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The 53rd Academy Awards (Films of 1980)
Description
In this episode we cover the 53rd Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1980. The nominees were: Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, Ordinary People, Raging Bull, and Tess. We also briefly discuss The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining, and 9 to 5.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover; Content Warning: Sexual Assault.
Timestamps are approximate:
12:30 - Coal Miner's Daughter
17:50 - The Elephant Man
23:45 - Tess
36:10 - Raging Bull
48:15 - Ordinary People
1:00:15 - Should something else have been nominated?
1:13:00 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?
1:14:00 - Conclusions
1:20:45 - Next Time
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