The 2nd Academy Awards (Films of 1928/1929)
About this episode
The episode discusses the nominees and non-nominees of the 2nd Academy Awards, exploring the films of 1928/1929 and questioning the Oscars' choices.
We're covering our last Academy Awards of the 20's! The nominees were: Alibi, The Broadway Melody, The Hollywood Review of 1929, In Old Arizona, and The Patriot*. We also discuss the non-nominees The Cameraman and The Wild Party and briefly touch on Steamboat Willie . * The Patriot is the only lost Best Picture nominee, so we did not cover it. Because we couldn't. So...there's that. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 16:30 - Alibi 22:55 - The Hollywood Review of 1929 29:50 - In Old Arizona 36:20 - The Broadway Melody 48:35 - Should something else have been nominated? 48:45 - The Cameraman 59:45 - The Wild Party 1:11:20 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:15:55 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:18:20 - Conclusions 1:19:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:23:45 - 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 oscarswrongpod .
More episodes of The Oscars Got It Wrong
- Special Episode - 1920s Decade Review
- Special Episode - German Expressionism
- The 50th Academy Awards (Films of 1977)
- The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part II
- The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part I
- Special Episode - 1984 Fun Oscars
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