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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (feat. Erik Anderson)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (feat. Erik Anderson)

And the Runner-Up Is · Kevin Jacobsen

April 10, 20191h 33m

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Show Notes

Kevin rings in the '60s by bringing back AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson to talk about George Roy Hill's crowd-pleasing western 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' the likely runner-up in the 1969 Oscar race that lost to 'Midnight Cowboy.'

0:00 - 1:24 - Introduction

1:25 - 30:30 - 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' review

30:31 - 1:01:16 - Why 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' lost Best Picture

1:01:17 - 1:28:38 - Shoulda been a contender

1:28:39 - 1:33:15 - Did 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' deserve to win?

Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at [email protected] to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture.

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Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich