Thank the Academy

In this episode we discuss Mary Poppins and Julie Andrews, the great lengths Walt Disney traveled to secure the film rights, taking chances on his two lead actors, Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, combining live action and animation in new and exciting ways. We also discuss Julie Andrews’ early Broadway career, her rise to fame as an international movie star, and her many lasting achievements and awards in the entertainment industry.

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In this episode we discuss the thirty-seventh Best Picture winner, My Fair Lady, the most popular and best selling Broadway show up to this point in history and its equally popular adaption into the Hollywood hit, Jack Warner’s insistence in not casting Julie Andrews and her success as Mary Poppins, and the classiness of two of Hollywood’s brightest stars in Julie Andrews and Audrey Hepburn!

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In this episode we discuss How the West Was Won, the epic Cinerama narrative starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood at the time, Sidney Poitier, his incredible Best Actor win, and the obstacles he overcame in becoming the first Black actor to win for a leading roles. 

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In this episode we discuss the thirty-sixth Best Picture winner, Tom Jones, Sydney Poitier’s historic Best Actor win, the cultural landscape that gave a British sex farce a fighting chance, and the innovative new techniques that led to the success of this film!

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In this episode we discuss the 1962 film Birdman of Alcatraz and female editors in the film industry, Burt Lancaster’s stirring performance as inmate Robert Stroud, more Hollywood animal wrangling, Anne V. Coates and her Academy Award win for Best Editing for Lawrence of Arabia, the history of women working as editors in Hollywood, and the immense expertise that female editors have contributed to some of the most well known films in Hollywood history. 

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In this episode we discuss the thirty-fifth Best Picture winner, Lawrence of Arabia, the infamous Hollywood feud between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, Joan Crawford’s acceptance of the Best Actress Oscar, the last minute casting of relatively unknown actor Peter O’Toole, the impressive galloping and acting done by the caravan of camels in the film, and the true life story of the real Lawrence in Arabia!

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In this episode we discuss The Mark from 1961, the importance of art and storytelling in tackling controversial subjects, Stuart Whitman’s only Best Actor nomination, Rita Moreno’s rise to power from child actress to E.G.O.T. winner and producer of the successful reboot of West Side Story, her ability to turn personal pain into inspiration, and her passion for mentoring other women in the entertainment industry.

**Content Warning** mentions of abuse, kidnapping, and mental health in relation to the plot of The Mark from 04:25-22:55, mentions of abortion and attempted suicide when talking about Rita Moreno from 33:19-36:00**

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In this episode we discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, the beginning of the crime and true crime craze in American storytelling culture, the famous shower murder scene featuring Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor’s career from child actor to Hollywood superstar, her many marriages and divorces, and how she turned her massive influence to help combat the A.I.D.S. epidemic in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

**Content Warning** mention of a non-fatal car accident including details of injuries from 39:28-39:47**

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In this episode we discuss the thirty-third Best Picture winner, The Apartment, Billy Wilder’s second film to win Best Picture, the end of the Juvenile Academy Award and final recipient, Hayley Mills, and the changes in American culture and the Motion Picture Production Code that made success for this film possible.

**Content Warning** mentions of suicide, sexual assault, and workplace abuse in relation to the plot line of The Apartment **

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