If I Ran the Oscars
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Starting in 1953, the first year the Oscars were broadcast on television, we randomly select a merit award category winner, watch the film, then talk about why it won that award. But that's not all, this is our Oscars! We also randomly select three other categories, and decide if that film could have won those awards as well.
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Episodes
2021: Mank
May 29, 2022 02:51 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBCitizen Kane, this ain't. But it's about Citizen Kane, so it's not bad.
2020: Joker
May 22, 2022 02:40 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBMost superhero movies are good superhero movies, but bad movies. This one is not a good superhero movie, but is a good movie.
2019: Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse
May 15, 2022 02:22 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBI could nerd out about how to use animation to tell stories for twice as long.
2018: The Shape of Water
May 08, 2022 02:06 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBDoug Jones and Del Toro, you've done it again.
2017: Fences
April 03, 2022 02:57 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBOn the one hand, it's pretty clear that this was based on a play. On the other hand, it's a dang good play.
2016: The Revenant
March 27, 2022 02:02 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThe long edits are back, and with bonus BEAR AHHHHHHHHHHHHH IT'S A BEAR!
2015: Birdman
March 20, 2022 02:14 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBHey, did you know that you can make movies with long takes? Did Gravity not convince you? Have I got a movie for you.
2014: Gravity
March 13, 2022 03:04 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBA film by a great director, which changed the way movies are made for years to come, but you can tell it was written by the director and he desperately needed an editor. Not to be confused with Avatar, the film by a great director, which changed...hey, wait a minute!
2013: Lincoln
February 27, 2022 03:10 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBDaniel Day Lewis, you've done it again!
2012: The Artist
February 20, 2022 03:38 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBBlack and white? Silent film? What year is it?
2009: The Duchess
January 16, 2022 03:32 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThey somehow made Ralph Fiennes more creepy. How did they do that?
2008: Bourne Ultimatum
January 09, 2022 02:52 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBNot the best three-quel we've ever watched.
2007: Babel
January 02, 2022 03:37 - 32 minutes - 30 MBA movie where no one wins, everything is sadness, and the acting is really really good.
2006: Syriana
December 26, 2021 03:15 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBNot quite as good as the last movie with multiple overlapping storylines, sadly.
2005: The Incredibles
December 19, 2021 03:10 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIt's about time we watch a Pixar movie.
2004: Return of the King
December 12, 2021 04:42 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWe watched the short version, so only 3.5 hours. A nice relaxing watch.
2003: Road to Perdition
December 05, 2021 02:32 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBTom Hanks is...a bad guy? Gasp.
2002: A Beautiful Mind
November 28, 2021 02:48 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBThis is a good movie, and I will not do you the disservice to make any joke about the plot here, because those jokes could spoil it for you.
2000: Topsy Turvy
November 14, 2021 03:34 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBGilbert, and also Sullivan? Andy Serkis actually on screen? Yes please.
1998: Titanic
October 24, 2021 02:43 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBNeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeear Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar I poooooooooooooped in your caaaaaaaaaaar. But seriously, this thing is a filmmaking masterpiece, either for the story that made people go nuts when it came out, or the insane levels of models and sets made.
1997: Fargo
October 17, 2021 02:38 - 31 minutes - 29 MBHey, you wanna get some Old Dutch chips and watch some Fargo? Yeah. Oh yeah? Yeah.
1996: Sense and Sensibility
October 10, 2021 02:33 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBA good movie, but would have been better with zombies.
1995: Ed Wood
October 03, 2021 02:28 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBA movie, faithfully recreating terrible movies. It's impressive how bad it looks.
1993: Unforgiven
September 18, 2021 01:59 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBOld men with guns. It's kinda good.
1992: Beauty and the Beast
August 22, 2021 02:56 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAn animated movie! And one that's completely animated, not just Roger Rabbit. A shame this one isn't as good as Roger Rabbit.
1991: Dances With Wolves
August 15, 2021 02:37 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBFrom this point on, every Native American actor we see in a movie will probably also have been in this movie.
1990: Dead Poets Society
August 01, 2021 03:23 - 31 minutes - 31.4 MBThis is some good Robin Williams.
1989: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
July 25, 2021 02:45 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBDaniel nerds out about classic animation for an entire podcast.
1988: The Last Emperor
July 18, 2021 02:04 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBGet some good history up in there.
1987: A Room With a View
July 11, 2021 02:36 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBHelena Bonham Carter, before Johnny Depp.
1986: Prizzi's Honor
June 20, 2021 01:44 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBStarring a man who sounds like he plays golf.
1985: Purple Rain
June 13, 2021 14:06 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBA hometown hero, in a questionable movie with really good pop music.
1982: Chariots of Fire
May 16, 2021 02:19 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis is where that song, with people running on the beach, that one? This is the movie that song is from. It's good for other things, but it also did that.
1980: Norma Rae
April 25, 2021 02:37 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBWe manage to watch a movie about unionizing without editorializing about current events. Good job, us.
1979: Coming Home
April 11, 2021 01:36 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIt's apparently still the era for commenting on the Vietnam War. Also, wow, Jon Voight is unrecognizable as a young man.
1976: The Sunshine Boys
March 14, 2021 03:34 - 24 minutes - 24.4 MBThis movie is funny. And not because of jokes at people's expense, or anything like that. It's vaudeville, it's clean, it's simple, and it's just silly.
1975: The Great Gatsby
February 21, 2021 03:44 - 31 minutes - 31.4 MBCasual chauvinism and great costumes.
1973: Cabaret
February 07, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBA surprisingly low amount of sexy times, based on the title.
1972: Klute
January 31, 2021 03:54 - 26 minutes - 24 MBJane Fonda is naked. It's...not the only thing that happens in the movie, but it's not exactly a barnburner of a film.