Welcome to Season 1 of our retrospective Oscar podcast series — And the Winner Still Is. Hosted by film editor Marisa Carpico and television editor Matt Taylor (Way too Early Oscar Predictions Podcast, Drag Race All-Stars pod)this series looks at various years in Oscar history.
The winner of Best Picture is spotlighted and then the other films in the category are discussed. The duo also breaks down the director and the acting categories as well as other another notable categories. Of course their own our personal snubs will be addressed as well. Pop Break staff writer George Heftler guest stars.
The episode focuses on the 2002 Oscars aka the 75th Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Picture were: Chicago, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hours, The Pianist, and Gangs of New York. Winning individual awards were: Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Nicole Kidman (The Hours), Chris Cooper (Adaptation), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), and Roman Polanski (The Pianist).
