The Antagonist at the Oscars

Laura J. Burns
Laura J. Burns writes books, writes for TV, and sometimes writes TV based on books and books based on TV. She will never, however, write a poem. She’s the managing editor of The Antagonist.

This week the Antagonist Podcast discusses the 95th Academy Awards! Who won what, who wore what, and who slapped whom. (Nobody. Nobody got slapped this year.) 

Join The Antagonist Managing Editor Laura J. Burns with writers Orly Minazad, Dustin Waters, and John Brown Spiers as they regale you with their knowledge of pop culture.

Click to listen below or wherever you get your Podcasts.

0:10 — Introduction to this week’s episode.

2:00 — Will we mock Orly all night for not loving Everything Everywhere All at Once?

11:20 — Charlbi Dean was not included in the Academy Awards in memoriam.

18:23 — We learn who Tems is while discussing her giant white Oscars gown.

23:02 — Women Talking won an Oscar!

25:25 — In honor of Sarah Polley, we discuss women’s impractical shoes and clothes.

33:07 — Hugh Grant could not be arsed to answer any questions.

40:20 — Do we want to talk about The Whale?

44:39 — Is there a changing of the guard happening in Hollywood?

47:31 — The Jamie Lee Curtis and Angela Bassett “controversy.”

52:35 — Dustin throws down the gauntlet on Jamie Lee Curtis.

58:54 — The Academy Awards are not actually an evaluation of artistic merit.

1:01:20 — How many Best Picture winners do you actually go back and watch years later?

1:09:27 — Our plan for next year’s Oscars is for Keke Palmer to host, with Orly as her sidekick.

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