The 87th Academy Awards (Films of 2014) - Part I

It's another bracket episode! For the 87th Academy Awards we've taken the 8 nominees and added 8 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be declaring the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated. The nominees were: American Sniper, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash.Our additional films are: Big Hero 6, Edge of Tomorrow, Foxcatcher, Guardians of the Galaxy, How to Train your Dragon 2, The Lego Movie, Nightcrawler, and Snowpiercer. Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 8:15 - Nominees Overview9:15 - Bracket Set-Up10:50 - Round 1 Match-Ups19:50 - Discussing the Losers20:00 - American Sniper35:15 - The Theory of Everything39:45 - The Lego Movie43:30 - The Imitation Game51:00 - Big Hero 6 56:20 - Edge of Tomorrow1:02:25 - How to Train your Dragon 21:07:50 - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)1:17:40 - Next Episode--------------------------Want to know what episode we're currently prepping and suggest non-nominees that we should watch? Check us out on instagram at oscarswrongpod.