Bonus Episode: Predicting the Oscar Winners

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04/20/21 • 61 min

Calum and Chris predict this year's Academy Award winners in all 23 categories and reveal who they'd vote for if they had the chance.

Calum and Chris predict this year's Academy Award winners in all 23 categories and reveal who they'd vote for if they had the chance.

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Best Original Screenplay 1946 (with Farran Smith Nehme)

Film writer, historian and author Farran Smith Nehme joins Calum and Chris to discuss the 1946 nominees for Best Original Screenplay, which were The Blue Dahlia (Raymond Chandler), Children of Paradise (Jacques Prévert), Notorious (Ben Hecht), Road to Utopia (Melvin Frank and Norman Panama), and The Seventh Veil (Muriel and Sydney Box).

The Blue Dahlia: 08:57 - 19:06
Children of Paradise: 19:06 - 33:38
Notorious: 33:38 - 46:04
Road to Utopia: 46:04 - 57:28
The Seventh Veil: 57:28 - 1:10:31
Listener Questions: 1:10:31 - 1:13:55
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:13:55 - 1:29:02

Intro music: Bing Crosby, "It's Anybody's Spring" (from Road to Utopia)
Exit music: Dorothy Lamour, "Personality" (from Road to Utopia)

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Best Actor 1964

Calum and Chris discuss the 1964 nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role, which were Richard Burton (Becket), Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady), Peter O'Toole (Becket), Anthony Quinn (Zorba the Greek), and Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove...).

Becket: 04:00 - 20:25
Zorba the Greek: 20:25 - 31:39
Dr. Strangelove: 31:39 - 45:33
My Fair Lady: 45:33 - 1:04:30

Intro music: "Wouldn't it be lovely?" (from My Fair Lady)
Exit music: "We'll Meet Again" (from Dr. Strangelove)