Best Picture Brainrot - A Countdown to the 100th Oscars

92 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

We are 92 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they get Zieggy with it in our next Best Picture winner discussion - 1936's The Great Ziegfeld. The Great Ziegfeld tells the story of the... great Ziegfeld.  He's okay.  One of the biggest drivers of the growth of Broadway, and inspiration for the events in The Broadway Melody - Florenz Ziegfeld went from relative obscurity to an iconic stage producer.  It's a biopic that happened almost immediately after the death of the man himself, showing how important he was to the culture.  He may be the original impresario - but were we impressed with this Best Picture win? In this episode you're gonna hear: * How an all-star cast catapulted The Great Ziegfeld to commercial success * All the hosts' favorite biopics (and how to pronounce it!) * Which Frank Capra movie was remade as an Adam Sandler comedy * Bad impressions of both Michael Jackson and Elvis Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

93 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

We are 93 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they take to the high seas with the eighth Best Picture winner - 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty. Ahoy!  Witness Frank Lloyd's redemption from historical stinker Cavalcade as he makes a certified British banger in Mutiny on the Bounty.  This tells the story of the HMS Bounty, a ship bound to Tahiti and captained by the domineering Captain Bligh.  The titular mutiny comes when he pushes his crew too far but you'll have to listen to what comes next, and how it fits into the Best Picture canon. In this episode you're gonna hear: * The "impressive" way that the British Navy grew their ranks in this period * How the casting director weaponized real life drama to great effect * Drew remind us about how much he hates courtroom scenes * Too many cheese puns Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

94 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | It Happened One Night (1934)

We are 94 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they go from strangers to lovers of the seventh Best Picture winner - 1934's It Happened One Night. Calling all Capra-corns, we're watching the first rom-com to win Best Picture - It Happened One Night.  Part romance, part screwball comedy and part road trip movie, this movie follows spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews as she tries to get from Florida to New York on the low with charming reporter Peter Warne by her side.  It Happened One Night is a stone-cold classic of it's genre, but can the same be said for its Best Picture legacy? In this episode you're gonna hear: * A comprehensive history of the romantic comedy genre * Sarah cringe at Drew and Adam film-bro'ing up her favorite type of movie * How Bi Panic existed in full force in 1934 * A bunch of unhinged recasts for this iconic actor pairing Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

95 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Cavalcade (1933)

We are 95 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they trudge through British history with the sixth Best Picture winner - 1933's Cavalcade. Oi!  We talkin' about Cavalcade this week, innit?  This film traces the history of Britain from the turn of the 20th Century up until the year of its release - 1933.  It's one of those films where simultaneously a lot happens while also nothing happens at all.  Cavalcade might be the most British film to win Best Picture - but it may not be all beans and toast for us. In this episode you're gonna hear: * History that only British kids learn in primary school * How a Gumpian ethos drives the action (or lack thereof) in this movie * A variety of terrible English accents * Our modern rewrite that brings Cavalcade to the 21st Century Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

96 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Grand Hotel (1932)

We are 96 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they check in to cosmopolitan Berlin with the fifth Best Picture winner - 1932's Grand Hotel. What if Mike White was a time traveler who went back in time to test a pilot for The White Lotus in the 1930s?  This is exactly what Grand Hotel feels like - a cast of colorful characters interacting within the walls of a luxury hotel dealing with deceit, devotion, and even death.  Grand Hotel is our most contained and character-driven Best Picture winner thus far - but how do we feel about that? In this episode you're gonna hear: * Why the Grand Hotel in Berlin was the right setting for this movie * Which iconic Illumination character shares a name with a character in this movie * The merits of replacing golden retreivers with dachsunds as the cinematic dog of choice * Our piping hot takes on the new Best Casting Oscar Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl