Anatomy of an Oscar

Time to take your measurements, members of the jury! For this week's investigation your detectives are diving deep into the fascinating world of Best Costume Design of 1978! There are some true legends of the industry in this category doing some not amazing work. How does Julia translate the femininity of its characters through costumes? What's up with A Little Night Music just in general? Can we even consider the object that is The Other Side of Midnight when it both doesn't exist and is horrible? And, of course, STAR WARS!!!You can follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod. You can follow your detectives' writing atlightthescene.substack.comupsymaizy.substack.combeakerbarnes.substack.comAs always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

We're heading back to the 70s, members of the jury! For this week's inaugural case, your detectives are analyzing the Best Director nominees from the 1978 Oscars. How did Fred Zinnerman take his cultural cache to make Julia, a movie that is literally just great gowns? Herbert Ross directed two movies this year that are BOTH nominated for Best Picture? Spielberg's alien arrival epic clashes with another little movie about space (hint: It's Star Wars), and Annie Hall comes in with a surprise win!You can follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod. You can follow your detectives' newsletters at:lightthescene.substack.comupsymaizy.substack.combeakerbarnes.substack.comAs always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

It's time to put on our prognosticator hats, members of the jury! For this special bonus episode, we're diving deep on two of the biggest releases of the year, Michael and Project Hail Mary. Your detectives discuss if they believe that either of those films have a chance at major Oscar glory. Project Hail Mary seems likely, but Michael seems like a real question mark as the race moves forward. Can Jafaar Jackson get this coveted nom? What about Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in Director? We shall see!You can follow Anatomy of an Oscar on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @OscarAnatomyPod. You can follow your hosts newsletters at-Dean: lightthescene.substack.comClaire: upsymaizy.substack.comMorgan: beakerbarnes.substack.comAs always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We are finally at the end, members of the jury! For the series finale of 1997 we are covering that hallowed category of Best Picture. We have a much more polite conversation about Jerry Maguire, talk about the importance of film festivals in particular this year, and unlock some new forms of understanding about The English Patient! We also announce our new series of bonus episodes and our next miniseries!You can follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @OscarAnatomyPod. You can follow your hosts' newsletters here:Dean: lightthescene.substack.comClaire: upsymaizy.substack.comMorgan: beakerbarnes.substack.comWe'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

Call your agents, members of the jury! For this week's trial, your hosts are diving DEEP on Billy Bob Thornton, Woody Harrleson, Geoffrey Rush, Ralph Fiennes, and Tom Cruise in the case of Best Actor in 1997. What caused the sort of great explosion of Billy Bob Thornton? Does The People vs. Larry Flynt work as a movie? How does Geoffrey Rush, who's barely in a movie that has basically nothing to it, win against a pair of titans like Ralph Fiennes and Tom Cruise? Did we actually like Jerry Maguire? All this and more on this week's Anatomy of an Oscar!

As we continue our investigation into what exactly happened with the 1997 Academy Awards, a new prime suspect emerges: A little musical called Evita! It's just Dean and Morgan this week members of the jury as they continue down the rabbit hole with Best Cinematography! They talk about vistas, geese, lens smudges, and Roger Deakins' Podcast. It's a bit of a wild one!You can follow our show on Instagram, TikTok ,and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod. We'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We're double-dipping this week, members of the jury! For this episode, your prosecutors are diving into the double sized categories for Original Score. That's right, the Oscars split score between dramatic and comedic for a while! It was... weird! There's a lot of movies here, and we don't particularly love any of the score options, but at least we get to reminisce about some childhood favorites, talk snubs, and have a wonderful digression about Hans Zimmer.You can follow the show on TikTok, Bluesky, and Instagram @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @Oscaranatomypod. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

Welcome back to the stand, members of the jury! For this (slightly belated) case, we're diving into the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1997. What the hell happened with Sling Blade? Why was this not an absolute layup for The English Patient? Both play adaptations from this year are kind of weird and not good, but you know what is? Trainspotting. All this and more in this episode of Anatomy of an Oscar.You can follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypodWe'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We're opening up a new case, members of the jury! For this investigation, we're looking back to the 1997 Academy Awards, covering the films of 1996. Hope you're ready to hear the words The English Patient a LOT. For this episode, we're looking to Best Supporting Actress. Juliette Binoche's surprise win, the absolute insanity that is The Mirror Has Two Faces, a pair of absolute snoozefests, and an incredible performance that may be category fraud abound!You can follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod.We'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

The season has come to a close, members of the jury! That's right, we are here to react and recap the 2026 Academy Awards for the final time. Your prosecutors share what they thought of the winners, how the show went, the surprises and upsets, and One Battle After Another's major wins across the board. We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming this upcoming Friday, but for now. Let's celebrate.You can follow the show @anatomyofanoscar on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

Time to lock in your picks, members of the jury! For this special bonus episode, your detectives are breaking down their picks for the 2026 Academy Awards! They dive deep into what they believe will and should win in every feature category this year. They talk about locks, toss-ups, potential upsets, and whether or not Sinners wave is real. Dean gets on a soapbox about Train Dreams, Morgan HATES KPop Demon Hunters, and Claire defends Varang.You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod.As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We are officially closing this case, members of the jury! For this episode, your prosecutors break down EVERY film nominated for Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars. They examine the release strategies, the narratives they had leading up to the Oscars, make a case for some and try to ignore others, discuss snubs and a few additional categories before they give their rankings. We then announce the future of the show going forward.You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod.As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We're adapting our own stories today, members of the jury! We are continuing our coverage of the 2018 Academy Awards by discussing Best Adapted Screenplay. Your council ponders what it means to have four of these films not be in Best Picture, how Call Me By Your Name is a peculiar winner, the merits of Mudbound, the split decision here about Logan, how The Disaster Artist is a bit of, well, a disaster, and that sometimes we should just let Aaron Sorkin have a little bit of fun!You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod. You can send us an email at [email protected]. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

We'd like every female member of the jury to please stand up! We are continuing our coverage of the 2018 Academy Awards by discussing Best Actress in a Leading Role. They ask important questions like "Does Sally Hawkins actually anchor The Shape of Water?" "What does it look like when Meryl isn't phoning it in?" and "Seriously what the hell were we thinking about with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri?"You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod. You can send us an email at [email protected]. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

Welcome back to the stand, members of the jury! For this episode, your detectives are breaking down the clash of generations that is the Best Actor 2018 race. They dive deep into what happened when three legends over 55 duel against two up-and-comers in their 20s, why this category has historically been bad (and didn't change this year), and actors in fat suits. They also discuss what this may mean for the Oscar race in 2026.You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod. You can send us an email at [email protected]. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.

Welcome, people of the jury, to the inaugural episode of Anatomy of an Oscar! In this show, your hosts exhume the corpse of the 2018 Academy Awards and ask: Did the Academy get it right? For our first episode, we are diving headfirst into an exciting category: Best Director. What happens when five first-time nominees in this category go head- to-head? How are we able to contrast the three established names finally getting their industry recognition with two of the most exciting new voices in American film? What happened between the start of the season and nominations that bumped major players Martin McDonagh and Luca Guadagnino out of the race? And what does this year mean for the upcoming Oscars in 2026? all this and more in: Anatomy of an Oscar!You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesy @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @OscarAnatomyPod. You can send us an email at [email protected]. We would like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music.