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THE REWATCHABLES FIELD GUIDE · VOL. 02
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Every recurring ritual, one-off fever dream, winner, and open debate we could responsibly pull from the podcast transcripts.
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The essentialsone OscarA bespoke category preserved exactly as it appeared in the transcript-derived ledger.14episodes93% resolved
- Calls logged
- 14
- Declared
- 9
- Apparent
- 4
- Left open
- 1
- First logged
- Jul 12, 2022
- Latest logged
- Jan 19, 2026
THE TRANSCRIPT REGISTER
13 winners on file
- DeclaredJan 19, 2026 · ~1:20:00Just One of the Guys · 1985Don Ameche for CocoonEpisode
The lone Oscar discussion lands on Don Ameche’s win for Cocoon.
- Apparent consensusAug 11, 2025 · ~1:20:00Rollerball · 1975Production designEpisode
They settle on production design as the film’s most Oscar-worthy element, with stunts also getting consideration.
Runner-up · Stunts - DeclaredJun 17, 2025 · ~1:12:00Marathon Man · 1976Conrad HallEpisode
They give the single Oscar to cinematographer Conrad Hall for his extraordinary New York and Paris imagery.
Runner-up · Laurence Olivier - Apparent consensusMar 24, 2025 · ~1:28:00Blue Chips · 1994Shelton's screenplayEpisode
When forced to choose a single Oscar, they settle on the screenplay rather than any individual performance.
Runner-up · JT Walsh - DeclaredJan 6, 2025 · ~1:20:00Den of Thieves (Live from L.A.) · 2018Christian Gudegast for the scriptEpisode
They gave the Oscar to the script and credited Gudegast for sustaining the movie’s inventive structure.
Runner-up · Pablo Schreiber - Apparent consensusOct 1, 2024 · ~1:12:00The Blair Witch Project · 1999the marketing campaignEpisode
They say the only Oscar-like winner would be the marketing campaign rather than any person involved in the film.
- DeclaredJul 2, 2024 · ~1:20:00The Naked Gun · 1988The writersEpisode
They gave the one Oscar to the film's writers for the density and precision of the jokes.
- DeclaredJun 25, 2024 · ~1:28:00The Bad News Bears · 1976Walter MatthauEpisode
They give the one Oscar to Walter Matthau.
- DeclaredMar 12, 2024 · ~1:20:00Risky Business · 1983Paul Brickman for screenplayEpisode
They give the single Oscar to Brickman’s screenplay, with Tangerine Dream as Bill’s alternate choice.
Runner-up · Tangerine Dream for soundtrack - Left openSep 12, 2023 · ~1:04:00Blackhat · 2015No clear winner recordedEpisode
They can't land on a single Oscar-worthy pick and leave the category open.
- DeclaredJan 31, 2023 · ~1:20:00Deliverance · 1972Burt ReynoldsEpisode
They ultimately give the one Oscar to Burt Reynolds, though Boorman gets a strong supporting case.
Runner-up · John Boorman - DeclaredAug 30, 2022 · ~1:12:00Tango and Cash · 1989the directors, as a joke about three different directors sharing the awardEpisode
They agree nobody really deserves an Oscar here and joke that the directing credit itself is the only funny answer.
- DeclaredJul 26, 2022 · ~1:40:00There Will Be Blood · 2007Daniel Day-LewisEpisode
When forced to choose one Oscar winner, they give it to Daniel Day-Lewis.
- Apparent consensusJul 12, 2022 · ~1:44:00Top Gun: Maverick · 2022Joe KaczynskiEpisode
When asked to choose a single Oscar, they landed on Kaczynski over the cinematography option.
Runner-up · Claudio Miranda