Cimarron and the 4th Academy Awards

The Best Picture breakdown by Worthy hosts, Ben Smith and Jon Roberts, explores the 4th Academy Awards and 4th Best Picture winner “Cimarron”. While the film is notably the first Western to take home the ceremony's top prize, it also features some of the downfalls of Hollywood typecasting and racial issues.

This week's show looks into the sophisticated production design of “Cimarron” and how that aspect of filmmaking plays its role. Listen to hear a review of the screenwriting and characters that shape the world within “Cimarron”. This episode also gives updates to the Academy Awards goals to improve upon representation on the silver screen and how that impacts future Best Picture winners. Tune in to find out more!

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