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