Podcasts by If I Ran the Oscars
Starting in 1953, the first year the Oscars were broadcast on television, we randomly select a merit award category winner, watch the film, then talk about why it won that award. But that's not all, this is our Oscars! We also randomly select three other categories, and decide if that film could have won those awards as well.
Further podcasts by Daniel Blees
Podcast on the topic Filmgeschichte
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2009: The Duchess from 2022-01-16T03:32:04
They somehow made Ralph Fiennes more creepy. How did they do that?
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2007: Babel from 2022-01-02T03:37:32
A movie where no one wins, everything is sadness, and the acting is really really good.
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2006: Syriana from 2021-12-26T03:15:21
Not quite as good as the last movie with multiple overlapping storylines, sadly.
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2004: Return of the King from 2021-12-12T04:42:40
We watched the short version, so only 3.5 hours. A nice relaxing watch.
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2002: A Beautiful Mind from 2021-11-28T02:48:16
This is a good movie, and I will not do you the disservice to make any joke about the plot here, because those jokes could spoil it for you.
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2000: Topsy Turvy from 2021-11-14T03:34:18
Gilbert, and also Sullivan? Andy Serkis actually on screen? Yes please.
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1998: Titanic from 2021-10-24T02:43:11
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeear
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar
I poooooooooooooped in your caaaaaaaaaaar.
But seriously, this thing is a filmmaking masterpiece, either for the story that made p...
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1997: Fargo from 2021-10-17T02:38:47
Hey, you wanna get some Old Dutch chips and watch some Fargo?
Yeah.
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
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1996: Sense and Sensibility from 2021-10-10T02:33:26
A good movie, but would have been better with zombies.
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1995: Ed Wood from 2021-10-03T02:28:25
A movie, faithfully recreating terrible movies. It's impressive how bad it looks.
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1992: Beauty and the Beast from 2021-08-22T02:56:58
An animated movie! And one that's completely animated, not just Roger Rabbit. A shame this one isn't as good as Roger Rabbit.
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1991: Dances With Wolves from 2021-08-15T02:37:39
From this point on, every Native American actor we see in a movie will probably also have been in this movie.
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1989: Who Framed Roger Rabbit from 2021-07-25T02:45:03
Daniel nerds out about classic animation for an entire podcast.
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1985: Purple Rain from 2021-06-13T14:06:10
A hometown hero, in a questionable movie with really good pop music.
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1982: Chariots of Fire from 2021-05-16T02:19:50
This is where that song, with people running on the beach, that one? This is the movie that song is from.
It's good for other things, but it also did that.
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1980: Norma Rae from 2021-04-25T02:37:56
We manage to watch a movie about unionizing without editorializing about current events. Good job, us.
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1979: Coming Home from 2021-04-11T01:36:19
It's apparently still the era for commenting on the Vietnam War. Also, wow, Jon Voight is unrecognizable as a young man.
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1976: The Sunshine Boys from 2021-03-14T03:34:57
This movie is funny. And not because of jokes at people's expense, or anything like that. It's vaudeville, it's clean, it's simple, and it's just silly.
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1973: Cabaret from 2021-02-07T05:00
A surprisingly low amount of sexy times, based on the title.
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1972: Klute from 2021-01-31T03:54:11
Jane Fonda is naked. It's...not the only thing that happens in the movie, but it's not exactly a barnburner of a film.
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1969: Romeo and Juliet from 2021-01-03T04:34:41
It's Romeo and Juliet. Read a book sometimes.
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1966: Darling from 2020-12-06T02:55:20
It's remarkably similar to Breakfast at Tiffany's, which isn't a point in its favor.
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Lawrence of Arabia from 2020-11-15T03:27:48
The return of Alec Guinness sass! Also, the rest of the movie is good.
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1962: Breakfast at Tiffanys from 2020-11-08T03:00:05
We fail to understand why everyone likes Audrey Hepburn so much. Also, Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble are in this movie.
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1961: The Time Machine from 2020-11-01T02:47:40
Plot, not so good. Stop-motion photography, pretty good. Model of a time machine, very good.
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1960: Ben Hur from 2020-10-25T02:25:05
Now this is more like it. Watch it for the chariot race alone, and the rest of it is also amazing.
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1959: I Want To Live from 2020-10-18T02:04:54
This was an...interesting movie. A decidedly serious look at capital punishment in America, and based on a true story.
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1958: Bridge On The River Kwai from 2020-10-11T03:03:07
The first time we've discussed Alec Guinness and his passive aggressive sass. It will not be the last, I assure you.
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The Rose Tattoo from 2020-09-27T01:40:51
This is...a thing. Featuring an Italian volcanic force of acting.
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1955: On The Waterfront from 2020-08-23T13:27:13
It feels weird to say this, but three episodes in, and we finally hit a very good movie. No offense to the other two, but this is a classic in every sense of the word, and needs to be seen. This...
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1954: From Here to Eternity from 2020-08-09T13:58:47
Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra and Deborah Kerr and filming on location on a military base? Amazing and revolutionary for the time! A shame about the actual plot.
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1953: The Quiet Man from 2020-07-26T01:40:17
The first episode of the new podcast! In this podcast, we're taking a look at the films chosen by the Academy Awards. But not just Best Picture, or Best Actor. The goal is to appreciate a wider ...
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1953: The Quiet Man from 2020-07-26T01:40:17
The first episode of the new podcast! In this podcast, we're taking a look at the films chosen by the Academy Awards. But not just Best Picture, or Best Actor. The goal is to appreciate a wider ...
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