The 9th Academy Awards (Films of 1936) - Part I

The Oscars Got It Wrong

We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated.

The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco.

The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

7:25 - Bracket

Losers Discussion

• 19:40 - Anthony Adverse
• 30:50 - Romeo and Juliet
• 34:10 - My Man Godfrey
• 42:00 - Swing Time
• 49:50 - Dodsworth
• 59:40 - San Francisco
• 1:12:45 - The Great Ziegfeld

1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:27:20 - Next Time

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