The Oscar Went To

Max Selim and Nick Mestad

The Oscar Went To is a film rediscovery podcast. We look to the past to investigate what films aged well, what films didn't and try to figure out why. Hosted by self-proclaimed cinephiles Max Selim and Nick Mestad.

  1. 03/03/2025

    We're Back Babbbbby! 1999!

    The Oscar Went To is back! If you don't want to listen to this 11 mins preamble, here's the point: Watch 1999's Best Picture Winner American Beauty and join us for our next episode.

  2. 04/08/2022

    Mission Impossible (1996)

    Max and Nick choose to accept their mission of unpacking the espionage action thriller that started it all. Light the fuse.

  3. 03/17/2022

    That Thing You Do! (1996)

    Max and Nick are smiling from ear to ear discussing the ultra-pleasantness of the 1996 fan fav That Thing You Do!

  4. 12/22/2021

    A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) A Holiday Special Deep Dive!

    Harvest time for the money lenders, ha! Max and Nick put on their nightgowns and deconstruct what has quickly become a holiday classic.

  5. 12/01/2021

    The English Patient (1996)

    Max and Nick discuss the good yet boring commercial and critical success: 1996's The English Patient.

  6. 11/18/2021

    1996 in Film

    Tornados, aliens, patients who are English; Nick and Max dissect the year in film that was 1996.

  7. 11/10/2021

    Back to the Future (1985)

    1.21 Gigawatts?! Get your life preservers on and join us while we fulfill our density by deep diving the 1985 mega-hit, Back to the Future. Also, stay tuned to the end to hear friend of the podcast Jimmy Shoemaker make his first appearance. DISCLAIMER: Max inaccurately says Robert Zemeckis has a cameo in the first few minutes of this film. The crewmember driving the jeep is in fact stunt coordinator, Walter Scott.

  8. 11/03/2021

    The Sandlot (1993)

    Max and Nick continue their "Movies We Can't Wait to Watch with Our Kids" theme by revisiting the 1993 cult classic The Sandlot. Topics include unadvised chewing tobacco, unapproachable 20 year-old babes as ten year olds, and the weekly shoutout to Richard Linklater.

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The Oscar Went To is a film rediscovery podcast. We look to the past to investigate what films aged well, what films didn't and try to figure out why. Hosted by self-proclaimed cinephiles Max Selim and Nick Mestad.

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  • Creator
    Max Selim and Nick Mestad
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Max Selim and Nick Mestad
  • Show Website
    The Oscar Went To