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Kevin speaks with Gold Derby colleague Tony Ruiz about Clint Eastwood's bleak crime drama 'Mystic River,' the likely runner-up in the 2003 Oscar race that lost to 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.'

0:00 - 1:27 - Introduction

1:28 - 32:14 - 'Mystic River' review

32:15 - 46:15 - Why 'Mystic River' lost Best Picture

46:16 - 1:04:40 - Shoulda been a contender

1:04:41 - 1:13:52 - Did 'Mystic River' deserve to win?

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Kevin chats with Next Best Picture founder Matt Neglia about Martin Scorsese's epic Howard Hughes biopic 'The Aviator,' the likely runner-up in the 2004 Oscar race that lost to 'Million Dollar Baby.'

0:00 - 1:13 - Introduction

1:14 - 35:18 - 'The Aviator' review

35:19 - 54:40 - Why 'The Aviator' lost Best Picture

54:41 - 1:18:32 - Shoulda been a contender

1:18:33 - 1:24:36 - Did 'The Aviator' deserve to win?

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Kevin brings in AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson for a discussion of Ang Lee's gorgeous romantic drama 'Brokeback Mountain,' the likely runner-up in the 2005 Oscar race that lost to 'Crash.'

0:00 - 1:11 - Introduction

1:12 - 36:15 - 'Brokeback Mountain' review

36:16 - 1:07:32 - Why 'Brokeback Mountain' lost Best Picture

1:07:33 - 1:25:40 - Shoulda been a contender

1:25:41 - 1:29:10 - Did 'Brokeback Mountain' deserve to win?

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Kevin speaks with AwardsCircuit writer and Citizen Dame co-host Karen Peterson about Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' quirky dramedy 'Little Miss Sunshine,' the likely runner-up in the 2006 Oscar race that lost to 'The Departed.'

0:00 - 1:07 - Introduction

1:08 - 30:32 - 'Little Miss Sunshine' review

30:33 - 47:07 - Why 'Little Miss Sunshine' lost Best Picture

47:08 - 1:00:21 - Shoulda been a contender

1:00:22 - 1:04:44 - Did 'Little Miss Sunshine' deserve to win?

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Kevin speaks with Gold Derby colleague Zach Laws about Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious tale 'There Will Be Blood,' the likely runner-up in the 2007 Oscar race that lost to 'No Country for Old Men.'

0:00 - 1:11 - Introduction

1:12 - 30:18 - 'There Will Be Blood' review

30:19 - 47:26 - Why 'There Will Be Blood' lost Best Picture

47:27 - 1:11:00 - Shoulda been a contender

1:11:01 - 1:16:48 - Did 'There Will Be Blood' deserve to win?

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Kevin brings in Gold Derby colleague and The Awards Connection writer Andrew Carden to talk about David Fincher's poignant epic 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' the likely runner-up in the 2008 Oscar race that lost to 'Slumdog Millionaire.'

0:00 - 1:18 - Introduction

1:19 - 28:46 - 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' review

28:47 - 40:00 - Why 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' lost Best Picture

40:01 - 52:34 - Shoulda been a contender

52:35 - 1:01:38 - Did 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' deserve to win?

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Kevin is joined by Gold Derby colleague Cordell Martin to talk about James Cameron's 3D event film 'Avatar,' the likely runner-up in the 2009 Oscar race that lost to 'The Hurt Locker.'

0:00 - 3:14 - Introduction

3:15 - 26:22 - 'Avatar' review

26:23 - 41:18 - Why 'Avatar' lost Best Picture

41:19 - 48:34 - Shoulda been a contender

48:35 - 58:58 - Did 'Avatar' deserve to win?

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Kevin brings in Gold Derby Senior Editor Rob Licuria to talk about David Fincher's thrilling Facebook origin story 'The Social Network,' the likely runner-up in the 2010 Oscar race that lost to 'The King's Speech.'

0:00 - 1:11 - Introduction

1:12 - 32:02 - 'The Social Network' review

32:03 - 48:04 - Why 'The Social Network' lost Best Picture

48:05 - 56:43 - Shoulda been a contender

56:44 - 1:04:53 - Did 'The Social Network' deserve to win?

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Kevin Jacobsen welcomes FiveThirtyEight reporter and Not Her Again co-host Walt Hickey to talk about Martin Scorsese's 3D family film 'Hugo,' the likely runner-up in the 2011 Oscar race that lost to 'The Artist.'

0:00 - 1:05 - Introduction

1:06 - 24:59 - 'Hugo' review

25:00 - 40:56 - Why 'Hugo' lost Best Picture

40:57 - 52:24 - Shoulda been a contender

52:25 - 1:01:04 - Did 'Hugo' deserve to win?

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Kevin Jacobsen welcomes Gold Derby colleague Tom O'Brien to talk about Ang Lee's 3D technical wonder 'Life of Pi,' the likely runner-up in the 2012 Oscar race that lost to 'Argo.'

0:00 - 0:55 - Introduction

0:56 - 21:35 - 'Life of Pi' review

21:36 - 42:41 - Why 'Life of Pi' lost Best Picture

42:42 - 1:01:33 - Shoulda been a contender

1:01:34 - 1:09:11 - Did 'Life of Pi' deserve to win?

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