Oscar Rewind: The 1964 Oscars (My Fair Lady)

It’s time for another Oscar Rewind to the 37th Academy Awards, where Sophia and Nick discuss the 1964 Best Picture (and Director and Adapted Screenplay) nominees (2:20). “My Fair Lady,” the winner and huge box-office success, took the musical to new and grander heights in this striking adaptation (6:59). Which three nominees had at least 12 nominations and which was the only entry to go home with zero? Listen to a full breakdown of all of the other nominees: “Becket,” an acting tour-de-force of this true historical friendship (24:07), “Dr. Strangelove,” Stanley Kubrick’s political Cold War satire (33:10), “Mary Poppins,” Julie Andrews’ supercalifragilisticexpialidocious turn as a nanny (41:55), and “Zorba The Greek,” a dancing-filled Greek journey of self-discovery (56:00).

Lastly, find some fun listener-submitted questions and see if My Fair Lady still reigns as Oscar Wild’s Best Picture winner (1:01:35).

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Music: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich