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The 85th Academy Awards (Films of 2012) - Part I
Description
It's another year with more than 5 nominees so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 9 nominees (plus one of our favorite films), deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1, and discussing the films that were eliminated.
The nominees were: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
5:25 - Bracket Set-Up
9:25 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers
Losers Discussion
- 16:00 - Les Misérables
- 24:50 - Silver Linings Playbook
- 33:40 - Zero Dark Thirty
- 45:00 - Lincoln
- 57:30 - Red Dawn*
1:43:40 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:45:10 - Next Time
*Yes, the 2012 Red Dawn remake.
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