The 85th Academy Awards (Films of 2012) - Part I

The Oscars Got It Wrong

It's another year with more than 5 nominees so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 9 nominees (plus one of our favorite films), deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1, and discussing the films that were eliminated.

• Play along with your own bracket

The nominees were: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

5:25 - Bracket Set-Up

9:25 - Round 1 Match-Ups and Deciding Winners and Losers

Losers Discussion

• 16:00 - Amour vs. Les Misérables Loser Discussion
• 24:50 - Silver Linings Playbook vs. Life of Pi Loser Discussion
• 33:40 - Zero Dark Thirty vs. Beasts of the Southern Wild Loser Discussion
• 45:00 - Lincoln vs. Django Unchained Loser Discussion
• 57:30 - Argo vs. Red Dawn* Loser Discussion

1:43:40 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:45:10 - Next Time

*Yes, the 2012 Red Dawn remake.