1983 - Oscars, Phone Home!

Hey Oscars fans!  What a year 1982 was for movies!  Besides having mostly one word titles: Gandhi, E.T., Missing, Tootsie, and (The) Verdict, this group of films are all Oscar worthy in multiple categories and they almost all win for something or other!  And those are just the nominees battling it out!  Strap in as Bruce Vilanch and Adam “Tex” Davis take a fun look back at a year full of fascinating films that have a Noah’s Ark, two-by-two quality. There’s two of the best sci-fi films ever made; two films about pretending to be the opposite gender; two military films about Naval officers; two acting nominations for the same actress; and the two most nominated actors to NEVER win an Oscar, both nominated this year! It’s peak Oscar’s insanity!  Enjoy, and thanks for listening!    

FiLMS MENTIONED

Just Friends

The Odyssey

Arthur

Gandhi

Tootsie

E.T.

Victor/Victoria

Das Boot

An Officer and a Gentleman

Sophie’s Choice

The Verdict

Missing

Poltergeist

Annie

Blade Runner

Francis

Tron

The World According to Garp

Lawrence of Arabia

Dr. Zhivago

A Man for All Seasons

The Great Ziegfeld

The Life of Emile Zola

Patton

Out of Africa

The Last Emperor

Schindler’s List

My Favorite Year

Get Him to the Greek

Diner

King of Comedy

Z

Jurassic Park

Fitzcarraldo

First Blood

Cat People

The Thing

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The Dark Crystal

Bugsy

Kramer vs. Kramer

The Deer Hunter

The French Lieutenant’s Woman

Shoot the Moon

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Tempest

Full Metal Jacket

It Nearly Wasn’t Christmas

Network

Precious

Rocky 3

Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn

Nigh Shift

All That Jazz

King Kong (1976)

Pulp Fiction

Quest for Fire

Yes, Giorgio!

Begin the Beguine

Clean Slate

Veronika Voss

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