The 12th Academy Awards (Films of 1939) - Part I

The Oscars Got It Wrong

Do you want to play a game? For the 12th Academy Awards we've taken the 10 nominees and done something a little different. We've set up a bracket and in this episode will be declaring (and sometimes debating) the winners and losers from Round 1 and discussing the films that were eliminated.

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The nominees were: Dark Victory; Gone with the Wind; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Love Affair; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; Ninotchka; Of Mice and Men; Stagecoach; The Wizard of Oz; and Wuthering Heights.

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

Timestamps are approximate:

3:15 - Nominees Overview

9:00 - Bracket Set-Up

11:00 - Round 1 Match-Ups

13:20 - Deciding Winners and Losers

• 15:10 - Stagecoach vs. Goodbye, Mr. Chips Loser Discussion
• 19:30 - Of Mice and Men vs. Love Affair Loser Discussion
• 27:20 - Dark Victory vs. The Wizard of Oz Loser Discussion
• 34:05 - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington vs. Wuthering Heights Loser Discussion
• 45:55 - Ninotchka vs. Gone with the Wind Loser Discussion

1:03:30 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst

1:05:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:06:30 - Conclusions