About this episode

The episode discusses the 50th Academy Awards and the films of 1977, analyzing nominees and non-nominees.

This episode we're covering the 50th Academy Awards or the films of 1977. The nominees were: Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, Star Wars , and The Turning Point . We also watch the non-nominees Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Sorcerer . Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 11:45 - The Goodbye Girl 18:00 - Julia 28:05 - The Turning Point 39:05 - Annie Hall 55:00 - Star Wars 1:11:45 - Should something else have been nominated? 1:12:15 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1:27:50 - Sorcerer 1:43:25 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:44:25 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:47:38 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count 1:51:25 - Conclusions 1:57:00 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:59:25 - 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 .

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