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Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast a year-long Oscar podcast hosted by Marisa Carpico (Film Editor at ThePopBreak.com) and Matt Taylor that covers all the latest Oscar contenders and film festivals plus Oscar-related news and trends.
Matt Taylor and our film editor Marisa Carpico are finally back for a 5th season of their Oscar retrospective podcast, And the Winner Still Is…
Matt and Marisa return to more modern times with some late ’70s heavy hitters. In the episode, they talk about each of their parents’ unique connections to The Deer Hunter, how poorly Midnight Express aged and the surprise of An Unmarried Woman.
Best Picture
The Deer Hunter – Winner
Coming Home
Heaven Can Wait
Midnight Express
An Unmarried Woman
Best Directing
Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter – Winner
Hal Ashby – Coming Home
Warren Beatty and Buck Henry – Heaven Can Wait
Woody Allen – Interiors
Alan Parker – Midnight Express
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jane Fonda – Coming Home – Winner
Ingrid Bergman – Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn – Same Time, Next Year
Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman
Geraldine Page – Interiors
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maggie Smith – California Suite – Winner
Dyan Cannon – Heaven Can Wait
Penelope Milford – Coming Home
Maureen Stapleton – Interiors
Meryl Streep – The Deer Hunter
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jon Voight – Coming Home – Winner
Warren Beatty – Heaven Can Wait
Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story
Robert De Niro – The Deer Hunter
Laurence Olivier – The Boys from Brazil
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter – Winner
Bruce Dern – Coming Home
Richard Farnsworth – Comes a Horseman
John Hurt – Midnight Express
Jack Warden – Heaven Can Wait