Awards Don't Matter
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -The Academy Awards are the pinnacle of success for filmmakers all over the globe. Each year, a film is voted by a peer group to be the 'Best Picture' of that year. On Awards Don't Matter, hosts David and Andrew look at each winner, from Wings to Parasite, asking the question, does this film matter? Is it important and worthy of the illustrious claim of being the 'Best Picture' of that year?
Find out each month as they take a tour through film history.
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1930-1931 Academy Award Best Picture Winner - Cimarron (Wesley Ruggles) - Awards Dont Matter
July 14, 2020 16:05 - 44 minutes - 42.9 MBFrom the peaks of All Quiet on the Western Front to the possible valley of Wesley Ruggles Best Picture winner, Cimarron. As the Academy Awards first major epic film to win the big prize, this outwardly racist and categorically theatrical film covers the decades after the historic Oklahoma land rush in the late 1800's, following the Cravat family. In this episode, hosts Andrew and Dave have their first disagreement about the value of this Best Picture winner. Andrew stumbles in his defence of...
1930-1931 Best Picture Winner - Cimarron (Wesley Ruggles) - Awards Dont Matter
July 14, 2020 16:05 - 44 minutes - 42.9 MBFrom the peaks of All Quiet on the Western Front to the possible valley of Wesley Ruggles Best Picture winner, Cimarron. As the Academy Awards first major epic film to win the big prize, this outwardly racist and categorically theatrical film covers the decades after the historic Oklahoma land rush in the late 1800's, following the Cravat family. In this episode, hosts Andrew and Dave have their first disagreement about the value of this Best Picture winner. Andrew stumbles in his defence of...
Cimarron Teaser Episode - Awards Don't Matter
June 30, 2020 12:06 - 6 minutes - 8.87 MBJoin hosts David and Andrew on July 15th as they discuss 1931/1932 Best Picture winner, Cimarron. Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards Don't Matter. And shoot through any questions or thoughts to [email protected]. Subscribe to the show via the links here: Show Page Apple Podcasts RSS Feed Spotify Deezer Follow the hosts on social media at the links below...
1929-1930 Best Picture Winner - All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone) - Awards Dont Matter
June 14, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBFrom the valley of The Broadway Melody, Andrew and Dave reach a peak with the exceptional All Quiet on the Western Front, a masterful anti-war epic that looks at World War One through the perspective of German soldiers. Directed by Lewis Milestone, this powerful film has been banned in many countries around the world, from Germany to Australia, and leaves a searing mark on anyone who watches it. In this discussion, Andrew and Dave explore their relationships to war, alongside the importance ...
1931-1932 Best Picture Winner - All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone) - Awards Dont Matter
June 14, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBFrom the valley of The Broadway Melody, Andrew and Dave reach a peak with the exceptional All Quiet on the Western Front, a masterful anti-war epic that looks at World War One through the perspective of German soldiers. Directed by Lewis Milestone, this powerful film has been banned in many countries around the world, from Germany to Australia, and leaves a searing mark on anyone who watches it. In this discussion, Andrew and Dave explore their relationships to war, alongside the importance...
1929-1930 Academy Award Best Picture Winner - All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone) - Awards Dont Matter
June 14, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBFrom the valley of The Broadway Melody, Andrew and Dave reach a peak with the exceptional All Quiet on the Western Front, a masterful anti-war epic that looks at World War One through the perspective of German soldiers. Directed by Lewis Milestone, this powerful film has been banned in many countries around the world, from Germany to Australia, and leaves a searing mark on anyone who watches it. In this discussion, Andrew and Dave explore their relationships to war, alongside the importance ...
All Quiet on the Western Front Teaser Episode - Awards Dont Matter
May 31, 2020 03:25 - 5 minutes - 8.6 MBJoin hosts David and Andrew on June 15th as they discuss 1929/1930's Best Picture winner, All Quiet on the Western Front. Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards Don't Matter. And shoot through any questions or thoughts to [email protected]. Subscribe to the show via the links here: Show Page Apple Podcasts RSS Feed Spotify Deezer Follow the hosts on social ...
1928-1929 Academy Award Best Picture Winner - The Broadway Melody (Harry Beaumont) - Awards Don't Matter
May 14, 2020 16:15 - 54 minutes - 54.1 MBAh, after a stellar start, David and Andrew encounter the first bonafide dud Best Picture winner: Harry Beaumont's musical The Broadway Melody. This pioneering musical film should be the benchmark for genre to go forth with, but as David and Andrew discover, that's not the case! Dig on in and find out more about this Oscar winner. Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards ...
1929-1930 Best Picture Winner - The Broadway Melody (Harry Beaumont) - Awards Don't Matter
May 14, 2020 16:15 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBAh, after a stellar start, David and Andrew encounter the first bonafide dud Best Picture winner: Harry Beaumont's musical The Broadway Melody. This pioneering musical film should be the benchmark for genre to go forth with, but as David and Andrew discover, that's not the case! Dig on in and find out more about this Oscar winner. Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards...
1928-1929 Best Picture Winner - The Broadway Melody (Harry Beaumont) - Awards Don't Matter
May 14, 2020 16:15 - 54 minutes - 54.1 MBAh, after a stellar start, David and Andrew encounter the first bonafide dud Best Picture winner: Harry Beaumont's musical The Broadway Melody. This pioneering musical film should be the benchmark for genre to go forth with, but as David and Andrew discover, that's not the case! Dig on in and find out more about this Oscar winner. Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards ...
2nd Best Picture Winner: The Broadway Melody Episode Teaser
April 30, 2020 22:00 - 5 minutes - 6.61 MBJoin hosts David and Andrew on May 15th as they discuss 1928/1929's Best Picture winner, The Broadway Melody. Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards Don't Matter. And shoot through any questions or thoughts to [email protected]. Subscribe to the show via the links here: Show Page Apple Podcasts RSS Feed Spotify Deezer Follow the hosts on social media at the...
1927-1928 Best Picture Winners - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau) and Wings (William A. Wellman)
April 14, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBWelcome to the first discussion episode of Awards Don't Matter! Hosts David and Andrew discuss the first two Best Picture winners, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Wings. Two? Yep! The first Academy Awards had some quirks with the F.W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans winning the only instance of the Best Unique and Artistic Picture, while William A. Wellman's Wings won the first iteration of the Best Picture Oscar, then known as Outstanding Picture. David and Andrew take a look at b...
1927-1928 Academy Award Best Picture Winners - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau) and Wings (William A. Wellman)
April 14, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBWelcome to the first discussion episode of Awards Don't Matter! Hosts David and Andrew discuss the first two Best Picture winners, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Wings. Two? Yep! The first Academy Awards had some quirks with the F.W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans winning the only instance of the Best Unique and Artistic Picture, while William A. Wellman's Wings won the first iteration of the Best Picture Oscar, then known as Outstanding Picture. David and Andrew take a look at b...
Awards Don't Matter Introduction Episode
April 07, 2020 06:46 - 36 minutes - 37.1 MBWelcome to Awards Don't Matter! Follow along with hosts Andrew F Peirce and David Giannini as they travel through the history of the Academy Awards by looking at each of the Best Picture winners and discussing their importance in film history. Each episode has Andrew and David asking the question, does this film matter?, all the while exploring why each film won the illustrious and highly coveted award of Best Picture. The first episode will arrive on April 15th with a discussion on F.W. M...