1983 - Oscars, Phone Home!

Hey Oscars fans! What a year 1982 was for movies! Besides having mostly one word titles: Gandhi, E.T., Missing, Tootsie, and (The) Verdict, this group of films are all Oscar worthy in multiple categories and they almost all win for something or other! And those are just the nominees battling it out! Strap in as Bruce Vilanch and Adam “Tex” Davis take a fun look back at a year full of fascinating films that have a Noah’s Ark, two-by-two quality. There’s two of the best sci-fi films ever made; two films about pretending to be the opposite gender; two military films about Naval officers; two acting nominations for the same actress; and the two most nominated actors to NEVER win an Oscar, both nominated this year! It’s peak Oscar’s insanity! Enjoy, and thanks for listening! FiLMS MENTIONED Just Friends The Odyssey Arthur Gandhi Tootsie E.T. Victor/Victoria Das Boot An Officer and a Gentleman Sophie’s Choice The Verdict Missing Poltergeist Annie Blade Runner Francis Tron The World According to Garp Lawrence of Arabia Dr. Zhivago A Man for All Seasons The Great Ziegfeld The Life of Emile Zola Patton Out of Africa The Last Emperor Schindler’s List My Favorite Year Get Him to the Greek Diner King of Comedy Z Jurassic Park Fitzcarraldo First Blood Cat People The Thing Fast Times at Ridgemont High The Dark Crystal Bugsy Kramer vs. Kramer The Deer Hunter The French Lieutenant’s Woman Shoot the Moon The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas The Tempest Full Metal Jacket It Nearly Wasn’t Christmas Network Precious Rocky 3 Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn Nigh Shift All That Jazz King Kong (1976) Pulp Fiction Quest for Fire Yes, Giorgio! Begin the Beguine Clean Slate Veronika Voss