The Pianist (feat. Sasha Stone)

Kevin welcomes AwardsDaily founder Sasha Stone to discuss Roman Polanski’s harrowing Holocaust drama ‘The Pianist,’ the likely runner-up in the 2002 Oscar race that lost to ‘Chicago.’

0:00 – 1:05 – Introduction

1:06 – 26:21 – ‘The Pianist’ review 

26:22 – 49:16 – Why ‘The Pianist’ lost Best Picture

49:17 – 1:10:28 – Shoulda been a contender

1:10:29 – 1:14:34 – Did ‘The Pianist’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich