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Get ready for ”A TAKE ON THE ACADEMY!” The podcast that plunges headfirst into the Oscar snubs that have everyone buzzing! Ever wondered who truly deserves the spotlight? While the world shouts, “This... more
FAQs about A Take on the Academy:How many episodes does A Take on the Academy have?The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.
November 23, 2020107 - ”A Quickie w/ Polanski”Emily (the new mommy!!) returns to round out "The Quickie Trilogy". This time, the old friends discuss the Best Director Oscar of 2002, an award shamelessly given to a man who couldn't attend the ceremony to accept as he is wanted for rape in the United States. That man's name is Roman Polanski. ...more1h 3minPlay
November 09, 2020106 - ”Best Actress” 2017Spro is finally granted a platform upon which to spout his anti-Stone rhetoric. This week, Emma and La La Land take some beatings and the Best Actress Oscar of 2017 gets passed on to a more deserving artist. ...more1h 14minPlay
October 26, 2020105 - ”A Quickie w/ Spacey”The boys welcome back their old friend, Emily, for the second of three Quickies. In this episode, the three will strip disgraced Hollywood darling, Kevin Spacey, of his 1999 Best Actor win for American Beauty, and give the award to someone who isn't persona non grata. ...more1h 10minPlay
October 12, 2020104 - ”Best Picture” 1980Spro and Lee go back forty years to look at the Best Picture race of 1980 when Ordinary People won over Lynch's The Elephant Man and Scorsese's Raging Bull, among others. ...more1h 15minPlay
September 28, 2020103 - ”A Quickie w/ Weinstein”Spro, Lee and special guest Emily look at the Best Picture of 1999 ("Shakespeare in Love") and because it is Harvey Weinstein's baby, they rewrite history to reward the award to a film without a monster behind the scenes...that they know of... ...more1h 1minPlay
September 14, 2020102 - ”Best Animated Feature” 2009Spro and Lee look at the Animated Films of 2009, and find one better suited to be labeled "The Best" rather than Pixar's UP which is quite, under intense scrutiny, a scotch-taped mess. Could the first black princess take the throne with PRINCESS AND THE FROG? Or is it a more hands-on film like THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX or CORALINE?...more1h 17minPlay
August 31, 2020101 - ”Best Picture” 2010Spro and Lee Take on the Academy and their decision to award the Best Picture of 2010 to THE KING'S SPEECH. In the Oscar's second year of expanding the Best Picture award to include 10 nominees, they even failed to recognize Martin Scorsese's SHUTTER ISLAND. But, what more needs to be said for the true winner of the year, the film that still resonates today, David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Tune in to find out why the hosts believe a film about Mark Zuckerberg stealing Facebook from his best friend and enemies deserves the most coveted film award. ...more1h 15minPlay
August 17, 2020Season One TrailerJoin hosts Lee Charles and Spro as every episode they take another look at an Oscar given out to an undeserving individual. They'll dissect that year in movies, and figure out who the proper award winner should be. Be sure to subscribe as new episodes will be released every other Monday until this horror show of a year (2020) is over!...more3minPlay
FAQs about A Take on the Academy:How many episodes does A Take on the Academy have?The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.