By Brett Blake Inspired by this piece over on The Playlist, Breanne Brennan and I decided to try our hands at ranking every Best Picture Academy Award winner in order from “worst” to “best,” in a relative sense. Speaking only for myself, I can say that this was almost an agonizing process; for all the flak the Oscars have (sometimes justifiably) received over the years, it can’t be denied that they have honored a lot of really great films, and to rank them is a tall order. Obviously, taste is subjective and usually not fixed in stone. As you’ll see, there’s a good deal of difference between our two lists (though a fair bit of approximate overlap, as well), and it’s also likely that these lists would look different if we compiled them next year, next month, or perhaps even tomorrow. Why did we do it, then? Because it’s fun, that’s why!
Feel free to leave feedback and tell us how badly we've screwed up these lists, and don't forget to watch the Academy Awards on Sunday night, March 2nd, on ABC.
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By Brett Blake The Cinematic Confab is back, and this time we're focusing our attention on the upcoming Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 2nd. Breanne Brennan joins me on this journey, and we cover a ton of ground in this episode; in addition to walking through each and every category and nominee from the upcoming ceremony, we also touch on some notable (both good and bad) moments from Oscar history (some of which I have located on YouTube and have posted below for your viewing pleasure!), we decry some of the more upsetting omissions and snubs from this year’s group of nominees, and Breanne explains a bit about the mythical and dreaded “Oscar Death Race," which is also explained RIGHT HERE! To follow along with the fun, click HERE to get the official list of this year’s nominees. Enjoy! Here are clips of some of the past Oscar moments that we discuss on the podcast. Judi Dench winning Best Supporting Actress for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Charlie Chaplin receiving an Honorary Oscar Elia Kazan receives an Honorary Oscar, and some in the audience aren't too thrilled... Vanessa Redgrave's controversial acceptance speech... ... and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky's rebuttal/response to it... SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE winning Best Picture Clint Eastwood winning Best Director for MILLION DOLLAR BABY John Wayne finally winning a Best Actor Oscar for TRUE GRIT Disclaimer: The Cinematic Confab is a non-profit entertainment and analysis podcast. All audio clips and music cues used are the property of their individual copyright holders. They are presented here under the banner of “Fair Use,” for the purpose of analysis, criticism, and/or humor. No infringement of copyright is intended.
By Breanne Brennan Brace yourselves! It’s Oscar Death Race time! For those of you scratching your heads and wondering what I’m talking about, allow me to explain in 4 easy steps:
1.) Read list of movies below. 2.) Watch all movies from list before Oscar night. 3.) Cross off movies that you watch and congratulate yourself for watching award-winning cinematic achievements. 4.) Gloat about it and tell your peers to follow suit. The Death Race came about by Sarah D. Bunting. Read about her quest here. List of Nominated Films (I have marked each film I've seen at the time of this post) *The Act of Killing *All is Lost *American Hustle Aquel No Era Yo August: Osage County Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything) Bad Grandpa Before Midnight Blue Jasmine *The Book Thief Broken Circle Breakdown *Captain Phillips Cave Digger *The Croods *Cutie and the Boxer *Dallas Buyers Club *Despicable Me 2 *Dirty Wars Ernest and Celestine Facing Fear Feral *Frozen *Get a Horse The Grandmaster *Gravity The Great Beauty *The Great Gatsby Helium *Her *The Hobbit 2 The Hunt *Inside Llewyn Davis The Invisible Woman *Iron Man 3 Karma Has No Walls Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Lone Ranger Lone Survivor Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom The Missing Picture Mr. Hublot *Nebraska Omar *Philomena Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?) Possessions Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall *Prisoners Room on the Broom *Saving Mr. Banks *The Square *Star Trek Into Darkness *12 Years a Slave 20 Feet From Stardom The Voorman Problem The Wind Rises The Wolf of Wall Street |
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