Oscar Rewind: The 1973 Oscars (The Sting)

For the first Oscar Rewind of the season, Nick and Sophia take you back to the 46th Academy Awards to celebrate the nominees and winners from 1973 (yes, the Year of the Streaker). They start by recapping the Best Picture winner, The Sting, which reunited the winning team of Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and George Roy Hill from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (8:52).After discussing the film, why it fared so well at the Oscars, and some of their favorite scenes and performances, they share their own rankings of the Best Picture nominees and what they would have nominated that year instead. Included throughout are listener questions about some of the year’s biggest films (33:00). Lastly, Smash or Pass makes its long-awaited return, this time including famous characters from the year (1:10:33).Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @oscarwildpodFollow Nick @sauerkraut27Follow Sophia @sophia_cimMusic: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich