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A podcast where we watch the Best Picture nominees from a randomly selected year and decide whether or not the Oscars got it wrong.

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A podcast where we watch the Best Picture nominees from a randomly selected year and decide whether or not the Oscars got it wrong.

    The 8th Academy Awards (Films of 1935) - Part II

    The 8th Academy Awards (Films of 1935) - Part II

    It's a shorter episode this week as we dive into Round 2 of the 8th Academy Awards bracket. We took the 12 nominees and added 4 additional films for 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: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat
    The films we added were: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.
    Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
    Timestamps are approximate:
    1:25 - Round 2 Match-Ups
    5:20 - Discussing the Losers
    5:30 - A Night at the Opera14:30 - Bride of Frankenstein21:30 - A Midsummer Night's Dream27:55 - Mutiny on the Bounty
    42:35 - Next Episode
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    • 43 min
    The 8th Academy Awards (Films of 1935) - Part I

    The 8th Academy Awards (Films of 1935) - Part I

    We’re back for season 3! There were 12 nominees at the 8th Academy Award, so we thought, "what the heck, let's add 4 more," to make this one of our 16 movie tournaments. We discuss the losers from Round 1 in this episode.
    The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat
    The films we added were: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.
    Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
    Timestamps are approximate:
    7:00 - Bracket Set-Up
    7:10 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
    16:00 - Naughty Marietta
    22:45 - Captain Blood
    29:45 - Ruggles of Red Gap
    37:02 - The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
    43:40 - David Copperfield
    50:10 - Alice Adams
    1:00:15 - The Informer
    1:10:10 - The 39 Steps
    1:19:45 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
    1:21:15 - Next Time
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    • 1 hr 22 min
    The 96th Academy Awards (Films of 2023) - Part II

    The 96th Academy Awards (Films of 2023) - Part II

    We’re wrapping up our discussion of the film's from this year's Academy Awards. This episode we cover the winners from our mini-bracket.
    The nominees were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest
    Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
    Timestamps are approximate:
    2:05 - The Holdovers
    15:35 - Past Lives
    28:00 - The Zone of Interest
    43:25 - Poor Things
    57:15 - Oppenheimer
    1:46:35 - Conclusions
    1:47:25 - Top 5 Films1:48:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:49:35 - Patterns
    1:52:35 - Post-Oscars Addendum
    1:57:40 - Next Time
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    • 1 hr 59 min
    The 96th Academy Awards (Films of 2023) - Part I

    The 96th Academy Awards (Films of 2023) - Part I

    We’re covering this year's Academy Awards! As usual for the years where there are more than 5 nominees, will be taking the 10 films, pitting them against one another, and deciding on winners and losers. The losers are discussed in this episode.
    The nominees were: American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest
    Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
    Timestamps are approximate:
    9:55 - Bracket Set-Up
    10:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
    16:50 - Maestro
    27:35 - Barbie
    50:15 - Anatomy of a Fall
    1:14:45 - American Fiction
    1:27:30 - Killers of the Flower Moon
    1:25:05 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
    1:26:10 - Next Time
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    Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod

    • 1 hr 51 min
    Season 2 Stats & 96th Academy Awards Predictions

    Season 2 Stats & 96th Academy Awards Predictions

    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

    • 1 hr 11 min
    The 30th Academy Awards (Films of 1957)

    The 30th Academy Awards (Films of 1957)

    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

    • 1 hr 32 min

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