The 80th Academy Awards (Films of 2007)

The Oscars Got It Wrong

In this episode we cover the 80th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 2007. The nominees were: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood. We also briefly discuss Zodiac, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

9:10 - Atonement

14:50 - Juno

20:20 - Michael Clayton

27:30 - There Will Be Blood

46:05 - No Country for Old Men

59:45 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 59:45 - Zodiac
• 1:09:00 - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• 1:13:10 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

1:21:35 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:23:35 - Conclusions

1:27:50 - Next Time