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The Oscars Got It Wrong

A podcast where we watch the Best Picture nominees from a randomly selected year and decide whether or not the Oscars got it wrong.

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01:03:29

The 75th Academy Awards (Films of 2002) - Part I

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2024/01/05

We're covering the 75th Academy Awards or the films of 2002. There were 5 nominees this year, but it was a great year for films, so we added 5 more (we were almost tempted to bump this year up to a true 16-movie tournament, so we may have missed your favorite). In part 1 we'll be covering the losers from the first round.The nominees were: Gangs of New York, Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist.We added for consideration: Catch Me if You Can, My Big Fat Greek

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02:24:13

The 33rd Academy Awards (Films of 1960)

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2023/12/08

We're taking a short holiday break in two weeks (so no new episode on 12/22/23). To make up for that this episode is (totally on purpose!) 2.5 hours long. We're covering the 33rd Academy Awards or the films of 1960. The nominees were: The Alamo, The Apartment, Elmer Gantry, Sons and Lovers, and the Sundowners. We also cover non-nominees A Bout de Souffle (Breathless), Inherit the Wind, Psycho, and Spartacus. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are

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01:26:24

The 9th Academy Awards (Films of 1936) - Part II

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2023/11/24

We're wrapping up 1936 and covering the winners from our 14 movie tournament this week (10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!)) The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco. The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all

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01:28:15

The 9th Academy Awards (Films of 1936) - Part I

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2023/11/10

We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated. The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco. The additional films we considered were:

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01:39:33

The 52nd Academy Awards (Films of 1979)

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2023/10/27

We're discussing the 52nd Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1979. The nominees were: All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, Kramer vs. Kramer, Norma Rae. We also discuss non-nominees Alien and The Jerk.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 9:00 - Breaking Away16:45 - Kramer vs. Kramer33:35 - All That Jazz41:15 - Apocalypse Now1:00:35 - Norma Rae1:11:05 - Should something else have been nominated? 1:11:50 -

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01:11:19

The 83rd Academy Awards (Films of 2010) - Part II

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2023/10/13

We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode we discuss the winners from Round 1 and decide if the Oscars got it wrong. The nominees were: 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, and Winter's Bone. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 2:05 - Inception12:35 - True Grit23:55 - Winter's Bone32:25 - The

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01:06:35

The 83rd Academy Awards (Films of 2010) - Part I

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2023/09/29

We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated. The nominees were: 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, and Winter's Bone. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 8:40 - Round 1

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01:46:01

The 46th Academy Awards (Films of 1973)

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2023/09/15

We're discussing the 46th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1973. The nominees were: American Graffiti; A Touch of Class, Cries and Whispers, The Exorcist, and The Sting. We also discuss non-nominees Enter the Dragon, Serpico, Paper Moon, and The Harder They Come.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 9:30 - American Graffiti19:10 - A Touch of Class24:55 - Cries and Whispers32:20 - The Exorcist48:00 - The Sting58:10 - Should

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01:02:26

The 10th Academy Awards (Films of 1937) - Part 2

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2023/09/01

We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode we discuss the winners from Round 1 and decide if the Oscars got it wrong. The nominees were: The Awful Truth; Captains Courageous; Dead End; The Good Earth; In Old Chicago; The Life of Emile Zola; Lost Horizon; One Hundred Men and a Girl; Stage Door; and A Star is Born.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 2:05 - The Awful Truth8:55 - Stage

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01:08:47

The 10th Academy Awards (Films of 1937) - Part I

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2023/08/18

We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees (plus 1 film we've added for cultural relevance - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated. The nominees were: The Awful Truth; Captains Courageous; Dead End; The Good Earth; In Old Chicago; The Life of Emile Zola; Lost Horizon; One Hundred Men and a Girl; Stage Door; and A Star is Born.Notes:

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01:40:32

The 40th Academy Awards (Films of 1967)

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2023/08/04

We're back in the 60's to cover the 40th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1963. The nominees were: Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor Dolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night. We also discuss non-nominees Cool Hand Luke; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; and Barefoot in the Park.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 13:30 - Doctor Dolittle21:15 - Bonnie and Clyde29:50 - Guess Who's Coming to

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01:11:16

The 91st Academy Awards (Films of 2018) - Part III

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2023/07/21

It's Round 3 of the 91st Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!Play along with your own bracketThe nominees were: A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, and Vice.Our additional films are: Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk,

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01:03:21

The 91st Academy Awards (Films of 2018) - Part II

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2023/07/07

It's Round 2 of the 91st Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 2 and discussing the films that were eliminated. Play along with your own bracketThe nominees were: A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, and Vice.Our additional films are: Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, Eighth

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01:38:57

The 91st Academy Awards (Films of 2018) - Part I

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2023/06/23

We've done it again - another 16 movie bracket! For the 91st Academy Awards we've taken the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated.Play along with your own bracketThe nominees were: A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, and Vice.Our additional films are: Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, Eighth

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01:47:21

The 36th Academy Awards (Films of 1963)

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2023/06/09

We're still in the 60's, but are shaking things up with a guest. We're joined by Maddie's friend Ben to cover the 36th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1963. The nominees were: America America, Cleopatra, How the West Was Won, Lilies of the Field, and Tom Jones. We also discuss non-nominees Charade, 8 1/2, Dr. No, and Hud. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 14:40 - Cleopatra24:35 - How the West Was Won35:15 - America

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01:18:17

The 39th Academy Awards (Films of 1966)

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2023/05/26

We're back from our break and returning to the 60's to cover the 39th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1966. The nominees were: Alfie; A Man for All Seasons; The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming; The Sand Pebbles; and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 12:50 - Alfie22:05 - The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming31:40 - The Sand Pebbles40:15 - A Man for All Seasons54:05

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01:23:14

The 95th Academy Awards (Films of 2022) - Part II

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2023/03/31

We’re continuing our discussion of the most recent Academy Awards in this episode! As usual for the years where there are more than 5 nominees, will be taking the 10 films, pitting them against one another, and deciding on winners and losers. The winners are discussed in this episode.Play along with your own bracketThe nominees were: All Quiet on the Western Front; Avatar: The Way of Water; The Banshees of Inisherin; Elvis; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Fabelmans; Tár; Top Gun: Maverick;

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01:26:51

The 95th Academy Awards (Films of 2022) - Part I

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2023/03/17

We’re covering the most recent Academy Awards in this episode! As usual for the years where there are more than 5 nominees, will be taking the 10 films, pitting them against one another, and deciding on winners and losers. The losers are discussed in this episode.Play along with your own bracketThe nominees were: All Quiet on the Western Front; Avatar: The Way of Water; The Banshees of Inisherin; Elvis; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Fabelmans; Tár; Top Gun: Maverick; Triangle of Sadness;

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01:02:39

Season 1 Stats & 95th Academy Awards Predictions

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2023/03/03

We've got something a little different this week! In this episode we're crunching the numbers and summarizing the stats from Season 1 of the podcast - how many films we've watched, how many times the Oscars got it wrong, which years have been the best, and much, much more! Finally we'll see if we've learned enough to predict what will win Best Picture at the 95th Academy Awards.NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for some previously discussed films. All time stamps are approximate.SUMMARY STATS1:40

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01:09:44

The 85th Academy Awards (Films of 2012) - Part II

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2023/02/17

It's another year with more than 5 nominees so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 9 nominees (plus one of our favorite films) we'll be discussing the winners that made it out of the first round.Play along with your own bracketThe nominees were: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we

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