The 8th Academy Awards (Films of 1935) - Part III

The Oscars Got It Wrong

It's Round 3 of the 8th Academy Awards bracket, where we took the 12 nominees and added 4 options of our own to create a 16 movie bracket. In this episode will be discussing the final four and declaring a winner!

The nominees were: Alice Adams; Broadway Melody of 1936; Captain Blood; David Copperfield; The Informer; The Lives of a Bengal Lancer; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mutiny on the Bounty; Les Misérables; Naughty Marietta; Ruggles of Red Gap; Top Hat

Our additional films are: The 39 Steps, A Night at the Opera, Black Fury, and The Bride of Frankenstein.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

1:05 - Semifinals

3:20 - Discussing the Semifinal Losers

• 3:20 - Broadway Melody of 1936
• 13:40 - Black Fury

29:35 - Final Matchup

• 29:55 - Top Hat
• 39:55 - Les Miserables

55:25 - Declaring a Winner

1:01:25 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?

1:03:20 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:07:05 - Conclusions

1:13:45 - Next Episode

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