1978 FINALE: Best Picture

2010: Episode 1-Best Director

Welcome to the Era of the Ten, members of the jury! For this week's case, it is just Dean and Claire as they break down the 2010 race for Best Director! They get into how much they struggle with Precious even though Lee Daniels is doing good work, Ask the question "Did George Clooney actually direct Up In The Air?", declare Inglorious Basterds Tarantino's best, and examine all the crazy tabloid drama surrounding Bigelow and Cameron. All this and more for the new miniseries! You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter @oscaranatomypod. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

STATE OF THE RACE: DISCLOSURE DAY

Aliens are REAL, members of the jury! For this new BONUS episode, we're diving deep on Disclosure Day, as well as unpacking the HORROR BOOM of 2026. Obsession, Backrooms, the full nine yards! Thank you for bearing with us as I FINALLY get our audio under control. We will be back to a regular schedule soon! You can follow the show on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod and on Instagram @anatomyofanoscar.

1978 FINALE: Best Picture

We've done it yet again, members of the jury! For the finale of our 1978 miniseries, we are digging yet again into the same nominees we've... kept talking about! Yep! Turns out The Turning Point still barely exists, the Goodbye Girl is fun, Dean still doesn't like Julia, Star Wars... is Star Wars and maybe Annie Hall SHOULD have won picture! You can follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter, TikTok, and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod.

1978: Episode 4-Best Actress

The Academy got it right, members of the jury! For this weeks trial, your detectives investigate the 1978 Oscars' Best Actress Race. Who *is* the Goodbye Girl? Did the double nom for The Turning Point rally do what they were hoping it would? Jane Fonda is here! But most important is Diane Keaton. You can follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod. You can follow your hosts' writing here: lightthescene.substack.com upsymaizy.substack.com beakerbarnes.substack.com As Always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

1978: Episode 3-Best Sound

Be ready to blast some eardrums, members of the jury! For this week's case, your detectives are investigating the wonderful and strange world of sound at the 1978 Oscars! There is talk about how the dance sequences in The Turning Point lead to interesting use of mixing, how you craft an underwater world with The Deep, and get BIG and LOUD with Close Encounters. There's a lot of Jawa noises but no noise more concerning than listening to Dean rant and rave about his love of Sorcerer for 20 minutes. You can follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod. You can find links to your hosts' work at: lightthescene.substack.com upsymaizy.substack.com beakerbarnes.substack.com