'Hillbilly Elegy’ and the 10 Types of Oscar Bait You Meet in Hell

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Ron Howard's adaptation of JD Vance's bestselling memoir hits Netflix this week—Sean and Amanda look at the film and the careers of stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close, including their chances at their first-ever Academy Award win (1:00). 'Hillbilly Elegy' also inspired a deep dive into the history of a tricky subcategory: Oscar Bait. What is it? When did it start? What movies count as Oscar Bait? Sean and Amanda break it all down (27:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennesee.
0:06.3	I'm Amanda Davins.
0:07.9	And this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about Oscar Bate.
0:12.0	But first, there's a Thanksgiving turkey to contend with.
0:14.9	That's right, Ron Howard's Hillbilly-Elligee hits Netflix this week.
0:18.7	Amanda and I will discuss this new film, and where it fits in the lineage of one of our
0:22.2	most scurllous movie forms, Oscar Bate.
0:25.0	What is it?
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