The Oscars Got It Wrong

The 52nd Academy Awards (Films of 1979)


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We're discussing the 52nd Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1979. The nominees were: All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, Kramer vs. Kramer, Norma Rae. We also discuss non-nominees Alien and The Jerk.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

9:00 - Breaking Away

16:45 - Kramer vs. Kramer

33:35 - All That Jazz

41:15 - Apocalypse Now

1:00:35 - Norma Rae

1:11:05 - Should something else have been nominated?

  • 1:11:50 - Alien
  • 1:20:35 - The Jerk

1:26:40 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:30:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:33:00 - Conclusions

1:38:00 - Next Time

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