The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part II
About this episode
The episode concludes the discussion on the 57th Academy Awards, focusing on the films of 1984 and their outcomes.
We're finishing up our discussion of the 57th Academy Awards or the films of 1984 with the losers from our 10-film bracket. 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. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. 2:45 - This is Spinal Tap 11:00 - The Killing Fields 28:55 - A Soldier's Story 39:20 - Ghostbusters 49:20 - Amadeus - Conclusions 1:17:00 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong? 1:18:45 - Top 5 Films 1:19:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:21:15 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count 1:23:20 - Come back to any of these films? 1:24:35 - Patterns 1:26:55 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:30:15 - 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 I
- Special Episode - 1984 Fun Oscars
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