Anatomy of an Oscar

1978-Episode 1: Best Director

2 h 8 min · 15. maj 2026
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We're heading back to the 70s, members of the jury! For this week's inaugural case, your detectives are analyzing the Best Director nominees from the 1978 Oscars. How did Fred Zinnerman take his cultural cache to make Julia, a movie that is literally just great gowns? Herbert Ross directed two movies this year that are BOTH nominated for Best Picture? Spielberg's alien arrival epic clashes with another little movie about space (hint: It's Star Wars), and Annie Hall comes in with a surprise win! You can follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod. You can follow your detectives' newsletters at: lightthescene.substack.com upsymaizy.substack.com beakerbarnes.substack.com As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

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1978: Episode 2-Best Costume Design

Time to take your measurements, members of the jury! For this week's investigation your detectives are diving deep into the fascinating world of Best Costume Design of 1978! There are some true legends of the industry in this category doing some not amazing work. How does Julia translate the femininity of its characters through costumes? What's up with A Little Night Music just in general? Can we even consider the object that is The Other Side of Midnight when it both doesn't exist and is horrible? And, of course, STAR WARS!!! You can follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky @anatomyofanoscar and on Twitter and Letterboxd @oscaranatomypod. You can follow your detectives' writing at lightthescene.substack.com upsymaizy.substack.com beakerbarnes.substack.com As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music

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