And the Award Goes To . . .

By Luke Shoemaker and Zach King

Two long time friends and cinephiles break down every best picture winner from this centuries Academy Awards. From casting, directors, writers, cinematographers, score, plot, and favorite scenes. All ... more

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And the Award Goes To . . . episodes:

July 14, 2020 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Jai-ho! Slumdog Millionaire is a journey through India and Bollywood all on a quest for love. Join Luke and Zach as they breakdown the 81st academy award winner for best picture.
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1h 37min
July 08, 2020 No Country For Old Men
The Coen brothers are a Hollywood directing tandem that has forged their way through cinema with a catalog of top notch films. No Country for Old Men stands as their crowning achievement and the 80th academy award winner for best picture. Join Zach and Luke as they breakdown this Coen brothers classic.
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1h 56min
July 01, 2020 The Departed
Martin Scorsese's The Departed is a Boston crime tale that gave him not only his first win with the Academy, but has stood the test of time like Goodfellas as an instant classic. Join Zach and Luke as they dive into this Scorsese Boston crime epic.
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2h 3min
June 26, 2020 Crash
Crash is another controversial best picture winner in academy history when looking back then and examining it now. Luke and Zach dive into this LA race tale and 78th Academy Award winner. The competition breakdown has someones winner: Munich, Brokeback Mountain , Good Night, and Good Luck, and Capote.
The Snubs includes an all time favorite for one of the hosts:
Syriana
Hustle & Flow
Walk the Line
Cinderella Man
A History of Violence
Match Point

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1h 47min
June 22, 2020 Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood is the greatest actor to ever become a director, as proven by his academy awards success. Zach and Luke analyze Mr. Eastwood’s second best picture winning film, Million Dollar Baby, a boxing film that punches you in your soul. The competitors are strong: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Ray, and Sideways.

The Snubs from this year include some great pictures:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
COLLATERAL
The Passion of The Christ
Closer
Hotel Rwanda
Friday Night Lights
Kill Bill Vol 2

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1h 40min
June 16, 2020 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
One ring to rule them all. Take a journey through middle earth with Zach and Luke as they breakdown the 76th Academy Award winner for best picture, The Return of the King. Get great information on the competition: LOST IN TRANSLATION, MYSTIC RIVER, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, SEABISCUIT.
The snubbed movies discussed are:
Cold Mountain
House of Sand and Fog
21 Grams
American Splendor
The Last Samurai
Kill Bill Vol1
Love Actually
Big Fish
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1h 58min
June 11, 2020 Chicago
No one loves a good musical more than Zach and Luke. Join the guys as they dive into, Chicago!!! The first musical to win best picture since 1968. The hosts discuss the competition with The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, The Pianist, and the Gangs of New York.
They also throw out several snubs from this year like About Schmidt, Unfaithful, Catch me if you Can, Road to Perdition, Adaptation, About a Boy, and Y Tu Mama Tambien.

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1h 42min
June 08, 2020A Beautiful Mind
Zach and Luke step into the classroom with another best picture winning Russell Crowe performance, A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard. Join our hosts as they dive into the lasting impact of the film's portrayal of mental illness.
Reflections [2:10]

Attention to details ( All the background information on awards won, box office, cast, director, and much much more [7:45]

IMDB V ROTTEN TOMATOES OVER/UNDER [37:00]

Sell it to my Dad! [38:50]

Plot Synopsis/Analysis ( A detailed breakdown of the film with production notes and analysis) [40:03]

Favorite Scenes and Quotes [76:10]

Musical Score [80:00]

The Casting Cut ( All the possibilities for this film) [82:30]

Issues with the Movie [86:23]

Greatest Resume Additions [87:40]

The Competition ( Other best picture nominees from this year) [1:34:32]

Snubs ( Films not nominated for best picture from this year) [1:45:00]

Our 5 Nominees [1:54:30]

And the Award Goes To . . . OUR PICKS [1:55:40]
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2h 2min
June 05, 2020 Gladiator
My name is Gladiator. Luke and Zach take you through Ridley Scott's Roman epic and 73rd Academy Award best picture winner, Gladiator. A film still revered to this day. Russell Crowe delivers an Oscar winning performance as Maximus.
Reflections 2:10
Attention to details ( All the background information on awards won, box office, cast, director, and much much more 6:47
IMDB V ROTTEN TOMATOES OVER/UNDER 34:28
Sell it to my wife! 36:15
Plot Synopsis/Analysis ( A detailed breakdown of the film with production notes and analysis) 37:10
Favorite Scenes and Quotes 82:40
Musical Score 87:36
The Casting Cut ( All the possibilities for this film) 89:51
Issues with the Movie 94:30
Greatest Resume Additions 96:50
The Competition ( Other best picture nominees from this year) [1:43:52]
Snubs ( Films not nominated for best picture from this year) [1:51:11]
Our 5 Nominees [1:57:00]
And the Award Goes To . . . OUR PICKS [1:58:50]
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2h 2min
June 04, 2020 American Beauty
20 Years later, American Beauty is as polarizing of a best picture winner as any in academy history. Zach and Luke dive into the lasting legacy of this now controversial film and breakdown it's significance to the Academy today. Segments include:
Reflections 2:15.
Attention to details/Directing, Writing, and Casting comments 7:38.
IMDB/Rotten Tomato's over under 23:00.
Sell it to my dad 24:50.
Spoiler alert- plot breakdown with commentary 26:15.
Top 3 Fav scenes and Favorite quotes 66:00.
Casting cut - Who almost got the role? 74:00.
Issues with the film 82:00.
Greatest resume addition 86:00.
The fellow nominees, 72nd academy awards 94:00.
72nd academy awards film snubs 98:00.
Zach and Luke pick the winner 104:00.
Zach and Luke pick their 5 nominees 107:00.
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1h 49min

FAQs about And the Award Goes To . . .:

How many episodes does And the Award Goes To . . . have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.