Out of Oscar

Hollywood loves movies about themselves, or do they...? (p.s. sorry for the choppy audio at times, I guess Ed Wood snuck into this episode in more ways than one.) Andrew's Twitter: @AwardsConnect | Website: theawardsconnection.com James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno | Website: allaboutoscar.net Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

Should Sally Hawkins have received her first Oscar nomination for Mike Leigh's 2008 dramedy? And could she have bested Kate Winslet to the top prize? Cristof's Twitter: @JudgeRoySnyder | Letterboxd: @ChristofN | Sporcle: sporcle.com/user/MrWhiplash/ James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno  Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

If the Academy awarded Oscars for titles alone, Sex, Lies and Videotape would take the cake. And if the Best Actress category respected indies, so would the perennially underrated Andie MacDowell. Also, stay tuned for the Pfeiffer v. Tandy discourse.  Will's Twitter: @_AlmostOriginal | Letterboxd: @steele98 James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno  Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

If the Academy was ever a stickler for quantity over quality, 1963 would be their poster child.  The wonderful Fritz joins for this discussion that covers Martin Ritt's cynical anti-hero western Hud (5:12). We also chat about the category's mammoth-sized films, America America (23:40), Cleopatra (42:50) and How the West Was Won (1:06:40), with the short and sweet Lilies of the Field (1:16:43) a nice break. Then, it's time for Best Picture victor Tom Jones (1:25:26). Listen to that segment for a perspective you don't often hear... Fritz's Twitter: @FritzandOscars | YouTube: Fritz and the Oscars (please subscribe, and watch his 63 Actress series for more Hud content) James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

What ever happened to 1994’s Best Actress? Join Riley and myself for this in-depth look into the race, the nominees, and the contenders that missed out because the Academy were all out of Oscars. See chapters below for easier navigation… Riley’s Twitter: @rileyj_quinn | Letterboxd: @rj1994 James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno Jessica Lange in Blue Sky (3:50) Jodie Foster in Nell (21:20) Miranda Richardson in Tom & Viv (31:44) Winona Ryder in Little Women (44:18) Susan Sarandon in The Client (52:25) Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction (1:02:30) Jennifer Jason Leigh in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1:09:10) Meryl Streep in The River Wild (1:16:27) Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies (1:25:44) Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman (1:28:34) Sigourney Weaver in Death and the Maiden (1:31:35) Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom (1:34:40) Irène Jacob in Three Colors: Red (1:37:26) Bonus Actresses (1:39:42) Ranking the Academy’s Five + Personal Lineups (1:46:52)

A David Lynch discussion always warrants starting at the end and working forward. Take a drive with us down Mulholland Drive… Spoilers incoming! Watch out for the roadblocks aka the 2001 Best Picture nominees. For an in-depth analysis of everything Mulholland Drive, check out Brian’s 20th Anniversary episode over at Film at Fifty. Also check out our recap of the 44th Academy Awards while you’re there ;) Brian’s Twitter: @mrbrianrowe Brian’s Podcast: @FilmAtFifty Brian’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/BrianRoweVideo/videos James' Twitter: @jimmykunovski | @outofoscarpod | Letterboxd: @jameskuno Intro Song: "Awards" by Alexi Action

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