The Oscars Project

Oscars Project - Sample

In this episode, Sophie explores the trials and tribulations of the first Academy Awards, from mixed categories, to WWI films, Janet Gaynor, Emil Jannings and Rin Tin Tin.

In the first episode of The Oscars Project, get a glimpse of the invention of the cinema industry - from the creation of the cameras, to the scandals that made Hollywood famous. For more, visit insidevoiceau.com/theoscarsproject

Exploring the intersection of film, history and the Academy Awards, The Oscars Project is a one-woman tour through the last 90 years of cinema. It’s written, researched, edited and hosted by self-professed cinephile, Sophie Overett who on a humid summer night in 2013 decided she was going to watch every movie ever nominated for an Oscar. With over 1,500 movies now behind her, she’s almost halfway there and only sometimes regrets starting this whole thing in the first place. The Oscars Project separates each of the last 90 years into two episodes, the first about what was happening in the world, in the industry, in the artform that year, and the second about the movies and artists nominated, about the awards show itself, and her picks for you to watch (and, you know, not). Got a question? You can email me at theoscarsproject@insidevoiceau.com.