The Oscars Got It Wrong

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The Oscars Got It Wrong

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

  1. 3D AGO

    The 37th Academy Awards (Films of 1964) - Part I

    We're covering the 37th Academy Awards or the films of 1964. This was a 5 nominee year, but we've added 5 additional films (for 1964?!?) to make this one of our 10 movie mini-tournaments. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode. The nominees were: Becket; Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb; Mary Poppins; My Fair Lady; and Zorba the Greek. The films we added were: The Americanization of Emily; A Hard Day's Night; Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte; Seven Days in May; and Topkapi Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 7:25 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 14:15 - A Hard Day's Night17:20 - Zorba the Greek33:00 - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte44:50 - Topkapi53:45 - The Americanization of Emily 1:15:40 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:16:30 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod. Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

    1h 18m

  2. APR 11

    The 11th Academy Awards (Films of 1938) - Part II

    We're wrapping up our discussion of the 11th Academy Awards or the films of 1938. There were 10 nominees this year and we added two more for a 12-movie mini-tournament. We'll be talking about the winners this episode. The nominees were: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Boys Town, The Citadel, Four Daughters, Grand Illusion, Jezebel, Pygmalion, Test Pilot, You Can't Take it With You. The films we added were: Bringing Up Baby and Angels with Dirty Faces Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 3:50 - Angels with Dirty Faces 18:00 - The Citadel 36:00 - Pygmalion 46:15 - Test Pilot 1:01:25 - You Can't Take it With You 1:27:05 - Grand Illusion 1:51:35 - Conclusions 1:53:40 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:53:50 - Top 5 Films1:54:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:58:35 - Patterns2:03:50 - Best Best Picture Ranking 2:05:20 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod. Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

    2h 8m

  3. MAR 28

    The 11th Academy Awards (Films of 1938) - Part I

    We're back in the 30's covering the 11th Academy Awards or the films of 1938. There were 10 nominees this year and we added two more for a 12-movie mini-tournament. We'll be talking about the losers this episode. The nominees were: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Boys Town, The Citadel, Four Daughters, Grand Illusion, Jezebel, Pygmalion, Test Pilot, You Can't Take it With You. The films we added were: Bringing Up Baby and Angels with Dirty Faces Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 6:05 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 15:00 - The Adventures of Robin Hood22:30 - Alexander's Ragtime Band34:25 - Four Daughters46:25 - Boys Town57:10 - Bringing Up Baby1:07:15 - Jezebel 1:19:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:20:35 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod. Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

    1h 22m

  4. MAR 14

    The 27th Academy Awards (Films of 1954)

    In this episode we'll be covering the 27th Academy Awards or the films of 1954, but not before we revisit the 97th Academy Awards to discuss what happened at the ceremony. The nominees for the 27th Academy Awards were: The Caine Mutiny, The Country Girl, On the Waterfront, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Three Coins in the Fountain. We also discuss the non-nominees Sabrina and Rear Window. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 0:30 - 97th Academy Awards Review 8:00 - Start of the 27th Academy Awards Episode 19:25 - The Caine Mutiny 33:05 - The Country Girl 44:05 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 59:00 - Three Coins in the Fountain 1:08:50 - On the Waterfront 1:30:35 - Should something else have been nominated? 1:31:00 - Sabrina1:41:20 - Rear Window 1:51:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:54:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:56:55 - Conclusions 2:04:35 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod. Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

    2h 6m

  5. FEB 28

    The 97th Academy Awards (Films of 2024) - Part II

    This week is part 2 of our 9th Academy Awards episode. We'll be covering the winners from last week. 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: 2:30 - A Complete Unknown 9:25 - The Brutalist 24:15 - Nickel Boys 32:05 - Conclave 46:25 - I'm Still Here Best Picture Discussion 59:55 - What Should Win Best Picture1:01:10 - What Else We Watched This Year1:08:35 - What We Think Will Win (Note: We recorded this episode on 02/08 before some of the relevant precursors aired). 1:12:20 - Conclusions 1:18:45 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod Please leave us a rating and/or review on your podcast app of choice.

    1h 21m

  6. FEB 14

    The 97th Academy Awards (Films of 2024) - Part I

    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 Perez28:20 - Anora39:15 - Wicked54:45 - The Substance1:11:10 - Dune: Part Two 1:23:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:25:40 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod

    1h 27m

  7. 12/20/2024

    Season 3 Stats

    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 -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

    1h 18m

  8. 12/06/2024

    The 1st Academy Awards (Films of 1927/28)

    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 -------------------------- Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

    1h 18m
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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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  • Creator
    HonestFun
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    72
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