The Big Picture: Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131)

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The extraction calls the show “The Big Picture (The Ringer)” and the episode “Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to 'Green Book' and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show”.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins. Guests: none.

Subject films: Green Book, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Born, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite.

On the transcript: Automated transcript with no speaker labels and many mangled names; the two hosts frequently interrupt, so speaker attribution is low confidence throughout. Transcript ends mid-ballot walkthrough cleanly through to the sign-off.

Films that came up

subject (7)

Green Book · Roma · The Favourite · Bohemian Rhapsody · Black Panther · A Star Is Born · BlacKkKlansman

compared (19)

Driving Miss Daisy · The Pianist · The Wife · Moonlight · The Shape of Water · Get Out · Vice · First Man · Avengers: Infinity War · Groundhog Day · Y Tu Mamá También · Children of Men · Gravity · Nixon · W. · Dave · The Lobster · The Killing of a Sacred Deer · Dogtooth

passing (24)

First Reformed · The Crown · The Irishman · Dunkirk · Lady Bird · Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri · Captain Marvel · Skin · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · Mary Poppins Returns · Tag · Make the Case (Ringer series) · Mary Queen of Scots · Border · Bao · Titanic · Period. End of Sentence. · Blade Runner 2049 · If Beale Street Could Talk · Free Solo · Can You Ever Forgive Me? · Dangerous Liaisons · Population 1280 · The Killer Inside Me

recommended (5)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · Cold War · Shoplifters · Burning · Sense and Sensibility

anecdote (1)

Mrs. Doubtfire

Claims (57)

  1. lineage (lineage): Green Book → Driving Miss Daisy. Notes that the Green Book win lands exactly 30 years after Driving Miss Daisy's win, with the same conversation roiling.
    “we're 30 years exactly since driving Miss Daisy one, and that the conversation around this sort of thing was roiling back then”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:07:16 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Black Panther → Bohemian Rhapsody. Bohemian Rhapsody's swamping of the telecast is tied to its box office, with only Black Panther earning more.
    “the only movie that made any money, except for Black Panther, which made more money”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:12:41 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (verdict): Bohemian Rhapsody → Bohemian Rhapsody. Okay for flawed movies to be nominated; it would have felt different had Bohemian Rhapsody gone zero for seven.
    “I think it's okay for flawed movies to be nominated for awards.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:13:48 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. theme (theme): Bohemian Rhapsody → The Pianist. Rami Malek's win reminds the speaker of Adrien Brody's win for The Pianist, a film by a controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.
    “I thought a bit of Adrian Brody winning for the pianist, which was also made by a controversial controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. craft (craft): Rami Malek → Bohemian Rhapsody. Notes the clip shown for Malek's win was him lip-syncing, undercutting the acting case.
    “the clip they used to show us was him lip syncing”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  6. contrast (contrast): The Favourite → The Wife. The Favourite's Olivia Colman beat the star of The Wife, which the hosts had watched and podcasted.
    “She, of course, won best actress for the favorite, defeating the star of the wife.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:16:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  7. theme (theme): Olivia Colman → Sally Field. Best actress winners are expected to seem real and grateful, as in Sally Field's 'you like me' speech.
    “But the long history of Sally Field and that montage of you like me, you really like me, is it is straight out of that playbook.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:20:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  8. verdict (verdict): BlacKkKlansman → Spike Lee. Says Black Klansman is not top ten Spike Lee, but his win was exciting.
    “I wouldn't say that Black Lansman is in the top 10 of Spike Lee, original screen or adapted screenplays”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:21:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  9. career (career): Samuel L. Jackson → Spike Lee. Sam Jackson got his biggest break from Spike Lee, adding resonance to him presenting.
    “Sam Jackson got his biggest break from Spike Lee.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:21:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. verdict (verdict): Roma → Green Book. Declares Green Book's best picture win a farce while Roma is a beautiful film.
    “green book winning best picture is a farce.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:22:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  11. theme (theme): Roma → Black Panther. Two Black Panther craft wins early made the night feel like one Hollywood, with Roma and Netflix bursting both.
    “I was like, okay, the 2 Hollywoods, that's definitely the theme, but in the middle kind of bursting the two, is is Roma and Netflix”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:23:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  12. contrast (contrast): Roma → Avengers: Infinity War. Calls Roma and Netflix the Thanos of popular culture, the anti-everything.
    “Roma and Netflix as the sort of like anti-everything, the sort of the Thanos, if you will.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:23:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  13. industry (industry): Roma → The Irishman. A Netflix ad for The Irishman put 'in theaters' first, which the speaker reads as the new paradigm for how movies are seen.
    “There was a notable commercial in the middle of this show for the Irishman, a new film from Netflix, and Martin Scorsese that you pointed out.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:23:48 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  14. industry (industry): Green Book → Moonlight. Moonlight, Shape of Water, and Green Book wins run counter to the idea of the overwhelming campaign.
    “The last 3 wins, kind of run counter to the idea of the overwhelming campaign.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:25:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  15. contrast (contrast): The Shape of Water → Get Out. Shape of Water won in a soft year because nobody was comfortable giving it to Get Out, Dunkirk, Lady Bird or Three Billboards.
    “Nobody feels comfortable giving it to get out or to Dunkirk or to Ladybird, or even a 3 billboards.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:25:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  16. industry (industry): Moonlight → Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Moonlight is framed as the new academy's win, tied to new members and Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
    “And then Moonlight was this incredible paroxysm that people nobody saw that coming and it was this small story”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:25:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  17. industry (industry): Roma → Black Panther. Voters resisted a Netflix film the way they resisted superhero movies for years.
    “I do think at some point just people didn't want to vote for a Netflix film and in the same way that they didn't want to vote for a superhero movie for many years.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:26:13 · Amanda Dobbins (0.45 sure it was them)
  18. what-if (what-if): Roma → Captain Marvel. Predicts the Academy will honor Netflix and superhero films later, and for lesser movies.
    “So best picture for Captain Marvel 3 and best picture for Roma 5.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:26:44 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  19. craft (craft): Bradley Cooper → A Star Is Born. Says Cooper performed as himself rather than as Jackson Maine, which is a mistake because the character's voice is indelible.
    “Bradley Cooper, very notably, did not perform as Jackson Maine.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:28:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  20. contrast (contrast): A Star Is Born → Lady Gaga. The movie created whole other characters, but the real-life Gaga/Cooper performance of Shallow did not work as well.
    “And in the movie, they managed to create whole other characters.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:29:39 · Amanda Dobbins (0.45 sure it was them)
  21. theme (theme): Kendrick Lamar → Black Panther. Kendrick Lamar skipping the Oscars read as a referendum that the Academy did not acknowledge Black Panther enough.
    “you didn't really acknowledge Black Panther in the way that you should have at this award show”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:32:49 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  22. what-if (what-if): Maya Rudolph → A Star Is Born. Imagines Maya Rudolph in a satirical or dramatic version of A Star Is Born.
    “She could make a satire of a star is born.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:35:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  23. industry (industry): First Man → Avengers: Infinity War. First Man won visual effects because the most high-toned action movie nominated for best picture tends to win the category.
    “basically the most high toned action movie that is also nominated for best picture tends to win.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  24. career (career): Greg Cannom → Mrs. Doubtfire. Cannom won a previous Oscar for Mrs. Doubtfire.
    “He won an Oscar for his work in Mrs. Delphire.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:50 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  25. contrast (contrast): Bohemian Rhapsody → Mary Queen of Scots. Makeup category: no chance Mary Queen of Scots or Border would win; Vice locked it up.
    “there was no chance that Mary Queen of Scots or border was going to win in this category.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  26. industry (industry): Skin → Fox Searchlight. The Skin speech screamed Fox Searchlight with Titanic arms.
    “fox search light, like with Titanic arms out”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:49:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  27. industry (industry): Green Book → Period. End of Sentence.. When women are not honored in big categories the Academy gives the award to the women's empowerment movie; for every Green Book there is a menstruation movie.
    “Yes, for every green book, there is a menstruation movie and here we had one.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:50:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  28. verdict (verdict): First Man → A Star Is Born. Should have been First Man for sound editing and A Star Is Born for sound mixing, not Bohemian Rhapsody for both.
    “it should be 1st man for, uh, sound editing and a star is born for sound mixing”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:50:36 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  29. career (career): Ruth E. Carter → Spike Lee. Carter thanked Spike Lee, who gave her a big break and who she has worked with many times.
    “She gave an immediate shout out to Spike Lee, who, of course, was gave her a big break in the industry and she's worked with them many times.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:51:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  30. people (people): Vice → Hank Corwin. Speaker picked editor Hank Corwin and likes his work with Adam McKay.
    “I like what Hank Corwin does in his movies and I like what he and Adam McCay have done together”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  31. verdict (verdict): Hank Corwin → Bohemian Rhapsody. The speaker expected Corwin to be honored for editing Vice, but Bohemian Rhapsody won the editing award.
    “I thought that he was going to be honored here. And I should have known all along that Bohemian Rhapsody was going to win.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  32. craft (craft): Green Book → Bohemian Rhapsody. Argues Green Book's editing is better than Bohemian Rhapsody's, which won film editing.
    “I think, honestly, the editing and green book is better than the editing in Bohemian Rhapsody.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  33. craft (craft): Alfonso Cuaron → Roma. The cinematography Oscar went to Roma and to Cuarón, who shot his own film.
    “This, of course, went to Roma, Alfonso Coron.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  34. theme (theme): Alfonso Cuaron → Groundhog Day. Cuarón's repeated thanks to the same Roma actors in each speech is compared to the alarm clock in Groundhog Day.
    “it was that sort of the alarm clock going off in Groundhog Day.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  35. craft (craft): Matthew Libatique → A Star Is Born. Argues Libatique's cinematography on A Star Is Born deserved more conversation.
    “I really think it's weird how little conversation there was from Matthew Liboutique for a Star is Born.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  36. people (people): Matthew Libatique → Darren Aronofsky. Libatique and Aronofsky make movies together that don't look like anything else.
    “he and Maddie LeBoutique make movies together and they don't look like anything else.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:54:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  37. craft (craft): Ludwig Goransson → Black Panther. The score blends African sounds with a Silvestri/Zimmer-style propulsive action feel.
    “with the classic African sounds that he's trying to integrate into the story, plus that sort of like sweeping Alan Sylvestri, Hans Zimmer, kind of propulsive feeling”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:54:52 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  38. craft (craft): Ludwig Goransson → Alan Sylvestri. His Black Panther score carries a sweeping Alan Silvestri-style propulsive action feel.
    “plus that sort of like sweeping Alan Sylvestri, Hans Zimmer, kind of propulsive feeling that you need in an action movie”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:54:52 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  39. craft (craft): Ludwig Goransson → Hans Zimmer. His Black Panther score carries a Hans Zimmer-style propulsive action feel.
    “plus that sort of like sweeping Alan Sylvestri, Hans Zimmer, kind of propulsive feeling that you need in an action movie”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:54:52 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  40. verdict (verdict): Nicholas Britell → If Beale Street Could Talk. Both hosts voted with their hearts for Britell's Beale Street score.
    “we both picked Nicholas Brattel.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:55:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  41. what-if (what-if): Roma → Cold War. Might have seen foreign film go to Cold War and best picture to Roma, since the Oscars are nutty.
    “you could see them giving best foreign film to Cold War and best picture to Roma.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:58:42 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  42. programming (recommendation): Cold War → Shoplifters. Recommends both Cold War and Shoplifters over the other foreign nominees.
    “Sea Cold War, sea shoplifters.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:59:04 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  43. contrast (contrast): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Sense and Sensibility. Sean bets Spider-Verse is better than Sense and Sensibility in a swap-viewing challenge.
    “I am putting my money down right now that says Spider-Verse better than Sense and Sensibility.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:00:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  44. contrast (contrast): Green Book → BlacKkKlansman. The back-to-back Green Book original screenplay and Spike adapted screenplay wins showed the old/new academy dichotomy.
    “It showed it did show really that dichotomy we were talking about earlier in the show.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:01:56 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  45. career (career): Amy Adams → Glenn Close. Amy Adams is entering the Glenn Close Zone of many nominations and no wins.
    “Amy Adams is entering the Glenn Close Zone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:02:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  46. what-if (what-if): Sam Elliott → Can You Ever Forgive Me?. Too bad for Sam Elliott and Richard E. Grant, who may have lost a final chance to win.
    “it's too bad for Sam Elliott and Richard E. Grant in particular”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:03:30 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  47. verdict (verdict): Mahershala Ali → Green Book. Ali has better work ahead than Green Book and is one of the best actors around.
    “He's got better work in front of him than Green book.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:04:57 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  48. contrast (contrast): Damien Chazelle → Moonlight. Another split between best director and best picture: Chazelle won director for La La Land and Moonlight won picture.
    “We had this a couple of years ago, of course, when Damian Chazelle won best director for La La Land, and then Moonlight went on to win best picture.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:08:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  49. verdict (verdict): Roma → Green Book. Reclaims Roma after the souring of the Netflix conversation, calling it a masterpiece.
    “I really feel like we've gotten so sour about it.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:08:52 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  50. career (career): Alfonso Cuaron → Children of Men. Says Cuarón's two best movies are Y Tu Mamá También and Children of Men, but the Academy recognized Gravity and Roma.
    “it is the classic thing where his 2 best movies, our Itumama Tambien, and Children of Men.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:09:15 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  51. career (career): Alfonso Cuaron → Gravity. The two Cuarón films recognized are Gravity and Roma, because the Academy is always late.
    “And the 2 movies that he's recognized for are gravity and this movie.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:09:24 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  52. contrast (contrast): Vice → Nixon. Vice might be forgotten like Oliver Stone's twin portraits Nixon and W.
    “I don't think anybody really talks about Oliver Stone's kind of twin portraits.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:10:47 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  53. what-if (what-if): Vice → Dave. Wonders whether Vice will be rediscovered, like Dave, and become more beloved over time.
    “So I'll be curious if it goes in that way or if it goes, you know, maybe more like Dave.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:11:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  54. verdict (verdict): BlacKkKlansman → Spike Lee. Predicts Black Klansman will rank as roughly sixth best Spike Lee movie, though it got him his Oscar.
    “Black Clansman, I think, will rightly take its place as like the 6th best Spike Lee movie.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:12:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  55. career (career): Yorgos Lanthimos → Population 1280. Next project is an adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel, gritty stuff from the writer of The Killer Inside Me.
    “adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel called Population 1280”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:13:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  56. contrast (contrast): The Favourite → The Killing of a Sacred Deer. The Favourite is in keeping with The Lobster but different from The Killing of a Sacred Deer.
    “It is in keeping with the lobster, but it's like way different than a killing of a sacred deer.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:13:26 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  57. career (career): Yorgos Lanthimos → The Lobster. The Lobster, Dogtooth and The Favourite are his most beloved, with a cockeyed sense of humor.
    “the lobster and dog tooth and this movie, the favorite, are sort of his most beloved movies.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:13:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items (24)

  1. fun, about Green Book: Both hosts picked Roma but felt wrong by the end of the week; one predicted Bohemian Rhapsody and the other Green Book.
    “I thought it was going to be Bohemian Rhapsody, and you thought it was going to be Green Book.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:01:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Green Book: On the Oscars: tradition of best picture getting it wrong is part of the fun of watching and complaining.
    “There's like a tradition of best picture getting it wrong, right?”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:05:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Julia Roberts: Reading the words 'Green Book' with a 1000-watt smile that the speaker reads as 'why is it me?'
    “Sure, but, you know, her smile has many tones, and I know that tone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:11:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen's opening felt like a Jones Beach concert you'd see with your mom; and there were as many cutaways to Brian May in the show as in the film.
    “It was just sort of like a concert you'd see at Jones Beach, like with your mom.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:12:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Bohemian Rhapsody: Cutaways to Brian May in the telecast were as superfluous as in the movie.
    “There were just as many superfluous cutaways to Brian May in this show as there were in Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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  6. fun, about Ethan Hawke: Playful aside imagining Ethan Hawke spending Oscar night in Brooklyn or doing a True West matinee.
    “Yeah. Okay, shout out to Ethan Hawke.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:15:46 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Glenn Close: Seven nominations and never a win; the hosts felt terrible and note her diagonal-face reaction on the telecast.
    “Glenn Close, who has now been nominated 7 times and never won.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:16:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  8. fun, about Olivia Colman: Her speech: she used to work as a cleaner, loved it, and imagined this moment; hosts say she radiates love and delight.
    “I used to work as a cleaner and I loved that job.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:18:48 · unknown (0.60 sure it was them)
  9. fun, about Spike Lee: His acceptance speech was bleeped in the first minute; rumored to have said not to turn the clock on.
    “I don't know what Spike said for the 1st minute or so of his acceptance because it was bleeped out”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:20:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. fun, about Roma: Compares the Vista's Roma screening with Netflix: in theaters and on Netflix.
    “if you go to the Vista in Los Angeles today,”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:24:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  11. fun, about Captain Marvel: Prediction: best picture for Captain Marvel 3, for Roma 5.
    “best picture for Captain Marvel 3 and best picture for Roma 5.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:26:44 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  12. fun, about A Star Is Born: Hosts covering their faces watching the Shallow performance, feeling like Jackson Maine and Ally's embarrassed parents.
    “Somewhere along the way, I feel like you and I became Jackson, Maine, and Allie's mom and dad.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:27:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  13. fun, about A Star Is Born: A GIF of the Gaga/Cooper final glance looks like a magical movie still when not live.
    “It instantly becomes like magical movie.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:31:26 · Amanda Dobbins (0.45 sure it was them)
  14. fun, about A Star Is Born: Mason-jar joke about the energy between Gaga and Cooper.
    “inside that jar is the cure to cold fusion.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:31:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  15. fun, about Maya Rudolph: Rudolph is Minnie Riperton's daughter and can sing.
    “She can sing her ass off.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:35:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  16. fun, about Alfonso Cuaron: His wife likened his repeated speeches to a Russian doll; each began with thanks to Marina de Tavira and Yalitza Aparicio.
    “it's just like Russian doll.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  17. fun, about Mark Ronson: Handled his Shallow acceptance perfectly by simply thanking Lady Gaga.
    “He did exactly the right thing, which was just to be like, you know, we just need to thank Lady Gaga.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:56:10 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  18. fun, about Bradley Cooper: Took on nine or ten jobs on A Star Is Born yet was not allowed on stage for the one award it won.
    “Bradley Cooper took on like 9 or 10 different jobs in this movie and the one award that this movie won.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:57:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  19. fun, about Free Solo: Hosts are Team Sonny, glad Alex and Sonny found a relationship that works.
    “I am incredibly impressed by his feats and her willingness to sit in a van.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:58:22 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  20. fun, about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Spider-Verse versus Sense and Sensibility swap: each host agrees to watch a film the other loves.
    “Okay, Sense and Sensibility.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:00:12 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  21. fun, about Mahershala Ali: Husband's most-anticipated moment: seeing Mahershala on stage because people just like him.
    “most people would say, yes.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:04:00 · Amanda Dobbins (0.35 sure it was them)
  22. fun, about Glenn Close: The 'Close Zone' becomes a running bit: Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe and Bradley Cooper with five nominations and no wins.
    “Once you get 5 and you get no love, you're in the close zone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:05:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  23. fun, about Dangerous Liaisons: Joke sequel title for a future Glenn Close comeback role: 'More Liaisons'.
    “I liked more liaison.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:07:58 · Amanda Dobbins (0.35 sure it was them)
  24. fun, about Vice: Speaker invoked the unitary executive in podcasts because a scene in Vice lodged in their head.
    “I've invoked the unitary executive in various convert, like, podcasts that we've done a couple times”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:11:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

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