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.
The episode, which features senior staff writer Josh Sarnecky, focuses on the 1944 Oscars aka the 17th Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Picture were: Going My Way, Gaslight, Double Indemnity, Since You Went Away and Wilson. Winning individual awards were: Bing Crosby (Going My Way),Ingrid Bergman (Gaslight), Barry Fitzgerald (Going My Way), Ethel Barrymore (None But the Lonely Heart), and Leo McCarey (Going My Way).
