#359 Campaigning for an Oscar Award is Embarrassing (Patreon Excerpt)

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Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of campaigning during awards season ahead of the 2026 Oscars in this Patreon exclusive excerpt.

In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of campaigning during awards season ahead of the 2026 Oscars. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/ --- This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Video edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Gianmarco Soresi

Guest: Russell Daniels

Topics covered

• Oscar campaigning
• awards season
• Patreon exclusive
• comedy
• entertainment industry

Keywords

• Oscar
• awards
• campaigning
• Patreon
• comedy podcast
• entertainment

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Organizations: Vox Media Podcast Network, Patreon, Headgum

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