Oscars Playback
Oscars Playback
Gold Derby
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 [email protected]. For all things Hollywood competition and awards season, head to https://www.goldderby.com.
2007: Martin Scorsese Finally Wins an Oscar As the Academy Decides to Act Accordingly
On this final bonus episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 2007 Oscars, where Martin Scorsese won an Academy Award for the first (and last?) time. Joyce and Chris travel back to 2006 and wonder where all the good movies were -- but fortunately, "The Departed" and a few other all-time classics remain ever rewatchable to this day. To make your predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com. Oscars Playback will return in 2023.
Sep 8, 2022
1 hr 35 min
2001: What a Thrill to Have a Ceremony With Such Surprising Winners
On this special bonus episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen travel back to the 2001 Oscars ceremony to tackle the movies of 2000 and one of the most competitive awards seasons of the modern era. Does "Gladiator" hold up or should "Traffic" have won? Should Tom Hanks have won a third Oscar? Why wasn't Michelle Yeoh singled out for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? Those topics and more are discussed. To make your 2023 Oscar picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com.
Sep 1, 2022
2 hr 1 min
1990: The Academy Didn't 'Do the Right Thing'
On a special bonus episode of Oscars Playback, editors and experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen return to discuss the 1990 Oscars ceremony -- an infamous event where "Driving Miss Daisy" won Best Picture and "Do the Right Thing" wasn't even nominated. It's also the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards -- and things didn't start off as smoothly as one might expect. To make your own 2023 Oscar predictions, head to https://www.goldderby.com.
Aug 25, 2022
1 hr 30 min
2000: The '90s Come to an End with 'American Beauty'
On this special episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen take one last look at the movies of the '90s with Oscars Playback 2000. The 72nd annual Academy Awards celebrated American Beauty and Joyce and Chris talk about the best movie year ever to figure out what the Oscars did right and what went wrong. Timestamps: Intro and our favorite 1999 films (0:00) Ceremony thoughts (34:20) Best Picture (44:55) Best Director (56:37) Best Actor (1:01:50) Best Actress (1:07:45) Best Supporting Actor (1:13:06) Best Supporting Actress (1:19:49) Screenplay awards (1:22:53) Music awards (1:26:06) Ranking the Best Picture winners of the '90s (1:30:40)
Jul 7, 2022
1 hr 38 min
1994: 'Schindler's List' Wins Big and Tom Hanks’ speech spawned a movie
On this special episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng discuss the 66th Academy Awards, aka the year that two Steven Spielberg films, "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park," won 10 Oscars between them. Plus: Should Denzel Washington have been nominated alongside his "Philadelphia" co-star Tom Hanks in Best Actor? Timestamps: Intro and our favorite 1993 films (0:00) Whoopi Goldberg's hosting debut (27:20) Best Picture (40:51) Best Director (45:35) Best Actor (57:52) Best Actress (1:11:45) Best Supporting Actor (1:16:47) Best Supporting Actress (1:23:45) Screenplay awards (1:31:49) Music awards (1:33:20) Other awards (1:36:52)
Jun 30, 2022
1 hr 48 min
1993: 'Unforgiven' Ruled and Al Pacino Hoo-ah’d to an Overdue Win
On this special episode of Oscars Playback, Gold Derby editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the 1993 Oscars ceremony, when Unforgiven won Best Picture, Al Pacino finally took home an Academy Award, and host Billy Crystal was running on fumes. Plus: Why the Year of the Woman theme was not it and a dramatic reading of a scene from "My Cousin Vinny." Timestamps: Intro and general thoughts on ceremony and films (0:00) Our favorite 1992 films (4:58) Billy Crystal's reluctant return and a misbegotten theme (28:44) Best Picture (44:39) Best Director (53:33) Best Actor (56:56) Best Actress (1:09:02) Best Supporting Actor (1:14:53) Best Supporting Actress (1:20:09) Screenplay awards (1:26:26) Other awards (1:30:10)
Jun 23, 2022
1 hr 42 min
1991: ‘Dances with Wolves’ Whacked ‘Goodfellas’ -- How Did This Happen?
On this special episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen return with another edition of Oscars Playback. This time, Joyce and Chris look back at the 1991 Oscars ceremony, where Kevin Costner and Dances With Wolves won seven awards and Martin Scorsese's legendary Goodfellas won just one. Come for Joyce and Chris and their thoughts on the best 1990 movies and what should've taken home academy hardware, stay for Chris listing off every director of a major 1990 release as a possible Best Director nominee. Make your own picks at https://www.goldderby.com.
Jun 16, 2022
1 hr 25 min
1996: 'Braveheart' Wins Best Picture, But Why?
Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng discuss "Braveheart's" surprising Best Picture victory over the likes of "Apollo 13," "Sense and Sensibility," "Il Postino" and "Babe." Would "Apollo 13" have won had Ron Howard not been snubbed? Plus: Whoopi Goldberg's testy monologue and Nicole Kidman's love of "Babe." Chris' 2013 recast of "Empire Records": https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rex-manning-day-empire-records_n_2994417 Timestamps: Intro and general thoughts on ceremony and films (0:00) Our favorite 1995 films (6:20) Ceremony review and Whoopi Goldberg as host (22:25) Best Picture (32:23) Best Director (50:55) Best Actor (54:40) Best Actress (59:50) Best Supporting Actor (1:04:25) Best Supporting Actress (1:08:02) Screenplay awards (1:11:06) Other awards (1:12:18)
Jun 9, 2022
1 hr 22 min
1995: 'Forrest Gump' beats 'Pulp Fiction' during the Oprah-Uma Academy Awards
On this special episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen continue their Oscars Playback series with a look at the 1995 Oscars, when Forrest Gump swept the nation and won top awards for Picture, Director, and Actor for Tom Hanks. But does that win hold up when Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption were among the nominees? Joyce and Chris discuss that plus David Letterman's infamous stint as Oscars host -- which isn't necessarily as infamous as you might remember. For more on the Oscars and all things Hollywood competition, head to https://www.goldderby.com.
May 5, 2022
1 hr 37 min
1999: 'Shakespeare in Love' vs. 'Saving Private Ryan'
On this special episode of the Gold Derby Show, editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen return with another edition of Oscars Playback. This week, it's time for the 1999 Oscars ceremony, when "Shakespeare in Love" beat "Saving Private Ryan" and ushered in the modern awards campaign. Joyce and Chris look back on the ceremony, its fraught legacy due to Harvey Weinstein's influence on the show, and remember when 45 million viewers were considered a disappointment. Listen now and head to https://www.goldderby.com to make your picks and for all things Oscars. The Harvey Weinstein of it all (9:55) Best Picture (17:15) Best Director (40:22) Best Actor (44:00) Best Actress (53:50) Best Supporting Actor (59:00) Best Supporting Actress (1:08:00) Writing awards (1:10:43) Music awards (1:15:45) Elia Kazan's honorary Oscar (1:19:00)
Apr 28, 2022
1 hr 26 min
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