FFR 113: The Oscars

The 92nd Academy Awards will air this Sunday, which means we at FFR must once again extract what meaning we can from an awards show which consistently seems to celebrate the same stories from the same people. Why are the Oscars still such a big deal, and why do we still need to talk about them? We take a look at what the nominations say about the kind of narratives which are held up as the best, including our thoughts on performances, and the stories we loved over the last year that were overlooked.Time Stamps:0:59 - “Homemaking with Anita Sarkeesian”5:22 - Main Discussion on the nomination choices for the 92nd Academy Awards40:21 - What’s Your Freq Out?Carolyn on Kentucky Route ZeroEbony on Dracula (Netflix, 2020) and Bad Boys for LifeAnita on Wired to Wear exhibit at The Museum of Science and Industry in ChicagoLinks Mentioned:Anita’s appearance @ The Washington Post (livestream begins 5pm ET on 2/6) - https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live-the-power-of-play-video-games-and-esports/“Greta Gerwig on the Lives of Little Women And Why ‘Male Violence’ Isn’t All That Matters” by Greta Gerwig, Vanity Fair, January 11, 2020 - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/greta-gerwig-little-women-scriptOscar eligibility rules: https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-announces-rules-92nd-oscars“Hard Times: Revisiting Acts I-IV of Kentucky Route Zero While Desperately Looking for Work” by Carolyn Petit, Medium, January 25, 2020 - https://t.co/xe8onvJu1Z?amp=1Follow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe on to FFR on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to our Star Trek PodcastTwitterInstagram