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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 11/22/2024

    Special Episode - Before the Academy Awards

    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 Corner1:06:05 - Favorites and Least Favorites 1:10:15 - 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 12m

  5. 11/08/2024

    The 88th Academy Awards (Films of 2015) - Part II

    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 Films57:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner59:10 - Patterns 1:11:00 - 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 14m

  6. 10/25/2024

    The 88th Academy Awards (Films of 2015) - Part I

    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 Revenant26:40 - Brooklyn32:35 - The Martian39:45 - Room45:40 - Spotlight 55:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 56:30 - Next Time

    57 min

  7. 10/11/2024

    The 21st Academy Awards (Films of 1948)

    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 -------------------------- 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 23m

  8. 09/27/2024

    The 16th Academy Awards (Films of 1943) - Part II

    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 Films49:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner50:35 - Patterns 54:30 - 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

    56 min
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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
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2025 HonestFun
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