Anatomy of an Oscar

We are officially closing this case, members of the jury! For this episode, your prosecutors break down EVERY film nominated for Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars. They examine the release strategies, the narratives they had leading up to the Oscars, make a case for some and try to ignore others, discuss snubs and a few additional categories before they give their rankings. We then announce the future of the show going forward.You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod.As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We're adapting our own stories today, members of the jury! We are continuing our coverage of the 2018 Academy Awards by discussing Best Adapted Screenplay. Your council ponders what it means to have four of these films not be in Best Picture, how Call Me By Your Name is a peculiar winner, the merits of Mudbound, the split decision here about Logan, how The Disaster Artist is a bit of, well, a disaster, and that sometimes we should just let Aaron Sorkin have a little bit of fun!You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod. You can send us an email at anatomyofanoscar@gmail.com. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We'd like every female member of the jury to please stand up! We are continuing our coverage of the 2018 Academy Awards by discussing Best Actress in a Leading Role. They ask important questions like "Does Sally Hawkins actually anchor The Shape of Water?" "What does it look like when Meryl isn't phoning it in?" and "Seriously what the hell were we thinking about with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri?"You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod. You can send us an email at anatomyofanoscar@gmail.com. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

Welcome back to the stand, members of the jury! For this episode, your detectives are breaking down the clash of generations that is the Best Actor 2018 race. They dive deep into what happened when three legends over 55 duel against two up-and-comers in their 20s, why this category has historically been bad (and didn't change this year), and actors in fat suits. They also discuss what this may mean for the Oscar race in 2026.You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod. You can send us an email at anatomyofanoscar@gmail.com. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

Welcome, people of the jury, to the inaugural episode of Anatomy of an Oscar! In this show, your hosts exhume the corpse of the 2018 Academy Awards and ask: Did the Academy get it right? For our first episode, we are diving headfirst into an exciting category: Best Director. What happens when five first-time nominees in this category go head- to-head? How are we able to contrast the three established names finally getting their industry recognition with two of the most exciting new voices in American film? What happened between the start of the season and nominations that bumped major players Martin McDonagh and Luca Guadagnino out of the race? And what does this year mean for the upcoming Oscars in 2026? all this and more in: Anatomy of an Oscar!You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesy @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod. You can send us an email at anatomyofanoscar@gmail.com. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.