The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi #359 Campaigning for an Oscar Award is Embarrassing (Patreon Excerpt)
Mar 14, 2026
Russell Daniels, comedian and frequent collaborator, brings sharp banter and cynical takes on awards season. They mock the embarrassment of campaigning, debate which nominees age well, and argue about whether awards still matter. Expect riffs on scandals, culture snobbery, and the weird politics of prestige.
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Awards Campaigning Feels Pathetic
- Awards campaigning often feels pathetic and undermines genuine artistic recognition.
- Gianmarco Soresi and Russell Daniels call out producers buying awards and campaigning as embarrassing and disingenuous.
Delay Awards To Judge Longevity
- Delay major awards to judge longevity rather than immediate hype.
- Russell Daniels suggests holding awards five to ten years later to see which works truly held up.
Revisiting The 2016 Oscar Nominees
- They re-ran the 2016 nominees to test whether those winners still resonate.
- Discussion covered Best Actor and Best Picture nominees like The Revenant, Mad Max Fury Road, and Spotlight and mixed reactions about which aged well.