The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part I
About this episode
The episode discusses the nominees and additional films from the 57th Academy Awards, focusing on the films of 1984 and their outcomes.
We're covering the 57th Academy Awards or the films of 1984. This was another 5 nominee year, but we've added 3 additional films and our two Fun Oscars winners. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode. The nominees were: Amadeus, The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart, and A Soldier's Story . The films we added were: Ghostbusters, This is Spinal Tap, and The Cotton Club. Our two Fun Oscars winners are: Footloose and The NeverEnding Story. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 8:35 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 13:00 - Footloose 22:40 - The Cotton Club 35:55 - A Passage to India 52:55 - The NeverEnding Story 55:50 - Places in the Heart 1:07:10 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:07:45 - 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 . Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice
More episodes of The Oscars Got It Wrong
- Special Episode - 1920s Decade Review
- Special Episode - German Expressionism
- The 2nd Academy Awards (Films of 1928/1929)
- The 50th Academy Awards (Films of 1977)
- The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part II
- Special Episode - 1984 Fun Oscars
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