Ep. 85.5 - Oscar Be Snubbin'
Jan 19, 2015•48 min
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Episode description
Our first .5 episode of 2015 is reactions to the 87th Annual Academy Awards nominations. There were some unforgivable snubs this year and Top 5 Film felt it necessary to go on the record over the Academy's weak nomination class from 2014; a year with an outrageous number of exceptional films.
Show Notes:
00:31 - intros and set-up
01:40 - effectiveness of Academy Awards
05:10 - "Selma" has a stigma?
10:17 - fact checking "Selma"
15:26 - "American Sniper" reception
18:04 - the most offensive snub
24:00 - the most absurd snub
32:04 - sound editing / sound mixing and visual effects
35:57 - open discussion (actress and supporting actress, foreign language, supporting actor)
43:26 - character actors in real roles
46:10 - wrap-up and outros
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