The Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards is the highest award that can be allotted to a film in the Hollywood Film Awards Circuit. With the 95th Oscars upcoming, we take a look back at last year’s winner CODA paired with a previous Best Picture voted by our listeners, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. We discuss what elements of a film can lead to a Best Picture film and analyze why we believe these films did, or did not, deserve to win in their respective years.

Chapter Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 Introduction
  • 0:05:51 Preface
  • 0:10:46 CODA
  • 0:43:42 LOTR
  • 1:23:18 Comparison
  • 1:30:26 Polls
  • 1:35:55 Conclusion

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