The Envelope

On this episode, we discuss the 92nd Academy Awards Ceremony and the Winners!

Here on The Envelope, we usually discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. However, this week we are bringing you a SPECIAL EPISODE where we discuss the 2020 Oscar Nominations and give our predictions to prepare for the big night.

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-eighth Best Picture Winner: “ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST.”

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" follows Randle Patrick McMurphy who is transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, where he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward's patients. Directed Milos Forman, the film stars Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy, Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched, Will Sampson as Chief Bromden, Danny DeVito as Martini, and Christopher Lloyd as Taber.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-seventh Best Picture Winner: “THE GODFATHER PART II.”

Partially based on Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, "The Godfather Part II" is both a sequel and a prequel to "The Godfather," presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone crime family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; while the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone, from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the film stars Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone, Diane Keaton as Kay Adams, Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen, John Cazale as Fredo Corleone, and Talia Shire as Connie Corleone.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-sixth Best Picture Winner: “THE STING.”

Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan. Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don't go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo. Directed by George Roy Hill, the film stars Paul Newman as Henry Gondorff, Robert Redford as Johnny Hooker, Robert Shaw as Doyle Lonnegan, and Eileen Brennan as Billie.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-fifth Best Picture Winner: “THE GODFATHER.”

Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name, "The Godfather" chronicles a fictional New York crime family under the patriarch Vito Corleone, while also focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. The story spans from 1945 to 1955.  Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the film stars Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, James Caan as Sonny Corleone, Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen, Diane Keaton as Kay Adams, Abe Vigoda as Tessio, Talia Shire as Connie, and John Cazale as Fredo.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-fourth Best Picture Winner: “THE FRENCH CONNECTION.”

Based on Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book "The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy," "The French Connection" tells the story of New York Police Department detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo as they chase down a wealthy French heroin smuggler named Alain Charnier.  Directed William Friedkin, the film stars Gene Hackman as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, Roy Scheider as Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, Fernando Rey as Alain Charnier, Tony Lo Bianco as Sal Boca and Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierre Nicoli.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-third Best Picture Winner: “PATTON.”

"Patton" is the biography of the controversial World War II hero General George S. Patton. The film follows his wartime activities and accomplishments, beginning with his entry into the North African campaign and ending with his removal from command after his outspoken criticism of US post-war military strategy.  Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the film stars George C. Scott as General George S. Patton Jr., Karl Malden as General Omar N. Bradley, Stephen Young as Captain Chester B. Hansen, and Michael Strong as Brigadier General Hobart Carver.

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-second Best Picture Winner: “MIDNIGHT COWBOY.”

"Midnight Cowboy" is a buddy drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. Convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, Texas dishwasher Joe Buck quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he'll latch on to some rich dowager. New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a Dickensian layabout named Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo. The two form a rough alliance, and together they kick-start Joe's hustling career just as Ratso's health begins to deteriorate. Directed by John Schlesinger, the film stars Jon Voight as Joe Buck and Dustin Hoffman as Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the forty-first Best Picture Winner: “OLIVER!”

"Oliver!" is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name based on the Charles Dickens novel.  In the film, 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin. When Oliver's intended mark, Mr. Brownlow, takes pity on the lad and offers him a home, Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy to keep him from talking.  Directed by Carol Reed, the film stars Mark Lester as Oliver, Jack Wild as The Artful Dodger, Ron Moody as Fagin, Shani Wallis as Nancy, Oliver Reed as Bill Sikes, and Joseph O'Conor as Mr. Brownlow.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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