Oscars Schmoscars 2026

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Sony Music

Film Interviews, Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Tv Reviews

4.3 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In this Oscars special episode of Kermode & Mayo’s Take, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode break down the biggest moments from the 2026 Academy Awards. Mark shares his reactions to the ceremony, from Avatar: Fire and Ash winning Visual Effects to the triumph of Sentimental Value.  Simon and Mark unpack the night’s major wins — including One Battle After Another sweeping six awards and Paul Thomas Anderson’s backstage reflections on politics, culture, and “bringing common sense and decency back into fashion.” They also explore the fierce race between One Battle After Another and Sinners, Michael B. Jordan’s emotional Best Actor win, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s groundbreaking Cinematography victory. Hear extended backstage moments from Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael B. Jordan, and Jessie Buckley as they reflect on the significance of their awards, artistic responsibility, and historymaking achievements. The duo also discuss Amy Madigan’s longawaited Supporting Actress win, Norway’s triumph with Sentimental Value, and the powerful documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin. Plus: the rise of KPop Demon Hunters, Guillermo del Toro’s three craft wins for Frankenstein, a rare Oscars tie, Conan O’Brien’s sharp hosting, emotional tributes to Rob Reiner, Catherine O’Hara, Diane Keaton and Robert Redford — and the films that left emptyhanded. The video version of this episode is available on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kermodeandmayo You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo Please take our survey and help shape the future of our show: https://www.kermodeandmayo.com/survey 🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code [Take] at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to https://saily.com/Take ⛵ A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.9	That's a good, don't you think on that little clip?
1:20.6	It's a little, it's a graphic.
1:25.5	I think the team have upped their game all round, haven't they?
1:29.9	So, welcome, this is our Oscars Schmoskers special.
1:32.4	I'm still in showbiz, North London.
1:36.0	Mark is actually in Hollywood at the Plaza Grand Continental.
1:38.9	And later when this video is on Patreon,
1:41.8	you'll be able to see his incredible suite,
1:46.7	which really, really does look palatial. How did you swing this upgrade?
1:55.4	Yeah, okay, so just to be absolutely clear, I am in the Trave lodge, Covent Garden. The Traveloge Drury Lane, as it happens, up on the, yeah, yeah, very, very showbiz, because this is what
2:00.7	happens, because when the Oscars happen, there's some people jetto. In fact, yeah, very, very showbiz. Because this is what happens.
2:01.2	Because when the Oscars happened, there are some people jet.
2:03.0	In fact, you and I, in a past incarnation, we actually did jet over to Los Angeles to stay in Peter Bowes' Palace of Earthly Delights and cover the Oscars from there.
2:16.6	But now, of course, as we've discovered, the very best view of the Oscars is from the
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