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95th Academy Award Predictions

The Worthy Boys gather to predict the results of this year's Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is gathering to honor the best films released in 2022 and beyond! 
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this awards season with 11 total nominations with All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with 9. Could Elvis or The Banshees of Inisherin come from behind and take home the big award for Best Picture? 
 The 95th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Who will be worthy of the Oscar gold? 
We will see you at the show!

Oliver! and the 41st Academy Awards

The Worthy boys are begging for FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD! as we’re celebrating the wacky west-end world of Oliver! directed by Carol Reed based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver! was the last British film to win Best Picture until Chariots of Fire in 1981, and the last musical to win until Chicago in 2002. It’s hard not to laugh when discussing the wacky plot of Oliver! as we argue that Oliver might not even be the lead in the film named after him. 
 
We discuss the musical as well as the latest 4K restoration done by Columbia Pictures and the difference in experience a viewer has depending on the specific version of a film they watch. The 41st Academy Awards were also the first Oscars to be staged at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, and the first with no host since the 11th Academy Awards!
 
Is Oliver! worthy of the Best Picture award of 1968? Tell us how we’re wrong at worthysubmissions@gmail.com

In The Heat Of The Night and the 40th Academy Awards

The Worthy boys are investigating the streets of Sparta, Mississippi to discover who murdered a local wealthy businessman as we’re discussing In the Heat of the Night. The racially fueled film stars Sidney Poitier as a Philadelphia Detective stuck outside of his jurisdiction and Rod Steiger as the local racist police chief in charge of the murder case. 
Tune in to hear us analyze the shocking moments that stunned American audiences of 1967; moments like when our Black protagonist, Detective Tibbs slaps a white man marking a first in Hollywood American cinema! 
The 1967 Oscars were originally scheduled for April 8th but the awards were postponed to two days later due to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. This travesty would continue to spark debates over the civil rights movement and films like In The Heat of the Night were used as a shining example of how to examine this American issue. 
Is In the Heat of the Night worthy of the Best Picture award of 1967? Tell us how we’re wrong at worthysubmissions@gmail.com

95th Academy Award Nominations

The Worthy Boys gather to celebrate the nominations to this year's Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is gathering to honor the best films released in 2022.
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this awards season with 11 total nominations with All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with 9. Could Elvis or Spielberg's The Fablemans come from behind and take home the big award for Best Picture? 
This is the even first time since 1935 that all 5 Actors in the Best Actor category have never been nominated for the award. The 95th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
We will see you there!

A Man For All Seasons and the 39th Academy Award

The Worthy boys are going through all the seasons to break down the 1966 Best Picture winner, "A Man For All Seasons". Ben and Jon open the episode discussing dialogue-heavy films and how they translate on to screen. The Worthy hosts also look back at the 39th Academy Awards and the films honored from 1966!
The film "A Man For All Seasons" centers on the trial of Sir Thomas More and his defiance against the crown of England during the 1500s. The Worthy boys look at the film's script, cinematography, and acting performances from some of the biggest names among British actors. 
Is A Man For All Seasons worthy of the Best Picture award of 1966? Tell us how we’re wrong at worthysubmissions@gmail.com

Top 10 Films of 2022

The Worthy boys gather to review the great cinema of 2022 and worship the work done by filmmakers all over the world. Does Top Gun: Maverick or The Batman make the best films of the year or is it the year for A24's Everything Everywhere All at Once? 
 
 
Ben and Jon even debate whether people should make or watch Worst top 10 film lists; do worst film lists add value to the art form of filmmaking or any art at all? Tune in to find out Worthy's top 10 movies of 2022!
 
 
Tell us the films you loved in 2022 on our Instagram @worthypodcast or via email at worthysubmissions@gmail.com
 
 
 

Most Anticipated Films of 2023

The worthy boys gather today to look forward to the wonderful cinema coming in 2023! Ben and Jon discuss their top ten most anticipated films of the new year which include films like The Flash, Oppenheimer, and Dune Part Two! 
Tell us the films you're looking forward to on our Instagram @worthypodcast or via email at worthysubmissions@gmail.com 
 

The Sound of Music and the 38th Academy Awards

The Worthy boys are climbing every mountain to bring you a breakdown of the classic Julie Andrews-led musical The Sound of Music! Ben and Jon open the episode with a breakdown of film criticism and how critics have changed and molded our society. The boys also discuss how the 1966 Academy Award ceremony was broadcasted on the ABC network and was the first to be broadcast live in color! 
 
The two most nominated films of 1965 were The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago, each with ten nominations and five wins! The Sound Of Music was even the first Best Picture winner since Hamlet (1948) without a screenwriting nomination and would be the last film until Titanic (1997) to not receive a screenwriting nomination.
 
Is The Sound of Music worthy of the Best Picture award of 1966? Tell us how we’re wrong at worthysubmissions@gmail.com

95th Academy Awards Early Predictions

The Worthy boys are taking early guesses on who will be nominated for the 95th Oscars in 2023! Ben and Jon discuss the top 5 categories and the wild cards that may be included like The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick. 
 
Jimmy Fallon is back as the host and we discuss whether a comedian is suitable for a host this year. And finally, we debate why there are so few Thanksgiving films and what a Thanksgiving film really is. 
 
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor films released in 2022 and is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 12th, 2023.
 
Tell us how we’re wrong at worthysubmissions@gmail.com

My Fair Lady and the 37th Academy Awards

Wouldn't it be loverly to listen to a whole new Worthy episode? Ben and Jon are back discussing the 1964 Best Picture winner, "My Fair Lady". The Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison starring film is among one of the most popular musicals of all-time. In this episode, the Worthy boys figure out if that still holds true with the film version of the musical. 
We discuss film going audience's fascination with high society drama, what the true message of the film is and if the messaging of the film is lost in translation for audiences. The 37th Academy Awards proved to be a questionable affair with several great movies coming out that year, yet there seems to be one person in particular who may have been pulling the strings in their favor. 
Is My Fair Lady worthy of the Best Picture award of 1964? Tell us how we’re wrong at worthysubmissions@gmail.com