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Best Actor March Madness Round 2 Result, Round 3 Brackets : Travis Told You

March 11, 2026·25 min·1 clip

Willem Dafoe has worked so much since 2015 that Travis says he could be the best actor without an Oscar.

1. GeekVerse Podcast focuses on "Best Actor March Madness," specifically Round 2 results and Round 3 brackets. 2. Travis Snell hosts the episode and explains that he re-recorded seven minutes after realizing the original track was muted. 3. The episode asks which current actors voters think deserve to keep advancing in the bracket. 4. Timothee Chalamet defeats Michael Fassbender 58% to 42%, and Travis says the result fits a present-day reading of the bracket. 5. He argues Fassbender’s older run includes X-Men, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Hunger, and Bastards, but says Chalamet fits the current moment better. 6. Emma Stone beats Willem Dafoe 58% to 41%, and Travis says the matchup could have been a final. 7. He names Dafoe’s recent films, including The Florida Project, At Eternity’s Gate, The Lighthouse, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Northman, Poor Things, Beetlejuice, and Nosferatu. 8. Travis says Dafoe’s output since 2015 is strong enough that he could make a case as the best actor in the world right now. 9. Hugh Jackman loses to Michael B. Jordan by a wide 75% margin, and Travis says he does not agree with the blowout. 10. He points to Jackman performances in Logan, The Front Runner, Bad Education, Reminiscence, The Son, and Deadpool & Wolverine. 11. He also credits Michael B. Jordan’s recent run with Sinners, Creed, Creed II, Creed III, Black Panther, and Without Remorse. 12. Cillian Murphy beats Mahershala Ali by 75% to 25%, and Travis says the margin surprised him more than the winner. 13. He compares Murphy’s range to Ali’s and says both can work across drama, romance, horror, and comedy. 14. Florence Pugh beats Robert Pattinson 63% to 37%, and Travis describes that matchup as another tough one. 15. He says Pugh has slightly more credits and more versatility across genres, while Pattinson has taken more breaks. 16. Zendaya wins a 50-50 tiebreaker over Cate Blanchett, and Travis says he chose Zendaya because of Euphoria, Dune, and Challengers. 17. He contrasts that with Blanchett’s recent run, including Tar, Carol, Black Bag, and appearances in Thor: Ragnarok and Ocean’s 8. 18. The tone is conversational and argumentative, with Travis repeatedly pausing to compare filmographies and talk through his own voting logic. 19. Best for listeners who follow actor brackets, filmographies, and Oscar debates. 20. Skip if you do not care about bracket-style acting rankings.

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