The Oscars Got It Wrong

We're covering the 69th Academy Awards (nice) or the films of 1996. This was a 5 nominee year, but we've added 3 additional films and our two Fun Oscars winners. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.

The nominees were: The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, and Shine

The films we added were: Big Night, Chungking Express, and Lone Star.

Our two Fun Oscars winners are: The Rock and That Thing You Do!.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

5:50 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 11:40 - Big Night
• 19:40 - Secrets & Lies
• 29:25 - Chungking Express
• 36:00 - Shine
• 45:10 - The English Patient

59:30 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:00:15 - Next Time

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90's again, so we're doing another "Fun Oscars'" episode where we consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1996. 

So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:10 - Bottle Rocket

17:15 - Swingers

23:45 - Mission Impossible

30:15 - Matilda

35:05 - The Birdcage

42:25 - Harriet the Spy

48:25 - The First Wives Club

55:15 - Happy Gilmore

1:02:10 - The Rock

1:02:45 - That Thing You Do!

1:03:25 - Rating the 19 Films We Watched

1:20:00 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees

1:24:50 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive

1:26:15 - Next Time

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We're covering the winners from our 10-movie bracket for the 79th Academy Awards or the films of 2006.

The nominees were: Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, and the Queen.

The films we added were: Children of Men, Half Nelson, The Last King of Scotland, The Lives of Others, and Pan's Labyrinth.

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

2:15 - The Queen

11:25 - Pan's Labyrinth

22:40 - The Lives of Others

35:45 - The Departed

49:15 - Children of Men

- Conclusions

• 1:06:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:07:00 - Top 5 Films
• 1:08:10 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:11:30 - Come back to any of these films?
• 1:12:10 - Patterns
• 1:17:00 - Best Best Picture Ranking

1:19:05 - Next Time

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We're covering the 79th Academy Awards or the films of 2006. This was a 5 nominee year, but we've added 5 additional film for a 10 movie mini-tournaments. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.

The nominees were: Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, and the Queen.

The films we added were: Children of Men, Half Nelson, The Last King of Scotland, The Lives of Others, and Pan's Labyrinth.

Wa wa wee wa we also talk about Borat.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

7:00 - Borat

13:55 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 18:45 - Babel
• 32:05 - The Last King of Scotland
• 42:45 - Little Miss Sunshine
• 58:45 - Half Nelson
• 1:07:40 - Letters from Iwo Jima

1:23:15 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:23:50 - Next Time

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This week we're covering the 20th Academy Awards or the films of 1947. The nominees were: The Bishop's Wife, Crossfire, Gentleman's Agreement, Great Expectations, and Miracle on 34th Street. We did no additional movies this year. Weird.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

10:55 - The Bishop's Wife

22:20 - Crossfire

33:25 - Great Expectations

46:55 - Miracle on 34th Street

58:00 - Gentleman's Agreement

1:18:10 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:18:30 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:19:50 - Conclusions

1:21:25 - Ranking the Best Best Picture

1:23:45 - Next Time

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We're back in a split year for the 3rd Academy Awards. Films that premiered between August 1, 1929 and July 31, 1930 were eligible for this one. The nominees were: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Big House, Disraeli, The Divorcee, and The Love Parade. We also cover Hallelujah, which is one of the earliest studio films with an all-black cast.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

11:05 - The Big House

20:10 - Disraeli

29:55 - The Divorcee

39:55 - The Love Parade

50:25 - All Quiet on the Western Front

1:06:45 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:06:50 - Hallelujah

1:20:50 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:21:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:23:10 - Conclusions

1:25:15 - Ranking the Best Best Picture

1:26:40 - Next Time

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We're finishing up the 66th Academy Awards or the films of 1993. We did another 10 movie mini-tournament and will be talking about the winners this episode.

The nominees were: The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, Remains of the Day, Schindler's List

The films we added were: Philadelphia, Jurassic Park, What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Our fun winners were: Groundhog Day and Mrs. Doubtfire

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

2:10 - Philadelphia

17:10 - Remains of the Day

37:00 - Groundhog Day

38:30 - Jurassic Park

57:10 - Schindler's List

- Conclusions

• 1:54:05 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:54:35 - Top 5 Films
• 1:56:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:58:00 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count
• 2:03:30 - Come back to any of these films?
• 2:05:20 - Patterns
• 2:08:50 - Best Best Picture Ranking

2:13:15 - Next Time

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We're covering the 66th Academy Awards or the films of 1993. There were 5 nominees this year, but we added three more and brought in our two fun winners from the last episode to make this a 10 film 2-parter. We'll discuss the losers from the bracket this episode.

The nominees were: The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, Remains of the Day, Schindler's List

The films we added were: Philadelphia, Jurassic Park, What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Our fun winners were: Groundhog Day and Mrs. Doubtfire

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

Timestamps are approximate:

9:50 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 14:55 - Mrs. Doubtfire
• 17:30 - The Fugitive
• 24:00 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape
• 32:25 - The Piano
• 40:10 - In the Name of the Father

59:10 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

59:35 - Next Time

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We're back in the 90s so it's time for another "Fun Oscars'" episode, where we consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1993. 

So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:10 - Addams Family Values

14:45 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

18:25 - Rookie of the Year

22:25 - So I Married an Axe Murderer

28:25 - The Nightmare Before Christmas

33:05 - The Sandlot

41:00 - Sleepless in Seattle

52:35 - Mrs. Doubtfire

1:04:55 - Groundhog Day

1:12:25 - Rating the 14 Films We Watched

1:20:55 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees

1:25:30 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive

1:28:25 - Next Time

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We are finishing up our discussion of the 5th Academy Awards or the films of 1931/32. We cover the winners from our 10-movie mini-tournament in this episode.

The nominees were: Arrowsmith, Bad Girl, The Champ, Five Star Final, Grand Hotel, One Hour With You, Shanghai Express, The Smiling Lieutenant

The films we added were: Scarface and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:50 - Bad Girl

12:00 - Shanghai Express

21:05 - The Champ

30:45 - Five Star Final

46:45 - Grand Hotel

- Conclusions

• 58:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:00:25 - Top 5 Films
• 1:01:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:02:10 - Come back to any of these films?
• 1:02:30 - Patterns
• 1:03:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking

1:05:55 - Next Time

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