about their favorite films of 2022 thus far.

Meghann and Craig give some late thoughts on the 2021 Oscar Ceremony before looking back at the Best Actor nominees of 2010.

It's time to talk "Should Go To." Matty Smith (Liquid Bread Podcast) rejoins Meghann and Craig took talk through the ten nominees for this year's Academy Awards.

Apartheid! Alcoholism! Armaments! Airplanes! We've got all the As as Meghann and Craig talk about the 2009 Best Actor class.

Meghann and Craig are back at it, talking about the nominees for Best Actress in 2009.

Meghann and Craig are rejoined by Adam and Rusty Buehler to take a look at the 1958 Best Picture nominees.

Meghann and Craig wrestle (see what we did there) the other lead acting race of 2008, Best Actor.

Meghann and Craig are back to decide if the right person won Best Actress in 2008...and more importantly, was it for the right film?

Meghann and Craig share their current Top 10s of 2021.