The Oscars Got It Wrong

In this episode we cover the 53rd Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1980. The nominees were: Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, Ordinary People, Raging Bull, and Tess. We also briefly discuss The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining, and 9 to 5. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover; Content Warning: Sexual Assault. Timestamps are approximate: 12:30 - Coal Miner's Daughter17:50 - The Elephant Man23:45 - Tess36:10 - Raging Bull48:15 - Ordinary

On our inaugural episode we cover the 49th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1976. The nominees were: All the President's Men, Bound for Glory, Network, Rocky, Taxi Driver.Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 07:30 - Bound for Glory10:55 - All the President's Men17:05 - Network30:30 - Taxi Driver44:05 - Rocky53:30 - Should something else have been nominated?55:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?57:50 - What have we

What makes a Best Picture? Can art ever be judged objectively? And why has the Academy not given Jake Gyllenhaal an Oscar already? Each episode we try to answer these questions (and more!) by randomly selecting an Academy Awards year and watching every Best Picture nominee. Join us on our journey as we decide if the Oscars got it wrong.Reach out at oscarswrongpod@gmail.com. And find us on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscarswrongpod.