Why do we still care about the Oscars?
On this special bumper episode we delve into the Oscars multiverse in an effort to uncover some fresh postulations about Hollywood’s biggest night. First though, we hear from Neil about how to keep our scrambled eggs “walking” (1:30).
Then in our main section we provide our takes on the 2023 Oscars winners and losers (9:24) before traveling back in time to understand how the Oscars became the campaigning and business-oriented event they are today (21:35). This leads us on a journey to the following enticing postulations: how often does the Academy actually get the winner for Best Picture right (33:10)? and what would change if we were to award the Oscars with a ten year delay (42:55)?
We end with our first ever head-to-head quiz showdown where we encourage all listeners to play along. Who will go down as the LIP Oscars Trivia World Champion (52:09)?
As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email lostinpostulation@gmail.com. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!
Corrections & Amendments: Kathryn Bigelow did, in fact, win Best Director for The Hurt Locker in 2009. Joe Pesci won Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas in 1991. Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah in 2021 and not for Best Actor, as mentioned.
Three months ago, we launched our podcast, Lost In Postulation, in an effort to provide listeners with a form of discussing pop culture that was note yet covered by other podcasts. We have been gradually growing our audience ever since and now want to branch out to the Medium community for feedback. Hope you enjoy!
