Is Ordinary People better than Raging Bull? Is How Green Was My Valley better than Citizen Kane? According to the Oscars, yes! This hour-long lecture examines the politics, voting patterns, and cultural influences that led the Academy to overlook movies we now consider classics.
Note: When Oscar Gets It Wrong Part II is a separate hour-long lecture that focuses on the actors/actresses who won, and the better remembered/overlooked performances from those same years.