A hometown hero, in a questionable movie with really good pop music.

1985: Purple Rain

Starting in 1953, the first year the Oscars were broadcast on television, we randomly select a merit award category winner, watch the film, then talk about why it won that award. But that&#39;s not all, this is our Oscars! We also randomly select three other categories, and decide if that film could have won those awards as well.

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Starting in 1953, the first year the Oscars were broadcast on television, we randomly select a merit award category winner, watch the film, then talk about why it won that award. But that's not all, this is our Oscars! We also randomly select three other categories, and decide if that film could have won those awards as well.

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1985: Purple Rain

1985: Purple Rain