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Join friends Sam and Rance as they watch and discuss every single Academy Award winner for Best Picture starting from the very first ceremony.... more
FAQs about The Envelope Please:How many episodes does The Envelope Please have?The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.
April 30, 20211973: The StingSandwiched between the two Godfather movies we have one of the most entertaining pictures of all time win the top award: The Sting. It's another great collaboration between Redford, Newman and director George Roy Hill. However, both Rance and I agree that a different movie should have worn the crown. Tune in to find out!...more0minPlay
April 27, 20211973: The StingSandwiched between the two Godfather movies we have one of the most entertaining pictures of all time win the top award: The Sting. It's another great collaboration between Redford, Newman and director George Roy Hill. However, both Rance and I agree that a different movie should have worn the crown. Tune in to find out!...more1hPlay
April 20, 20211972: The GodfatherWe have come to one of the biggest winners of all time, 1972's The Godfather. This movie is consistently listed as one of the greatest of all time.. and we couldn't agree more. The only problem is that there were two major films vying for the top spot, the second one being Cabaret. Listen as we break down both of these classics and more!...more55minPlay
April 13, 20211971: The French ConnectionThis week we're thrown into the streets of New York City by the corrupt cop Popeye Doyle in William Friedkin's Best Picture winning film The French Connection. However, after highlighting a couple other movies from this year we realized that it's not our choice for the top award. Listen in to find out what is!...more51minPlay
April 06, 20211970: PattonA new decade is finally upon us! Join us as we break into the 1970s with the first Best Picture winner: Patton. How does this movie size up with past World War II winners? Tune in and find out!...more55minPlay
March 30, 2021Rankings: 1960-1969In this special episode we take a look back on the ten films that won Best Picture in the 1960s and rank them in order of our own personal preferences....more22minPlay
March 23, 20211969: Midnight CowboyAnd now for the first and only "X" rated movie to win Best Picture.. Midnight Cowboy! Often remembered for its famously improvised line "I"m walkin here," this movie set a new tone and standard for what could be considered Oscar content. Tune in to find out which other movies we spotlight!...more55minPlay
March 16, 20211968: Oliver!The final movie musical to take home the Best Picture Oscar in the 1960s was Oliver! Although it's a fine enough musical, it is not the movie that we think deserved the top honor. Listen in to find out!...more55minPlay
March 09, 20211967: In The Heat of the NightIn Part 2 of our 1967 special we discuss the Best Picture winner In The Heat of the Night and what significant factors contributed to its triumph. We also spotlight some other great movies of the year like Wait Until Dark!...more51minPlay
March 02, 20211967: Best Picture Nominees1967 is such an important year for the Academy Awards that we had to split it into two parts. In Part 1, we break down the four nominees for Best Picture. Three of them could have token home the top honor in any other year.. and the fourth one is called Doctor Dolittle....more57minPlay
FAQs about The Envelope Please:How many episodes does The Envelope Please have?The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.