Does Steven Spielberg Have an Oscars Curse?
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🗓️ 9 March 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
For all of his success, Steven Spielberg has a spotty record at the Oscars. He’s been nominated 22 times, but he’s only won three. Is it a curse?
This Sunday could mark a shift for the King of Hollywood’s five decades in the industry. And with The Fabelmans this year, it’s personal.
Guest: Michael Schulman, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears.
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| 0:32.0 | Heads up before we start the show, there's the little spicy language in this episode. |
| 0:42.6 | Michael Schulman gets to go to the Oscars now. |
| 0:45.6 | He covers Hollywood for the New Yorker. |
| 0:47.6 | But in his heart, he is still the guy who runs the office Oscars pool. |
| 0:52.6 | The guy who memorized all of Meryl Streep's acceptance speeches as a party trick. |
| 0:58.6 | What I'm saying is he's a fan. |
| 1:01.3 | I started watching him when I was, I think, 11. |
| 1:03.6 | I have a very clear memory of watching the Billy Crystal Medley in 1993. |
| 1:08.5 | It's a wonderful night for us, for us, for us, for us, for who will win? |
| 1:17.6 | The nominees for Best Picture are. |
| 1:20.4 | He sang about the crying game and unforgiven, and all these movies I was too young to have |
| 1:26.0 | watched. |
| 1:27.0 | But I still loved the medley. |
| 1:28.0 | I thought it was so funny and loved the injokes that I didn't understand. |
| 1:32.0 | And I'm just getting started. |
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