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(Originally published on August 25, 2002) On this encore presentation of Oscars Playback editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen close out the 1980s with the 1990 Oscars ceremony -- an infamous event where "Driving Miss Daisy" won Best Picture and "Do the Right Thing" wasn't even nominated. It's also the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards -- and things didn't start off as smoothly as one might expect.
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On this season finale episode of Oscars Playback, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to 1989 to celebrate the worst Oscars ever. Produced by Allan Carr, the '89 Oscars are remembered not for the "Rain Man" wins in Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, but for Snow White singing "Proud Mary" with Rob Lowe. But was the response to this terrible opening number overblown, particularly when compared to other terrible opening numbers throughout the decade? Joyce and Chris discuss that and 1988 in Film, when "Beetlejuice," "Die Hard," "Twins," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and other classics were first released. Finally, Joyce and Chris conclude this year's '80s edition of Oscars Playback by ranking the decade's Best Picture winners. Stay tuned next week for an encore presentation of Oscars Playback 1990, which Joyce and Chris first recorded in 2022. Joyce and Chris will be back to the Oscars Playback playground in 2025 with a trip into the 1970s.
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to 1988 to celebrate the 60th annual Academy Awards when "The Last Emperor" won Best Picture and eight other awards in a clean sweep of its nominations, Eddie Murphy spoke truth to power about the Oscars' failure to recognize Black artists, and a contentious writers' strike kept the scripted material to a minimum. Joyce and Chris also celebrate the best films of 1987 -- "Predator" and "Adventures in Babysitting" (sorry to the other great films!) -- and wonder if Glenn Close should've won Best Actress over Cher.
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to 1987 to revisit the 59th annual Oscars. The 1987 Oscars saw "Platoon" win Best Picture and Oliver Stone win Best Director, and Joyce and Chris discuss that win, the film's legacy, and the plethora of fantastic '86 releases.
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back in time to 1986 when "Out of Africa" won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, despite being a movie no one seemed to even love. They discuss the legacy of the film, its defeat of "The Color Purple," and look back at the '86 Oscars ceremony. Joyce and Chris also trek through the year in film, when "Back to the Future" ruled (and still rules and probably should've won more than a single Academy Award).
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back 40 years to celebrate the 1985 Oscars and the best films of 1984 -- including seminal favorites like Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Gremlins, Splash, Muppets Take Manhattan, The Karate Kid, and more. Oh, and then the Oscar movies, like the deserving winner Amadeus and some lesser-loved nominees.
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to 1984 to celebrate the interminable 56th annual Oscars ceremony where "Terms of Endearment" got the shot and won five awards.
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to 1983 to celebrate the 55th annual Academy Awards where "Gandhi" dominated with eight wins, including Best Picture. Was this the right choice? Is "Oppenheimer" destined to be remembered like "Gandhi"? How horrible was this show's opening number? Joyce and Chris get into it all.
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen spend a day on Golden Pond to relitigate the 1982 Oscars, when Chariots of Fire upset Reds to win Best Picture on the back of a Vangelis score.
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Welcome back to Season 3 of Oscars Playback. On this special episode, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to 1981 to talk about the 53rd annual Academy Awards, where "Ordinary People" beat "Raging Bull" for Best Picture and Martin Scorsese lost his first Best Director Oscar of many.
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It's our Oscars Playback Season 2 finale! On this special episode, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2010 Oscars ceremony, the first in decades with 10 nominees and the first time a woman was awarded Best Director. It's our longest episode of Oscars Playback ever!
Opening remarks (00:10)
2009 in Film (8:02)
Ceremony notes and Best Picture (42:44)
Best Director (1:01:15)
Best Actor/Best Actress (1:05:36)
Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress (1:15:18)
Screenplays and some controversy (1:28:01)
Music winners and some more controversy! (1:37:27)
Ranking the 2000s Best Picture winners and a tease for Season 3 (1:42:57)
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to the 2009 Oscars ceremony, where Hugh Jackman was the best host ever, the ceremony rules, and the winners were decidedly... mid.
Ceremony rundown and 2008 in Film (00:10)
Best Picture (48:05)
Best Director (57:18)
Best Actor/Actress (1:02:05)
Best Supporting Actor/Actress (1:14:54)
Writing Categories and Final Thoughts -- Plus Barbie/Oppenheimer (1:23:29)
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to the 80th annual Academy Awards to celebrate one of the great movie years of all time. The 2008 Oscars took place after a bitter writers' strike and crowned "No Country for Old Men" the year's best movie. Job well done, academy!
2007 in film (00:00)
Oscars ceremony and Best Picture (45:57)
Best Director (59:40)
Best Actor (1:01:58)
Best Actress (1:07:42)
Best Supporting Actor/Actress (1:12:16)
A brief detour to talk about Killers of the Flower Moon (1:25:25)
Screenplay winners, the music categories, and our final thoughts (1:27:06)
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to 2006 to celebrate ("celebrate") the 78th annual Oscars where "Crash" upset "Brokeback Mountain." Joyce and Chris discuss their favorites in a weak year in film and then dive into the ceremony headfirst.
2005 in film (00:00)
Ceremony opening with host Jon Stewart (32:35)
Best Picture (36:35)
Best Director (56:25)
Best Actor/Best Actress (58:55)
Best Supporting Actor/Actress (1:06:17)
Screenplay winners, Three Six Mafia, and our final thoughts (1:13:09)
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to the 77th annual Academy Awards to look at the mini-sweep of "Million Dollar Baby" in the top categories and Chris Rock's controversial hosting appearance. Who is Jude Law? Find out!
2004 in film and the backstory behind Million Dollar Baby (00:00)
Chris Rock vs. Jude Law (33:08)
Best Picture (42:25)
Best Director (49:02)
Best Actor (54:53)
Best Actress (59:55)
Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress (1:06:07)
Screenplay winners (1:12:47)
Music categories and justice for "Scotty Doesn't Know" (1:15:23)
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On this episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2004 Oscars ceremony where Hollywood crowned "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" the biggest sweeper in Academy Awards history. The Peter Jackson epic went 11-for-11, tying "Ben-Hur" and "Titanic" for the most Oscar wins ever. But did it deserve all the love, and was 2003 in film a banner year for releases? Find out by listening now, of course!
Intro and 2003 in film (00:00)
Ceremony opening, Billy Crystal, and Best Picture (30:47)
Best Director (48:27)
Best Actor (51:31)
Best Actress (1:01:36)
Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress (1:07:53)
Screenplay winners, final thoughts (1:19:58)
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On this latest episode of Oscars Playback, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the infamous 2003 Oscars ceremony, where Harvey Weinstein had three of the five Best Picture nominees and won with "Chicago." The ceremony also included three wins for Roman Polanski's "The Pianist." Even Steve Martin's monologue has aged liked milk. But Joyce and Chris discuss the ceremony, the winners, and 2002 in film -- plus Martin Scorsese's battles with Harvey over "Gangs of New York."
Broad Oscar thoughts and the year in film (00:00)
Opening of the ceremony and Best Picture (27:34)
Best Director (46:01)
Best Actor (54:44)
Best Actress (1:02:09)
Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress (1:09:49)
Screenplay winners, Eminem, other ceremony thoughts (1:17:31)
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Oscars Playback has returned! The season kicks off with the 2002 Oscars, post-9/11 America, and Tom Cruise. "Is it important, is it even important, what I do? What about a night like tonight? Should we celebrate the joy and magic movies bring?" Cruise asks during his opening speech. "Well, dare I say it, more than ever. A small scene, a gesture, or even a glance between two characters can cross lines, break through barriers, melt prejudice, and just plain make us laugh. A little bit of magic. That’s just me. What do movies mean to you? Pull up a sofa, it’s just us talking, it’s Oscar night." The 2002 race was marked by some vintage Oscar smear campaigns, historic wins for Denzel Washington and Halle Berry, and big victories for Ron Howard and "A Beautiful Mind."
2001 in film (00:00)
Oscars ceremony thoughts (21:04)
Best Picture and the campaign gets dirty (33:01)
Best Director (45:47)
Best Supporting Actress/Best Supporting Actor (52:21)
Best Actor (1:00:27)
Best Actress (1:08:05)
Screenplay winners, Randy Newman wins Best Original Song, final ceremony thoughts (1:27:31)
1:27:31: Screenplay winners, Randy Newman wins Best Original Song, final ceremony thoughts
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On this final bonus episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2007 Oscars, where Martin Scorsese won an Academy Award for the first (and last?) time. Joyce and Chris travel back to 2006 and wonder where all the good movies were -- but fortunately, "The Departed" and a few other all-time classics remain ever rewatchable to this day. To make your predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com. Oscars Playback will return in 2023.
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On this special bonus episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to the 2001 Oscars ceremony to tackle the movies of 2000 and one of the most competitive awards seasons of the modern era. Does "Gladiator" hold up or should "Traffic" have won? Should Tom Hanks have won a third Oscar? Why wasn't Michelle Yeoh singled out for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? Those topics and more are discussed. To make your 2023 Oscar picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com.
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