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Another year gone! That's right, it's time for our Season 4 Stats episode. 0 After this episode we'll be taking our usual holiday break, but we'll be back in February 2026! NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for some previously discussed films. All time stamps are approximate. 1:00 - Section 1: Overview of Season 4 3:35 - Section 2: Things we're tracking 4:15 - Reevaluating the 26th (1954), 48th (1975), and 49th (1976) Academy Awards 24:55 - Section 3: Our ratings (nominees only) 51:25 - Section 4: A qualitative discussion 1:14:40 - 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.

We're wrapping up our coverage of the 69th Academy Awards or the films of 1996 with the losers from our 10-film bracket. The nominees were: The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, and Shine The films we added were: Big Night, Chungking Express, and Lone Star. Our two Fun Oscars winners are: The Rock and That Thing You Do!. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. 2:10 - The Rock 13:15 - Jerry Maguire 24:40 - Lone Star 40:25 - That Thing You Do! 49:50 - Fargo - Conclusions 1:04:50 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:05:55 - Top 5 Films1:06:40 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:07:30 - Come back to any of these films?1:10:20 - Patterns1:11:00 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:15:50 - 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

We're covering the 69th Academy Awards (nice) or the films of 1996. This was a 5 nominee year, but we've added 3 additional films and are two Fun Oscars winners. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode. The nominees were: The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, and Shine The films we added were: Big Night, Chungking Express, and Lone Star. Our two Fun Oscars winners are: The Rock and That Thing You Do!. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 5:50 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 11:40 - Big Night19:40 - Secrets & Lies 29:25 - Chungking Express36:00 - Shine45:10 - The English Patient 59:30 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:00:15 - 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

90's again, so we're doing another "Fun Oscars'" episode where we consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1996.  So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 8:10 - Bottle Rocket 17:15 - Swingers 23:45 - Mission Impossible 30:15 - Matilda 35:05 - The Birdcage 42:25 - Harriet the Spy 48:25 - The First Wives Club 55:15 - Happy Gilmore 1:02:10 - The Rock 1:02:45 - That Thing You Do! 1:03:25 - Rating the 19 Films We Watched 1:20:00 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees 1:24:50 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive 1:26:15 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to see what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

We're covering the winners from our 10-movie bracket for the 79th Academy Awards or the films of 2006. The nominees were: Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, and the Queen. The films we added were: Children of Men, Half Nelson, The Last King of Scotland, The Lives of Others, and Pan's Labyrinth. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. 2:15 - The Queen 11:25 - Pan's Labyrinth 22:40 - The Lives of Others 35:45 - The Departed 49:15 - Children of Men - Conclusions 1:06:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:07:00 - Top 5 Films1:08:10 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:11:30 - Come back to any of these films?1:12:10 - Patterns1:17:00 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:19:05 - 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

We're covering the 79th Academy Awards or the films of 2006. This was a 5 nominee year, but we've added 5 additional film for a 10 movie mini-tournaments. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode. The nominees were: Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, and the Queen. The films we added were: Children of Men, Half Nelson, The Last King of Scotland, The Lives of Others, and Pan's Labyrinth. Wa wa wee wa we also talk about Borat. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 7:00 - Borat 13:55 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 18:45 - Babel32:05 - The Last King of Scotland42:45 - Little Miss Sunshine 58:45 - Half Nelson1:07:40 - Letters from Iwo Jima 1:23:15 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:23:50 - 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

We're back in a split year for the 3rd Academy Awards. Films that premiered between August 1, 1929 and July 31, 1930 were eligible for this one. The nominees were: The Bishop's Wife, Crossfire, Gentleman's Agreement, Great Expectations, and Miracle on 34th Street. We did no additional movies this year. Weird. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 10:55 - The Bishop's Wife 22:20 - Crossfire 33:25 - Great Expectations 46:55 - Miracle on 34th Street 58:00 - Gentleman's Agreement 1:18:10 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:18:30 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:19:50 - Conclusions 1:21:25 - Ranking the Best Best Picture 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. Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

We're back in a split year for the 3rd Academy Awards. Films that premiered between August 1, 1929 and July 31, 1930 were eligible for this one. The nominees were: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Big House, Disraeli, The Divorcee, and The Love Parade. We also cover Hallelujah, which is one of the earliest studio films with an all-black cast. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 11:05 - The Big House 20:10 - Disraeli 29:55 - The Divorcee 39:55 - The Love Parade 50:25 - All Quiet on the Western Front 1:06:45 - Should something else have been nominated? 1:06:50 - Hallelujah 1:20:50 - Did the Oscars get it wrong? 1:21:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner 1:23:10 - Conclusions 1:25:15 - Ranking the Best Best Picture 1:26:40 - 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

We're finishing up the 66th Academy Awards or the films of 1993. We did another 10 movie mini-tournament and will be talking about the winners this episode. The nominees were: The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, Remains of the Day, Schindler's List The films we added were: Philadelphia, Jurassic Park, What's Eating Gilbert Grape Our fun winners were: Groundhog Day and Mrs. Doubtfire Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. 2:10 - Philadelphia 17:10 - Remains of the Day 37:00 - Groundhog Day 38:30 - Jurassic Park 57:10 - Schindler's List - Conclusions 1:54:05 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:54:35 - Top 5 Films1:56:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:58:00 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count2:03:30 - Come back to any of these films?2:05:20 - Patterns2:08:50 - Best Best Picture Ranking 2:13:15 - 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

We're covering the 66th Academy Awards or the films of 1993. There were 5 nominees this year, but we added three more and brought in our two fun winners from the last episode to make this a 10 film 2-parter. We'll discuss the losers from the bracket this episode. The nominees were: The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, Remains of the Day, Schindler's List The films we added were: Philadelphia, Jurassic Park, What's Eating Gilbert Grape Our fun winners were: Groundhog Day and Mrs. Doubtfire Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 9:50 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 14:55 - Mrs. Doubtfire17:30 - The Fugitive24:00 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape32:25 - The Piano40:10 - In the Name of the Father 59:10 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 59:35 - 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

We're back in the 90s so it's time for another "Fun Oscars'" episode, where we consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1993.  So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 8:10 - Addams Family Values 14:45 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 18:25 - Rookie of the Year 22:25 - So I Married an Axe Murderer 28:25 - The Nightmare Before Christmas 33:05 - The Sandlot 41:00 - Sleepless in Seattle 52:35 - Mrs. Doubtfire 1:04:55 - Groundhog Day 1:12:25 - Rating the 14 Films We Watched 1:20:55 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees 1:25:30 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive 1:28:25 - Next Time -------------------------- Want to see what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.

We are finishing up our discussion of the 5th Academy Awards or the films of 1931/32. We cover the winners from our 10-movie mini-tournament in this episode. The nominees were: Arrowsmith, Bad Girl, The Champ, Five Star Final, Grand Hotel, One Hour With You, Shanghai Express, The Smiling Lieutenant The films we added were: Scarface and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 1:50 - Bad Girl 12:00 - Shanghai Express 21:05 - The Champ 30:45 - Five Star Final 46:45 - Grand Hotel - Conclusions 58:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:00:25 - Top 5 Films1:01:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:02:10 - Come back to any of these films?1:02:30 - Patterns1:03:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:05:55 - 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

We are covering the 5th Academy Awards or the films of 1931/32. There were 8 nominees this year so we added 2 more to make a 10 movie 2-parter. We cover the losers in this episode. We also chat about a short film: Laurel and Hardy's "The Music Box." The nominees were: Arrowsmith, Bad Girl, The Champ, Five Star Final, Grand Hotel, One Hour With You, Shanghai Express, The Smiling Lieutenant The films we added were: Scarface and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 7:35 - The Music Box 15:40 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 21:30 - One Hour With You 26:20 - The Smiling Lieutenant32:50 - Scarface44:05 - Arrowsmith55:30 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1:08:55 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:09:30 - 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

We're really getting into it with the 71st Academy Awards or the films of 1998 in this episode. This is probably one of the most controversial Oscar years and (fair warning) maybe our most controversial opinion? Either way, we're wrapping up the expanded 10-film tournament this episode. The nominees were: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, and The Thin Red Line. The films we added were: The Big Lebowski, The Truman Show, and Waking Ned Devine. Our fun winners were: Rushmore and Ever After. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 2:40 - Ever After 13:20 - Rushmore 24:00 - The Truman Show 40:05 - Saving Private Ryan 1:00:05 - Shakespeare in Love - Conclusions 1:20:55 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:22:30 - Top 5 Films1:25:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:27:15 - Come back to any of these films?1:29:10 - Steven Spielberg Fantasy Oscar Count1:32:25 - Patterns1:33:35 - Best Best Picture Ranking 1:36:35 - 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

We're wading into one of the most controversial Oscar years with the 71st Academy Awards or the films of 1998. There were 5 nominees this year, but we added three more and brought in our two fun winners from the last episode to make this a 10 film 2-parter. The nominees were: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, and The Thin Red Line. The films we added were: The Big Lebowski, The Truman Show, and Waking Ned Devine. Our fun winners were: Rushmore and Ever After. Note: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover. Timestamps are approximate: 10:35 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers Losers Discussion 15:20 - The Thin Red Line26:20 - The Big Lebowski34:50 - Life is Beautiful47:05 - Waking Ned Devine56:55 - Elizabeth 1:06:25 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst 1:07:15 - 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