2012 - Silence is Golden at the Oscars

Welcome to the 2012 Academy Awards, a year just outside our ‘test-of-time’ range for judging the merits of the winners, non-winners, and forgotten gems.  This year featured a lot of very good movies but no true odds-on favorite, which is why the eventual winner is seen as kind of a let down. So who or what should have won?  What should have been nominated and wasn’t?  Are there too many nominees in the first place leading to a paradox of choice (where it’s hard to even make a decision).  Not to mention, what might be the best movie of the year wasn’t even considered for a Best Picture Oscar. Bruce and “Tex” get into it all as they try to make sense of a crazy year with Oscar imitating Art… Or in this case, The Artist. Movies Mentioned (*Recommended) Tower Heist *The Descendants Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close *The Help *Midnight in Paris *The Artist *Hugo *Moneyball *Warhorse The Tree Life *Bridesmaids *We Need to Talk About Kevin J Edgar *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy *Drive *A Better Life *Bicycle Thieves *Celebrity *Take Shelter My Week With Marilyn The Prince and the Showgirl *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo *Albert Nobbs The Iron Lady *Young Adult Warrior Beginners *21 Jump Street *Superbad *Margin Call *The Father **A Separation *The Ides of March Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices