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

The Oscars Got It Wrong

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.

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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 Overview

9:15 - Bracket Set-Up

10:50 - Round 1 Match-Ups

19:50 - Discussing the Losers

• 20:00 - American Sniper
• 35:15 - The Theory of Everything
• 39:45 - The Lego Movie
• 43:30 - The Imitation Game
• 51:00 - Big Hero 6
• 56:20 - Edge of Tomorrow
• 1:02:25 - How to Train your Dragon 2
• 1:07:50 - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

1:17:40 - Next Episode