1973 Oscar Nominated Movies: Screams, Stings, and Starry Nostalgia

In this episode of …and the Oscar Shoulda Gone To, Dylan, Rob and Glenys dive into the wildly varied movies of 1973 that were nominated for Best Picture at the following year’s Oscars  — from the slick, star-powered con of The Sting to George Lucas’s sun-drenched ode to youth American Graffiti, Ingmar Bergman’s stark and haunting chamber piece Cries and Whispers, the genre-defining horror film The Exorcist, and the improbable romantic comedy A Touch of Class — unpacking a year where prestige, populism, and provocation collided in film history, and fueling an Oscar winners debate over which film truly deserved to take home Best Picture. Will our hosts all agree on who should have been the Best Picture winner? And will you agree with them?

Best Picture Nominees

The Sting – winner
American Graffiti
Cries and Whispers
The Exorcist
A Touch of Class