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Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy Oscars! On this episode Bruce and “Tex” look back at one of the greatest years in filmmaking history, the 1951 Oscars for the films of 1950. A year which produced…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
1999 Pt. 2 - Oscar in Love
In this episode we continue looking at the 1999 Oscars for the films of 1998. However, we're doing things a little differently as we focus mainly on one of, if not, the most controversial Oscar camp…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 Oscar Reaction! (Is Adrien Brody still talking?)
While it goes against the premise of the show (using the test of time to look back at past Oscars) we felt we had to respond to the Oscars of 2025. Especially since Adam and Mark's former classmate a…
Published on 8 months ago
Introducing The Daily Brain
From Atomic Entertainment, creators of The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?, Brain Games, Who Smarted? and Brainchild – comes an exciting new way to re-evaluate History — through the lens of brain sc…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
1999 - Saving Private Oscar
On this episode of ‘The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?’ Bruce and “Tex” storm the beaches of one of the Academy Awards’ biggest Best Picture controversies.
Of course we’re talking about the 1999 Os…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
2006 - Brokeback Oscar!
On this episode of ‘The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?’ Bruce and Tex crash headfirst into one of the most debated years in Oscar history.
We’re talking about the 2006 Oscars, for the films of 2005.…
Published on 9 months ago
2025 Oscars Nominations Special!
On this bonus episode, Bruce and “Tex” react, breakdown & discuss the 2025 Oscar nominations for the films of 2024. Who and what made the cut? Who or what was snubbed? Were there any big surprises? W…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
1942 - How Green Was My Oscar?
On this episode of ‘The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?’ Bruce and Tex look back at the 1942 Oscars for the films of 1941 -- easily one of the greatest years in movie history. And, among those great…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
1977 - Yo, Oscars!
On this episode of ‘The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?’ Bruce and Tex step into the ring to duke it out over the 1977 Oscars for the films of 1976. As many of you already know, or will come to see,…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
2024 Holiday Movies/Oscars Special - (No, not the Star Wars one Bruce co-wrote!)
In this special holiday edition of 'The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?', co-hosts Adam "Tex" Davis and Bruce Vilanch dive into their favorite holiday movies and examine how many of them garnered th…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago