The 67th Academy Awards (Films of 1994)

In this episode we cover the 67th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1994. The nominees were: Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, and The Shawshank Redemption. We also discuss The Lion King, Ed Wood, and Heavenly Creatures. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 10:30 - Four Weddings and a Funeral17:50 - Forrest GumpResource: James Amos Burton's (2008) PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. " Film, history and cultural memory: cinematic representations of Vietnam-era America during the culture wars, 1987-1995"35:05 - Quiz Show49:45 - Pulp Fiction57:50 - The Shawshank Redemption1:07:20 - Should something else have been nominated? 1:07:30 - The Lion King1:10:20 - Ed Wood1:17:45 - Heavenly Creatures1:33:40 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?1:34:40 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner1:36:20 - Conclusions1:41:10 - 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.