8. Oscar Bait or (The Unexpected Virtue of Tragedy)

In honor of the Oscars this past weekend Alex and Jonathan take a look back at the last three Best Picture winners at the Academy Awards: 12 Years a Slave (2013), Birdman (2014), and Spotlight (2015). We discuss what kinds of films tend to seek out and win awards, the techniques these films employ, and in what ways we should think about award shows and award winners. Skip to: 2:12 - 12 Years a Slave 20:28 - Birdman 37:53 - Spotlight 47:44 - Overall 1:02:11 - Coming Attractions For links to things that we talked about visit the blog: https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/episode-8-oscar-bait-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-tragedy/