The Oscars Got It Wrong

The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part II

May 22, 2026·1h 31m
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 Tap11:00 - The Killing Fields28:55 - A Soldier's Story39:20 - Ghostbusters49:20 - Amadeus- Conclusions1:17:00 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:18:45 - Top 5 Films1:19:35 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:21:15 - Steven Spielberg Oscar Count1:23:20 - Come back to any of these films?1:24:35 - Patterns1:26:55 - Best Best Picture Ranking1:30:15 - 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

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