Explore every episode of the podcast Why It Won
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snubbed: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 24 aoÃģt 2026 | 00:45:54 | |
Adelaide (with the help of some special guest appearances) reviews/recaps 2001: A Space Odyssey. | |||
| Why It Won: Oliver! (1968) | 10 aoÃģt 2026 | 00:53:54 | |
Adelaide, Antonio and special guest Brayden talk movie musicals, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the end of the studio era as they figure out why Oliver! won best picture. Brayden's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braymcqueen/ | |||
| Snubbed: High and Low (1963) | 27 juil. 2026 | 00:30:05 | |
Adelaide recaps/reviews Akira Kurosawa's High and Low & discusses why it was snubbed of an Oscar nomination. | |||
| Why It Won: Tom Jones (1963) | 13 juil. 2026 | 00:54:23 | |
Adelaide and Antonio talk the British New Wave, the birth of the novel, and the disastrous production of Cleopatra as they figure out why Tom Jones won best picture. Correction for 31:54: John Profumo was the Secretary of State for War, not the PM | |||
| Snubbed: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | 29 juin 2026 | 00:32:18 | |
Adelaide and special guest Sarah (Adelaide's mom!) discuss the death of the Western & whether Paul Newman or Robert Redford is hotter as they recap/review Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. | |||
| Why It Won: Midnight Cowboy (1969) | 15 juin 2026 | 00:56:24 | |
Adelaide & special guest JJ talk the American New Wave, queer subtext, and Clavicular (somehow) as they explore why Midnight Cowboy won best picture. JJ's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.cardillo/ | |||
| Snubbed: The Graduate (1967) | 18 mai 2026 | 00:32:56 | |
Adelaide discusses the beginning of the American New Wave as she recaps/reviews The Graduate. | |||
| Why It Won: A Man for All Seasons (1966) | 04 mai 2026 | 00:57:47 | |
Antonio and Adelaide talk Tudor history, the death of the studio era, and the ethics of a hot Henry VIII as they figure out why A Man for All Seasons won best picture. | |||
| Snubbed: Blow-Up (1966) | 20 avr. 2026 | 00:31:29 | |
Adelaide discusses how MGM killed the Hays Code as she recaps/reviews Antonioni's Blow-Up. | |||
| Why It Won: West Side Story (1961) | 06 avr. 2026 | 01:06:49 | |
Antonio and Adelaide talk Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, and the golden age of musicals as they explore why West Side Story won best picture. | |||
| Snubbed: A Hard Day's Night (1964) | 23 mars 2026 | 00:36:13 | |
Adelaide talks Beatlemania and the British New Wave as she reviews A Hard Day's Night. | |||
| Why It Won: My Fair Lady (1964) | 09 mars 2026 | 01:00:12 | |
Antonio and Adelaide talk the British invasion, beautiful gowns, and Julie Andrews (again) as they figure out why My Fair Lady won best picture. | |||
| Snubbed: Breathless (1960) | 23 fÊvr. 2026 | 00:35:18 | |
Adelaide talks the French New Wave as she recaps/reviews Breathless. | |||
| Why It Won: The Apartment (1960) | 09 fÊvr. 2026 | 00:50:02 | |
Adelaide and Antonio talk capitalism, the death of the Hays Code, and Shirley MacLaine's half-Canadian charm as they explore why The Apartment won best picture. | |||
| Snubbed: Brief Encounter (1945) | 26 janv. 2026 | 00:34:52 | |
Adelaide recaps/reviews Brief Encounter & talks about why it was snubbed from a best picture nomination. | |||
| Why It Won: The Sound of Music (1965) | 12 janv. 2026 | 00:57:38 | |
Adelaide & Antonio talk Julie Andrews, movie musicals, Christopher Plummer being hot and more as they explore why The Sound of Music won best picture. | |||