Why It Won

Snubbed: The Graduate (1967)

Adelaide discusses the beginning of the American New Wave as she recaps/reviews The Graduate.

Why It Won: A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Antonio and Adelaide talk Tudor history, the death of the studio era, and the ethics of a hot Henry VIII as they figure out why A Man for All Seasons won best picture.

Snubbed: Blow-Up (1966)

Adelaide discusses how MGM killed the Hays Code as she recaps/reviews Antonioni's Blow-Up.

Why It Won: West Side Story (1961)

Antonio and Adelaide talk Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, and the golden age of musicals as they explore why West Side Story won best picture.

Snubbed: A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Adelaide talks Beatlemania and the British New Wave as she reviews A Hard Day's Night.