The Oscars Got It Wrong

We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated.

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:

8:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 15:15 - Black Swan
• 21:15 - The Social Network
• 33:35 - The Fighter
• 41:30 - The Kids are All Right
• 56:05 - 127 Hours

1:05:15 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:05:50 - Next Time

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We're discussing the 46th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1973. The nominees were: American Graffiti; A Touch of Class, Cries and Whispers, The Exorcist, and The Sting. We also discuss non-nominees Enter the Dragon, Serpico, Paper Moon, and The Harder They Come.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

9:30 - American Graffiti

19:10 - A Touch of Class

24:55 - Cries and Whispers

32:20 - The Exorcist

48:00 - The Sting

58:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 58:55 - Enter the Dragon
• 1:05:15 - Serpico
• 1:12:30 - Paper Moon
• 1:18:35 - The Harder They Come

1:29:25 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:33:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:35:25 - Conclusions

1:44:00 - 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: The Awful Truth; Captains Courageous; Dead End; The Good Earth; In Old Chicago; The Life of Emile Zola; Lost Horizon; One Hundred Men and a Girl; Stage Door; and A Star is Born.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

2:05 - The Awful Truth

8:55 - Stage Door

16:50 - Captains Courageous

26:55 - A Star is Born

35:25 - The Life of Emile Zola

51:15 - Conclusions

• 51:25 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?
• 52:00 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• 53:00 - Top 5 Films
• 53:45 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
• 57:35 - Patterns

1:00:50 - Next Time

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We've got more than 5 nominees again, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees (plus 1 film we've added for cultural relevance - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated.

The nominees were: The Awful Truth; Captains Courageous; Dead End; The Good Earth; In Old Chicago; The Life of Emile Zola; Lost Horizon; One Hundred Men and a Girl; Stage Door; and A Star is Born.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

5:55 - Nominees Overview

7:25 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

15:15 - Bracket Set-Up

15:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 20:35 - In Old Chicago
• 29:45 - 100 Men and a Girl
• 33:55 - The Good Earth
• 43:15 - Dead End
• 52:10 - Lost Horizon

1:05:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:08:00 - Next Time

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We're back in the 60's to cover the 40th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1963. The nominees were: Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor Dolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night. We also discuss non-nominees Cool Hand Luke; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; and Barefoot in the Park.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

13:30 - Doctor Dolittle

21:15 - Bonnie and Clyde

29:50 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

44:15 - The Graduate

57:10 - In the Heat of the Night

1:09:25 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:09:55 - Cool Hand Luke
• 1:17:20 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• 1:29:45 - Barefoot in the Park

1:32:10 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:33:10 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:35:15 - Conclusions

1:38:45 - Next Time

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It's Round 3 of the 91st Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!

The nominees were: A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, and Vice.

Our additional films are: Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, Paddington 2, Sorry to Bother You, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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

Timestamps are approximate:

0:55 - Semifinals

3:35 - Discussing the Semifinal Losers

• 3:35 - The Favourite
• 14:15 - If Beale Street Could Talk

28:00 - Final Matchup

• 29:40 - Paddington 2
• 41:05 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

59:10 - Declaring a Winner

1:02:18 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?

1:03:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:06:05 - Conclusions

1:09:50 - Next Episode

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It's Round 2 of the 91st Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 2 and discussing the films that were eliminated.

The nominees were: A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, and Vice.

Our additional films are: Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, Paddington 2, Sorry to Bother You, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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

Timestamps are approximate:

1:35 - Round 2 Match-Ups

6:00 - Discussing the Losers

• 6:00 - Eighth Grade
• 15:50 - Burning
• 36:00 - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
• 45:30 - Black Panther

1:00:00 - Conclusions

1:02:25 - Next Episode

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We've done it again - another 16 movie bracket! For the 91st Academy Awards we've taken the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated.

The nominees were: A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, and Vice.

Our additional films are: Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, Paddington 2, Sorry to Bother You, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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

Timestamps are approximate:

8:25 - Round 1 Match-Ups

18:05 - Discussing the Losers

• 18:15 - Bohemian Rhapsody
• 24:25 - Vice
• 29:40 - A Star Is Born
• 38:55 - Sorry to Bother You
• 49:25 - BlacKkKlansman
• 1:00:20 - Roma
• 1:14:10 - The Death of Stalin
• 1:26:00 - Green Book

1:36:30 - Conclusions

1:37:35 - Next Episode

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We're still in the 60's, but are shaking things up with a guest. We're joined by Maddie's friend Ben to cover the 36th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1963. The nominees were: America America, Cleopatra, How the West Was Won, Lilies of the Field, and Tom Jones. We also discuss non-nominees Charade, 8 1/2, Dr. No, and Hud.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

14:40 - Cleopatra

24:35 - How the West Was Won

35:15 - America America

43:40 - Lilies of the Field

50:30 - Tom Jones

1:03:50 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:04:20 - Charade
• 1:07:30 - 8 1/2
• 1:12:45 - Dr. No
• 1:19:35 - Hud

1:31:45 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:36:45 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:38:40 - Conclusions

1:45:50 - Next Time

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We're back from our break and returning to the 60's to cover the 39th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1966. The nominees were: Alfie; A Man for All Seasons; The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming; The Sand Pebbles; and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

12:50 - Alfie

22:05 - The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming

31:40 - The Sand Pebbles

40:15 - A Man for All Seasons

54:05 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1:07:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:09:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:12:15 - Conclusions

1:16:30 - Next Time

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