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Never a better day to chat Fassbinder. Schygulla missed out on the Oscar for the likes of Field, Fonda, Clayburgh, Mason and Midler. Should she have been nominated alongside that group? Eoin's Twitter: @eoindaily | Letterboxd: @eoindaly2k14 James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

We naturally gave Pam Grier her flowers, though Julie Christie in Afterglow did take over the chat.  Sam's Twitter: @SamTheParasite Sam's Pod: @TODGTpodcast (And the Oscar Doesn't Go To) Sam's Letterboxd: @sammeltzer James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod James' Letterboxd: @jameskuno Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

The L.A. Times called Blue Velvet's director nomination the "only spice on an expected Oscar bill." Now imagine what it could have done in Best Picture. A quintet thankfully saved by the likes of Hannah and Her Sisters and A Room with a View.  Ronaldo's Twitter @rsantana2024 | Letterboxd @r_santana2024 James' Twitter | @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

Gordon from The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast @loneactingnoms jumps on for a chat about early Jonathan Demme by way of Melvin and Howard; one of our personal favourites, Ordinary People, plus the stack of 1980's Best Picture nominees that comfortably appease Academy taste.  Gordon's Twitter | @markwahlbird | @loneactingnoms Gordon's Podcast (check out the Magnificent Obsession episode we recorded) | the-lone-acting-nominees.simplecast.com/episodes James' Twitter | @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

2003 works better as a trio. On this week's episode, Valentina @VStarcovich and I chat about the Miramax powerhouse that missed Best Picture (for fair reason), Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain. Then it's on to our clean sweeper, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (26:50). And it's only right to save the best for last, the desert of this line-up, Sofia Coppola's beautiful Lost in Translation (36:33), a discussion that might lead you to just another rewatch.  Valentina's Twitter | @VStarcovich James' Twitter | @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

Writer for thefilmexperience.net and his own site icecream4freaks.com Ben Miller joins this fortnight for a wealthy and exciting chat on 1977 film. First, it's time to discuss our unexpected outlier from Best Picture and Ben's personal favourite of that year, Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1:39). We also made room for the Academy's mix of sci-fi, romcoms and melodramas, starting at the Best Picture winner Annie Hall (24:53) and making our way through The Goodbye Girl (32:10), Julia (43:30), Star Wars (55:31), and The Turning Point (1:03:01). Then, it's time to revise Oscar history.... (1:15:20). Ben's Twitter | @NebIsBen Support Ben's writing over at thefilmexperience.net & icecream4freaks.com James' Twitters | @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

Sophia, from the Oscar Wild podcast was gracious enough to join me for a fantastically fun and fascinating conversation on all things Daniel Day-Lewis including his 1988 epic, The Unbearable Lightness of Being (06:24). Spoilers: he's doing an accent. Don't pass up the trivia either to hear how this super-fan scored (25:50). We also couldn't pass up the chance to discuss the lukewarm Best Picture selection of the same year which all things considering made for great discussion... The Accidental Tourist (34:50) Dangerous Liaisons (50:25) Mississippi Burning (1:00:24) Rain Man (1:06:44) Working Girl (1:14:58) Sophia on Twitter | @OscarWildPod | @sophia_cim James on Twitter | @outofoscarpod | @jimmykunovski

We wish we were more indiscreet (haha) about our mediocre reaction to 1958's Best Picture quintet and this Cary Grant/Ingrid Bergman affair. Zita's Twitter: @Zita_Short  Zita's Pod: @300Passions (The 300 Passions Podcast)  James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod

This is the most a guest and myself have discussed a single year so far. They Shoot Horses is one of the better feel-bad movies of the 1960s. Sam & I absolutely love this film, even if it scarred me back in the day. Stick around to the end for some musings on Best Actress too! Sam's Twitter: @SamTheParasite Sam's Pod: @TODGTpodcast (And the Oscar Doesn't Go To) Sam's Letterboxd: @sammeltzer James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod

The Talented Mr. Ripley might just count 1999 as period cinema. A year that isn't necessarily reflected well by its Best Picture choices. What did Eoin and I think of this luscious summer adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's boundless novel, and Anthony Minghella's big Oscar follow-up that wasn't? Eoin's Twitter: @eoindaily | Letterboxd: @eoindaly2k14 James' Twitter(s): @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod James' Website: allaboutoscar.net

How we'd adore the Academy if they'd settled for a running surrealistic joke as a Best Picture nominee. We talk Buñuel, (one of) the strongest ensembles, and Whit Stillman's Metropolitan, plus the evergreen crop of 1972 Best Picture.  James' Twitters: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod James' Website: allaboutoscar.net Andrew's Twitter: @andrewjtfraser  Andrew's Website: andrew-fraser.net Letterboxd list for context: letterboxd.com/jameskuno/list/the-best-picture-nominations-that-werent/

In our second instalment of "countries who often submit the wrong film for Oscar consideration" Valentina and I tackled Céline Sciamma's sublime Portrait of a Lady on Fire. En plus, we made plenty of time to discuss the shortcomings of France's submission process, the international feature nominees of 2019 (g'day Parasite), what an eventual showdown between Parasite and Portrait would have looked like, and a lengthy, healthy discussion on our favourite international feature prize winners. This movie-length episode was such a blast. Enjoy! Valentina's Twitter | @VStarcovich  James' Twitter | @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod