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Why It Won

Why It Won

Written by: Adelaide and Antonio
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 We review Best Picture winners throughout Oscars history and talk about why they won - for season 1, we’re covering the 1960s winners.Adelaide and Antonio Art
Episodes
  • Snubbed: Breathless (1960)

    Snubbed: Breathless (1960)
    Feb 23 2026

    Adelaide talks the French New Wave as she recaps/reviews Breathless.
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    35 mins
  • Why It Won: The Apartment (1960)

    Why It Won: The Apartment (1960)
    Feb 9 2026

    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.
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    50 mins
  • Snubbed: Brief Encounter (1945)

    Snubbed: Brief Encounter (1945)
    Jan 26 2026

    Adelaide recaps/reviews Brief Encounter & talks about why it was snubbed from a best picture nomination.
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    35 mins
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