The Oscars Got It Wrong

Another season of this podcast in the books! In this episode we'll cover our stats from Season 2 of the podcast - how many films we've watched, how many times the Oscars got it wrong, and much, much more! Then we'll wrap up by making predictions for the 96th Academy Awards.

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

0:45 - Section 1: Overview of Season 2

3:35 - Section 2: Things we're tracking

24:10 - Section 3: Our ratings (nominees only)

45:00 - Section 4: A qualitative discussion

1:02:20 - Section 5: 96th Academy Awards Predictions

1:09:55 - Next Time

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This episode we're covering the 30th Academy Awards or the films of 1957. The nominees were: 12 Angry Men, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Peyton Place, Sayonara, Witness for the Prosecution. No extras this year? Wild.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

10:10 - Peyton Place

23:30 - Sayonara

37:00 - The Bridge on the River Kwai

54:00 - Witness for the Prosecution [58:10 EXTRA SPOILER WARNING]

1:06:35  - 12 Angry Men

1:19:35 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:19:50 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:24:05 - Conclusions

1:31:15 - Next Time

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What a surprise at the end of "The 75th Academy Awards - Part II," huh? In this episode we take some time to really dig into one of our favorite films: The Bourne Identity.

We also wrap up our discussion of the year with our usual conclusions.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

0:40 - The Bourne Identity

• 1:40 - An in-depth discussion of the film
• 51:30 - The impact of The Bourne Identity

1:19:40 - The 75th Academy Awards Conclusions

1:28:20 - Next Time

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We're covering the 75th Academy Awards or the films of 2002. There were 5 nominees this year, but it was a great year for films, so we added 5 more (we were almost tempted to bump this year up to a true 16-movie tournament, so we may have missed your favorite). In part 2 we'll be covering the winners from the first round.

The nominees were: Gangs of New York, Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist.

We added for consideration: Catch Me if You Can, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Talk to Her, Spirited Away, and Y Tu Mama Tambien.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:35 - Spirited Away

7:50 - Catch Me If You Can

27:25 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

41:35 - Y Tu Mama Tambien

57:10 - Chicago

1:05:00 - Conclusions

1:05:50 - Next Time

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We're covering the 75th Academy Awards or the films of 2002. There were 5 nominees this year, but it was a great year for films, so we added 5 more (we were almost tempted to bump this year up to a true 16-movie tournament, so we may have missed your favorite). In part 1 we'll be covering the losers from the first round.

The nominees were: Gangs of New York, Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist.

We added for consideration: Catch Me if You Can, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Talk to Her, Spirited Away, and Y Tu Mama Tambien.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

7:00 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 12:10 - Gangs of New York
• 20:50 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• 29:25 - The Hours
• 38:40 - The Pianist
• 50:25 - Talk To Her

1:00:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:02:20 - Next Time

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We're taking a short holiday break in two weeks (so no new episode on 12/22/23). To make up for that this episode is (totally on purpose!) 2.5 hours long. We're covering the 33rd Academy Awards or the films of 1960. The nominees were: The Alamo, The Apartment, Elmer Gantry, Sons and Lovers, and the Sundowners. We also cover non-nominees A Bout de Souffle (Breathless), Inherit the Wind, Psycho, and Spartacus.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

10:55 - The Alamo

22:20 - Elmer Gantry

38:20 - Sons and Lovers

52:25 - The Sundowners

59:40 - The Apartment

1:14:55 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:16:20 - Spartacus
• 1:31:35 - Inherit the Wind
• 1:50:05 - A Bout de Souffle (Breathless)
• 1:57:40 - Psycho

2:09:20 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

2:12:50 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

2:16:20 - Conclusions

2:22:10 - Next Time

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We're wrapping up 1936 and covering the winners from our 14 movie tournament this week (10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!))

The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco.

The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:35 - After the Thin Man

7:35 - Three Smart Girls

14:25 - Libeled Lady

22:50 - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

32:40 - A Tale of Two Cities

45:55 - The Story of Louis Pasteur

56:20 - Modern Times

1:07:45 - Conclusions

• 1:07:50 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 1:10:00 - Top 5 Films
• 1:12:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner (+ important Ronald Colman moustache information)
• 1:16:10 - Patterns

1:25:05 - Next Time

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We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated.

The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco.

The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

7:25 - Bracket

Losers Discussion

• 19:40 - Anthony Adverse
• 30:50 - Romeo and Juliet
• 34:10 - My Man Godfrey
• 42:00 - Swing Time
• 49:50 - Dodsworth
• 59:40 - San Francisco
• 1:12:45 - The Great Ziegfeld

1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:27:20 - Next Time

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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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We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode we discuss the winners from Round 1 and decide if the Oscars got it wrong.

The nominees were: 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, and Winter's Bone.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:05 - Inception

12:35 - True Grit

23:55 - Winter's Bone

32:25 - The King's Speech

44:05 - Toy Story 3

58:10 - Conclusions

• 58:15 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 58:25 - Top 5 Films
• 1:02:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 1:04:00 - Patterns

1:09:40 - Next Time

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