The Oscars Got It Wrong

We're back to kick off our 4th season with this year's Oscars. We'll be doing our usual two-part ten movie tournament to cover the 97th Academy Awards or the films of 2024.

The nominees are: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:20 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 15:50 - Emilia Perez
• 28:20 - Anora
• 39:15 - Wicked
• 54:45 - The Substance
• 1:11:10 - Dune: Part Two

1:23:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:25:40 - Next Time

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It's a shorter season as we move to a calendar year schedule, but we're excited to look back at this past year of the podcast! In this episode we'll cover our stats from Season 3 - how many films we've watched, how many times the Oscars got it wrong, and much, much more!

After this episode we'll be taking a holiday break, but we'll be back in February 2025!

NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for some previously discussed films. All time stamps are approximate.

1:15 - Section 1: Overview of Season 3

4:15 - Section 2: Things we're tracking

35:35 - Section 3: Our ratings (nominees only)

54:45 - Section 4: A qualitative discussion

1:16:05 - Next Time

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This feels like a major one! In this episode, we're excited to be covering the 1st Academy Awards, which honored films from 1927 & 1928. The Academy had two best picture categories at the time, but we cover both of them. The nominees for Outstanding Picture were: Wings, The Racket, and 7th Heaven. The nominees for Best Unique and Artistic Picture were: Sunrise, Change, and the Crowd. We also cover the non-nominee Steamboat Bill, Jr.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

11:10 - 7th Heaven

21:10 - The Racket

26:55 - Chang

32:10 - Sunrise

39:05 - The Crowd

49:50 - Wings

1:00:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:00:55 - Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1:06:50 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:08:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:09:55 - Conclusions

1:15:30 - Next Time

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We'll be covering the 1st Academy Awards in two weeks, so we thought now was a good time for a special episode where we take a look at some films that were released before the Academy Awards.

We review the films in chronological order.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:50 - A Trip to the Moon (1902)

5:40 - Nosferatu (1922)

11:55 - Safety Last! (1923)

17:30 - The Gold Rush (1925)

25:00 - Body and Soul (1925)

33:35 - Battleship Potemkin (1925)

43:20 - The General (1926)

49:45 - Metropolis (1927)

1:01:25 - Conclusions

• 1:02:45 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:06:05 - Favorites and Least Favorites

1:10:15 - Next Time

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We're wrapping up our 10-movie mini-bracket for the 88th Academy Awards or the films of 2015.

The nominees were: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.

The films we added were: What We Do in the Shadows and Ex Machina.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:45 - Mad Max: Fury Road

10:45 - The Big Short

23:40 - Bridge of Spies

31:50 - What We Do in the Shadows

41:25 - Ex Machina

53:30 - Conclusions

• 53:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 56:00 - Top 5 Films
• 57:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 59:10 - Patterns

1:11:00 - Next Time

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We're covering the 88th Academy Awards or the films of 2015. There were 8 nominees this year, so we added two additional films to get to one our 10-movie mini-brackets. We talk about the losers from Round 1 this episode.

The nominees were: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.

The films we added were: What We Do in the Shadows and Ex Machina.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:20 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 15:20 - The Revenant
• 26:40 - Brooklyn
• 32:35 - The Martian
• 39:45 - Room
• 45:40 - Spotlight

55:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

56:30 - Next Time

This episode we're covering the 21st Academy Awards or the films of 1948. The nominees were: Hamlet, Johnny Belinda, The Snake Pit, The Red Shoes, and Treasure of the Sierra Madre. We also watch the non-nominee Rope.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:30 - Hamlet

14:15 - The Red Shoes

26:40 - Johnny Belinda

39:15 - The Snake Pit

51:05 - Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1:02:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:02:40 - Rope

1:11:40 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:15:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:16:30 - Conclusions

1:21:15 - Next Time

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It's part 2 of our discussion of the 16th Academy Awards this week where we cover the winners from our mini-bracket.

The nominees were: Casablanca, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Heaven Can Wait, The Human Comedy, In Which We Serve, Madame Curie, The More the Merrier, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Song of Bernadette, and Watch on the Rhine.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:30 - The More the Merrier

8:35 - The Ox-Bow Incident

15:05 - Madame Curie

20:55 - Heaven Can Wait

28:30 - Casablanca

46:10 - Conclusions

• 46:10 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 46:20 - Top 5 Films
• 49:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 50:35 - Patterns

54:30 - Next Time

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We're covering the 16th Academy Awards or the films of 1943. There were 10 nominees this year, so we've done one of our mini-brackets. We also talk about the non-nominee Shadow of a Doubt.

The nominees were: Casablanca, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Heaven Can Wait, The Human Comedy, In Which We Serve, Madame Curie, The More the Merrier, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Song of Bernadette, and Watch on the Rhine.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

6:35 - Shadow of a Doubt

16:30 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 23:25 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
• 30:15 - Watch on the Rhine
• 37:50 - The Human Comedy
• 46:20 - In Which We Serve
• 51:50 - The Song of Bernadette

1:01:05 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:01:50 - Next Time

This episode we're covering the 56th Academy Awards or the films of 1983. The nominees were: The Big Chill, The Dresser, The Right Stuff, Tender Mercies, and Terms of Endearment. We also talk about non-nominee Silkwood and revisit our 1983 Fun Oscar winners A Christmas Story and Return of the Jedi.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

5:50 - The Big Chill

15:15 - The Dresser

19:30 - The Right Stuff

27:45 - Tender Mercies

35:25 - Terms of Endearment

46:55 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 47:40 - Silkwood
• 56:20 - A Christmas Story
• 58:55 - Return of the Jedi

1:03:50 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:06:25 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:09:10 - Conclusions

1:14:25 - Next Time

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