'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Vice' and 'Green Book' Are Best Picture Nominees — Why?

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Gwilym Lee (as Brian May) and Rami Malek (as Freddie Mercury) star in Bohemian Rhapsody, which is nominated for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards. Twentieth Century Fox hide caption

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Gwilym Lee (as Brian May) and Rami Malek (as Freddie Mercury) star in Bohemian Rhapsody, which is nominated for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards.

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What do Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice, and Green Book have in common? Two things: one, they're nominated for best picture at the Oscars; and two, they're based on events in the lives of real people. Today, awards season leads us to a wide-reaching conversation on some very different movies.

Show Notes:

• Glen's Bohemian Rhapsody review
• What's making Stephen happy: an NPR Music correction inspired by the announcement of a new The Mountain Goats album
• What's making Glen happy: Inappropriate Patti on Instagram
• What's making Linda happy: Stephen Sondheim's Company

The audio was produced and edited by Vincent Acovino and Jessica Reedy.