The Revenant (feat. Amanda Spears)

Host Kevin Jacobsen is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Amanda Spears to talk about Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s epic revenge western ‘The Revenant,’ which got star Leonardo DiCaprio his overdue Oscar but lost Best Picture to a decidedly more understated film ‘Spotlight.’

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0:00 – 1:08 – Introduction

1:09 – 25:09 – ‘The Revenant’ review

25:10 – 47:08 – Why ‘The Revenant’ lost Best Picture

47:09 – 58:30 – Shoulda been a contender

58:31 – 1:05:33 – Did ‘The Revenant’ deserve to win?

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