Calum and Chris are joined by writer and podcaster Andrew Carden to discuss the 1986 nominees for Best Visual Effects, which were Aliens, Little Shop of Horrors, and Poltergeist II: The Other Side.
Little Shop of Horrors: 
Poltergeist II: The Other Side: 
Aliens: 
Listener Questions: 
Conclusions/Ranking: 
Intro music: "Skid Row" (from Little Shop of Horrors)
Exit music: "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" (from Little Shop of Horrors)

Best Original Song 1999 (with Kevin Jacobsen)

Categorically Oscars is a podcast devoted to the Academy Awards. We choose a category from an Oscar year to talk about in each episode, analysing the nominees and giving our verdict on whether the Academy got it right.