The Oscars Got It Wrong

We are covering the 5th Academy Awards or the films of 1931/32. There were 8 nominees this year so we added 2 more to make a 10 movie 2-parter. We cover the losers in this episode. We also chat about a short film: Laurel and Hardy's "The Music Box."The nominees were: Arrowsmith, Bad Girl, The Champ, Five Star Final, Grand Hotel, One Hour With You, Shanghai Express, The Smiling LieutenantThe films we added were: Scarface and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeNote: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:7:35 - The Music Box15:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and LosersLosers Discussion21:30 - One Hour With You 26:20 - The Smiling Lieutenant32:50 - Scarface44:05 - Arrowsmith55:30 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1:08:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:09:30 - 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

We're really getting into it with the 71st Academy Awards or the films of 1998 in this episode. This is probably one of the most controversial Oscar years and (fair warning) maybe our most controversial opinion? Either way, we're wrapping up the expanded 10-film tournament this episode. The nominees were: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, and The Thin Red Line.The films we added were: The Big Lebowski, The Truman Show, and Waking Ned Devine.Our fun winners were: Rushmore and Ever After. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:2:40 - Ever After13:20 - Rushmore24:00 - The Truman Show40:05 - Saving Private Ryan1:00:05 - Shakespeare in Love - Conclusions1:20:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:22:30 - Top 5 Films1:25:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:27:15 - Come back to any of these films?1:29:10 - Steven Spielberg Fantasy Oscar Count1:32:25 - Patterns1:33:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking1:36:35 - 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

We're wading into one of the most controversial Oscar years with the 71st Academy Awards or the films of 1998. There were 5 nominees this year, but we added three more and brought in our two fun winners from the last episode to make this a 10 film 2-parter. The nominees were: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, and The Thin Red Line.The films we added were: The Big Lebowski, The Truman Show, and Waking Ned Devine.Our fun winners were: Rushmore and Ever After. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:10:35 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and LosersLosers Discussion15:20 - The Thin Red Line26:20 - The Big Lebowski34:50 - Life is Beautiful47:05 - Waking Ned Devine56:55 - Elizabeth1:06:25 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:07:15 - 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.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

Consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? That’s what we’ll be exploring in this episode. Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1998. So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:8:15 - Armageddon (+ Deep Impact)Ben Affleck CommentaryMichael Bay freaking out about space suits18:40 - The Wedding Singer25:05 - You’ve Got Mail31:20 - The Parent Trap37:45 - Mulan46:35 - Spice World55:50 - Rushmore59:10 - Ever After1:01:25 - Rating the FilmsThe Prince of Egypt note: it turns out we were both sort of right about “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” in The Lion King. It is not the Elton John version in the film, but it is also not the characters singing the song. It is Kristle Edwards.1:17:25 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees1:21:55 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive1:25:40 - Next Time--------------------------Want to see what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

We're finishing our coverage of the 37th Academy Awards or the films of 1964. We're talking about the winners from our 10 movie mini-tournament.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 TopkapiNotes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:2:40 - Beckett16:30 - My Fair Lady25:50 - Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb41:05 - Mary Poppins53:00 - Seven Days in May1:09:05 - Conclusions1:09:10 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:11:50 - Top 5 Films1:12:55 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:15:15 - Come back to any of these films?1:17:45 - Patterns1:18:25 - Best Best Picture Ranking1:19:55 - 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

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 TopkapiNotes: 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 LosersLosers Discussion14:15 - A Hard Day's Night17:20 - Zorba the Greek33:00 - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte44:50 - Topkapi53:45 - The Americanization of Emily1:15:40 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:16:30 - 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

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 FacesNotes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:3:50 - Angels with Dirty Faces18:00 - The Citadel36:00 - Pygmalion46:15 - Test Pilot1:01:25 - You Can't Take it With You1:27:05 - Grand Illusion1:51:35 - Conclusions1:53:40 - 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 Ranking2:05:20 - 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

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 FacesNotes: 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 LosersLosers Discussion15:00 - The Adventures of Robin Hood22:30 - Alexander's Ragtime Band34:25 - Four Daughters46:25 - Boys Town57:10 - Bringing Up Baby1:07:15 - Jezebel1:19:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:20:35 - 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

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 Review8:00 - Start of the 27th Academy Awards Episode19:25 - The Caine Mutiny33:05 - The Country Girl44:05 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers59:00 - Three Coins in the Fountain1:08:50 - On the Waterfront1:30:35 - Should something else have been nominated? 1:31:00 - Sabrina1:41:20 - Rear Window1:51:15 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?1:54:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:56:55 - Conclusions2:04:35 - 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

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 Unknown9:25 - The Brutalist24:15 - Nickel Boys32:05 - Conclave46:25 - I'm Still HereBest Picture Discussion59:55 - 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 - Conclusions1:18:45 - 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 oscarswrongpodPlease leave us a rating and/or review on your podcast app of choice.

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 LosersLosers Discussion15:50 - Emilia Perez28:20 - Anora39:15 - Wicked54:45 - The Substance1:11:10 - Dune: Part Two1:23:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:25:40 - 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

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 34:15 - Section 2: Things we're tracking 35:35 - Section 3: Our ratings (nominees only)54:45 - Section 4: A qualitative discussion1:16:05 - 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.

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 Heaven21:10 - The Racket26:55 - Chang32:10 - Sunrise39:05 - The Crowd49:50 - Wings1:00:10 - 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 Corner1:09:55 - Conclusions1:15:30 - 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.

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 - Conclusions1:02:45 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:06:05 - Favorites and Least Favorites1:10:15 - 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

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 Road10:45 - The Big Short23:40 - Bridge of Spies31:50 - What We Do in the Shadows41:25 - Ex Machina53:30 - Conclusions53:30 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?56:00 - Top 5 Films57:05 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner59:10 - Patterns1:11:00 - 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