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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 1H 8M

The 57th Academy Awards (Films of 1984) - Part I

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We're covering the 57th Academy Awards or the films of 1984. This was another 5 nominee year, but we've added 3 additional films and our two Fun Oscars winners. We'll be talking about the losers from the matchups in this episode.The nominees were: Amadeus, The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart, and A Soldier's Story.The films we added were: Ghostbusters, This is Spinal Tap, and The Cotton Club.Our two Fun Oscars winners are: Footloose and The NeverEnding Story.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate:8:35 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and LosersLosers Discussion13:00 - Footloose22:40 - The Cotton Club35:55 - A Passage to India52:55 - The NeverEnding Story55:50 - Places in the Heart1:07:10 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:07:45 - Next Time--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app of choice

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