Episode 251 - The Accused (with Lewis Wride)
From The Lone Acting Nominees by Gordon McNulty
May 28, 2026 · 2h 23m · Episode 251
About this episode
The episode discusses Jodie Foster's performance in THE ACCUSED and her first Best Actress win.
This week, we talked about Jodie Foster's first Best Actress win, for her performance as the victim of a gang rape who goes after not just her assaulters in court, but also the bystanders who egged them on in Jonathan Kaplan's THE ACCUSED!
People in this episode
Host: Gordon McNulty
Guest: Lewis Wride
Topics covered
- Best Actress win
- gang rape
- courtroom drama
- Jodie Foster
- film analysis
- 1980s cinema
Keywords
- Jodie Foster
- THE ACCUSED
- Best Actress
- gang rape
- courtroom
- film review
- Lewis Wride
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jonathan Kaplan
Books & works: THE ACCUSED
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