Categorically Oscars

Supporting Actress aficionado Brian Herrera joins Calum and Chris to discuss the nominees for 1969’s Best Actress in a Supporting Role, which were Catherine Burns (Last Summer), Dyan Cannon (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice), Goldie Hawn (Cactus Flower), Sylvia Miles (Midnight Cowboy), and Susannah York (They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?).
Catherine Burns: 06:35 – 17:49
Dyan Cannon: 17:50 – 27:59
Sylvia Miles: 28:00 – 38:29
Susannah York: 38:30 – 49:53
Goldie Hawn: 49:54 – 1:02:06
Listener Questions: 1:02:07 – 1:14:49
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:14:50 – 1:22:43

Exit music: “What the World Needs Now” (from Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice)

In a festive special, Calum and Chris discuss the nominees for Best Animated Short Film of 1982, which were The Great Cognito, The Snowman, and Tango. We also chat a bit about the history of Christmas films at the Oscars.
The Great Cognito: 03:49 -08:47
The Snowman: 08:48 – 14:48
Tango (and why it won): 14:49 – 25:02
Christmas Films at the Oscars: 25:03 – 45:14

Exit music: Peter Auty, “Walking in the Air” (from The Snowman)

Calum and Chris discuss the nominees for Best Costume Design of 1978, which were Caravans (Renié Conley), Days of Heaven (Patricia Norris), Death on the Nile (Anthony Powell), The Swarm (Paul Zastupnevich), and The Wiz (Tony Walton).
The Elliot Page Situation: 01:23 – 08:35
Caravans: 10:10 – 18:54
Days of Heaven: 18:55 – 28:53
The Swarm: 28:54 – 39:49
The Wiz: 39:50 – 51:33
Death on the Nile: 51:34 – 1:00:54
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:00:55 – 1:10:08

Exit music: “Ease on Down the Road” (from the cast of The Wiz)

The second part of our discussion on the 1939 nominees for Best Picture. This episode includes conversation on Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, Wuthering Heights, and Gone with the Wind.
Of Mice and Men: 01:36 – 12:09
Stagecoach: 12:10 – 23:07
The Wizard of Oz: 23:08 – 33:22
Wuthering Heights: 33:33 – 43:41
Gone with the Wind: 43:42 – 59:54
Listener questions: 59:55 – 1:03:30
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:03:31 – 1:11:30

Exit music: Ray Bolger and Judy Garland – If I Only Had a Brain (from The Wizard of Oz)

Cal and Chris discuss the 1951 nominees for Best Director, which were John Huston (The African Queen), Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire), Vincente Minnelli (An American in Paris), George Stevens (A Place in the Sun), and William Wyler (Detective Story).
John Huston: 02:42 – 13:31
Elia Kazan: 13:32 – 24:42
Vincente Minnelli: 24:43 – 34:18
William Wyler: 34:19 – 46:23
George Stevens: 46:24 – 1:00:49
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:00:50 – 1:11:55

Exit music: “Our Love Is Here to Stay” sung by Gene Kelly (from An American in Paris)