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Categorically Oscars is a podcast devoted to the Academy Awards. We choose a category from an Oscar year to talk about in each episode, analysing the nominees and giving our verdict on whether the Academy got it right.
Cal and Chris discuss the 1981 nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay, which were The French Lieutenant’s Woman (Harold Pinter), On Golden Pond (Ernest Thompson), Pennies from Heaven (Dennis Potter), Prince of the City (Sidney Lumet & Jay Presson Allen), and Ragtime (Michael Weller).
The French Lieutenant’s Woman: 02:39 – 15:48
Pennies from Heaven: 15:48 – 28:19
Prince of the City: 28:19 – 42:11
Ragtime: 42:11 – 55:30
On Golden Pond: 55:30 – 1:08:56
Listener Questions: 1:08:56 – 1:26:39
Conclusions/Ranking: 1:26:39 – 1:41:03
Categorically Oscars
Categorically Oscars is a podcast devoted to the Academy Awards. We choose a category from an Oscar year to talk about in each episode, analysing the nominees and giving our verdict on whether the Academy got it right.