Welcome to Oscars Playback, a Gold Derby podcast series in which editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen revisit Oscar ceremonies and winners from yesteryear. To contact us, email slugfests@goldderby.com. For all things Hollywood competition and awards season, head to https://www.goldderby.com.
1989: Rain Man Wins Best Picture But the Infamous Snow White Fiasco Steals the Show
Rain Man (1988) · Aug 20, 2024
1987: Platoon Wins in One of the Great Movie Years Ever
Platoon (1986) · Aug 6, 2024
1985: Amadeus Rules Leaving Many Salieris In Its Wake
Amadeus (1984) · Jul 23, 2024
1984: Terms of Endearment Deserves This
Terms of Endearment (1983) · Jul 16, 2024
1983: Gandhi Wins Honor the Man and the Film
Gandhi (1982) · Jul 9, 2024
1982: Chariots of Fire Upsets Reds, but Does the Win Hold Up?
Chariots of Fire (1981) · Jul 2, 2024
1982: Chariots of Fire Upsets Reds, but Does the Win Hold Up?
Reds (1981) · Jul 2, 2024
2008: 'No Country for Old Men' Wins at the Greatest Oscars Ever?
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Aug 15, 2023
2006: Oh, No, 'Crash' Won Best Picture
Crash (2005) · Aug 8, 2023
2002: A Beautiful Mind Wins Best Picture at the Longest Oscars Ever
A Beautiful Mind (2001) · Jul 11, 2023
2007: Martin Scorsese Finally Wins an Oscar As the Academy Decides to Act Accordingly
The Departed (2006) · Sep 8, 2022
1990: The Academy Didn't 'Do the Right Thing'
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) · Aug 25, 2022
1990: The Academy Didn't 'Do the Right Thing'
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Aug 25, 2022
1994: 'Schindler's List' Wins Big and Tom Hanks’ speech spawned a movie
Schindler's List (1993) · Jun 30, 2022
1993: 'Unforgiven' Ruled and Al Pacino Hoo-ah’d to an Overdue Win
Unforgiven (1992) · Jun 23, 2022
1996: 'Braveheart' Wins Best Picture, But Why?
Braveheart (1995) · Jun 9, 2022
1995: 'Forrest Gump' beats 'Pulp Fiction' during the Oprah-Uma Academy Awards
Forrest Gump (1994) · May 5, 2022
1999: 'Shakespeare in Love' vs. 'Saving Private Ryan'
Shakespeare in Love (1998) · Apr 28, 2022
1998: 'Titanic' Sweeps as King of the World
Titanic (1997) · Apr 22, 2022
1997: When 'The English Patient' Ruled Independents Day
The English Patient (1996) · Apr 14, 2022
1992: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Silence of the Lambs' Eats a Big Feast
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Apr 8, 2022