We review Best Picture winners throughout Oscars history and talk about why they won - for season 1, we’re covering the 1960s winners.
Why It Won
Claim This Podcastby Adelaide and Antonio
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13 episodes
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Podcast Overview
We review Best Picture winners throughout Oscars history and talk about why they won - for season 1, we’re covering the 1960s winners.
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Publishing Since
1/12/2026
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2026
Why It Won: Tom Jones (1963)
<p>Adelaide and Antonio talk the British New Wave, the birth of the novel, and the disastrous production of Cleopatra as they figure out why Tom Jones won best picture.</p>
June 29, 2026
Snubbed: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
<p>Adelaide and special guest Sarah (Adelaide's mom!) discuss the death of the Western & whether Paul Newman or Robert Redford is hotter as they recap/review Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.</p>
June 15, 2026
Why It Won: Midnight Cowboy (1969)
<p>Adelaide & special guest JJ talk the American New Wave, queer subtext, and Clavicular (somehow) as they explore why Midnight Cowboy won best picture.</p><p>JJ's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jj.cardillo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/jj.cardillo/</a></p>
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