In this episode we reflect on the 87th Academy Awards winners before they are announced. The winners, losers and the unexpected moments are all discussed in (imagined) detail. All that and a little Whoopi makes for a great Oscars appetizer so listen up!

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Episode 18 Notes

• For a list of Oscar nominated films that we’ve reviewed with links to the episodes, visit: 2015 Oscar Nominations
• My favorite ice cream is Graeter’s Toffee Chip
• Edward Norton starred in The Incredible Hulk (2008) before Mark Ruffalo played the same character in The Avengers (2012)
• From Wikipedia: Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice.
• Brad Bird directed The Incredibles (2004) and performed the voice of Edna ‘E’ Mode. He is directing Tomorrowland which is scheduled to be released on May 22, 2015
• Home Improvement ran on ABC from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999
• Schindler’s List (1993) won “Best Picture” at the 1994 Oscars
• Guinan was a character Whoopi Goldberg played on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
• Neil Patrick Harris will host the 87th Oscars live on ABC on Sunday, February 22, 2015.

Other Films Mentioned in this Episode

• Birdman (2014)
• The Boy Next Door (2015)
• Interstellar (2014)
• American Sniper (2014)
• Boyhood (2014)
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
• The Money Pit (1986)
• Catch Me if You Can (2002)
• Selma (2014)
• The Theory of Everything (2014)
• Whiplash (2014)
• Hellraiser (1987)
• Foxcatcher (2014)
• Footloose (1984)
• Into the Woods (2014)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
• Out of Africa (1985)
• Nightcrawler (2014)
• X-Men: First Class (2011)
• Inherent Vice (2014)
• Inside Out (2015)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)

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