The Oscars Got It Wrong

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 1:52:35 - Post-Oscars Addendum 1:57:40 - 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

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

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

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

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 The Bourne Identity 1:19:40 - The 75th Academy Awards Conclusions 1:28:20 - Next Time

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

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 1:00:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:02:20 - Next Time

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? 2:09:20 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 2:12:50 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 2:16:20 - Conclusions 2:22:10 - Next Time

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 1:25:05 - Next Time

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 1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:27:20 - Next Time

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? 1:26:40 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:30:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:33:00 - Conclusions 1:38:00 - Next Time

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 1:09:40 - Next Time

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 1:05:15 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:05:50 - Next Time

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? 1:29:25 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:33:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:35:25 - Conclusions 1:44:00 - Next Time

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 1:00:50 - Next Time

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 1:05:35 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:08:00 - Next Time

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? 1:32:10 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:33:10 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:35:15 - Conclusions 1:38:45 - Next Time

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! Play along with your own bracket 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 28:00 - Final Matchup 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 Follow the show on Instagram and Letterboxd at @oscarswrongpod or visit our website oscarswrongpod.com

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. Play along with your own bracket 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 1:00:00 - Conclusions 1:02:25 - Next Episode

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. Play along with your own bracket 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 1:36:30 - Conclusions 1:37:35 - Next Episode