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Watching Every Oscar Best Picture Winner Ever
By watching every best picture winner since 1928, I am hoping to go on a journey through the history of cinema and the human condition. I hope to see some great movies too of course! Come join the discussion. View blog entries for each film below!
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Picture 62: Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
The 1980s has proved to be an excellent decade in film and who better to round it off than Morgan Freeman? Starring in this...
Joseph Gallaher
Oct 43 min read
Picture 61: Rain Man (1988)
As the contemporary era comes ever closer, we meet another movie star of our times, Tom Cruise. Then 26 years old, Cruise links up with...
Joseph Gallaher
Oct 33 min read
Picture 60: The Last Emperor (1987)
The 60 th Best Picture takes us to 20 th century China. Bernardo Bertolucci’s historical drama follows the life of Puyi, the 11 th ...
Joseph Gallaher
Sep 123 min read
Picture 59: Platoon (1986)
4 years into this blog and we visit the Vietnam War once again. Oliver Stone’s Platoon takes us to the height of the conflict in 1967....
Joseph Gallaher
Aug 243 min read
Picture 58: Out of Africa (1985)
Welcome to 1985 and yet more Meryl Streep. Enjoying a purple patch, Meryl returns for her 3 rd Best Picture in 7 years. Sydney Pollack’s...
Joseph Gallaher
Jul 283 min read
Picture 57: Amadeus (1984)
Winner of 8 Academy Awards, 1984 takes us to the flourishing 18th century Viennese musical scene. Who shows up other than one of the most...
Joseph Gallaher
May 293 min read
Picture 56: Terms of Endearment (1983)
It’s 1983 and time for the “original chick flick”. Starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jeff Daniels and Jack Nicholson, Terms of...
Joseph Gallaher
May 213 min read
Picture 55: Gandhi (1982)
The Academy has suffered a sudden dip in form. Can Richard Attenborough turn it around with his epic biography of Mahatma Gandhi? It won...
Joseph Gallaher
May 53 min read
Picture 54: Chariots of Fire (1981)
It is not since 1967 that any movie has scored less than 6/10. Maybe it will be plain sailing for Hollywood from here. Produced by Dodi...
Joseph Gallaher
Mar 123 min read
Picture 53: Ordinary People (1980)
It’s the 1980s and we begin with Robert Redford’s directorial debut. We visit suburban Chicago and meet the Jarrett family. This...
Joseph Gallaher
Mar 123 min read
Picture 52: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The 1970s has been a phenomenal decade of New Hollywood Best Pictures. Kramer vs. Kramer need only score 4/10 and the average score for...
Joseph Gallaher
Feb 73 min read
Picture 51: The Deer Hunter (1978)
Robert De Niro returns to the process in this epic Vietnam War classic that also stars Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and John Cazale....
Joseph Gallaher
Feb 13 min read
Picture 50: Annie Hall (1977)
With an average score of 8.4/10, the 1970s is the most successful decade to date for the Best Picture Film Blog. It eclipses even the...
Joseph Gallaher
Jan 63 min read
Picture 49: Rocky (1976)
1976 and we head to the mean streets of Philadelphia. Sylvester Stallone is Rocky Balboa, a boxer struggling to make any notable headway...
Joseph Gallaher
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Picture 48: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
1975 brings a classic to the table. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest places an impressive 18th on IMDb’s Top 250 movies. Milos Forman’s...
Joseph Gallaher
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Picture 47: The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Just 2 years after soaring to the top of the BPFC rankings, Francis Ford Coppola returns with a sequel to his epic crime film. This is...
Joseph Gallaher
Oct 12, 20243 min read
Picture 46: The Sting (1973)
1973 introduces two megastars in the form of Robert Redford and Paul Newman. George Roy Hill returns to directing this leading pair four...
Joseph Gallaher
Sep 26, 20243 min read
Picture 45: The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando returns 18 years after his first blog appearance in On the Waterfront (1954). This year also launches the careers of...
Joseph Gallaher
Aug 21, 20243 min read
Picture 44: The French Connection (1971)
The 3rd anniversary of the Oscar Best Picture blog presents a neo-noir, detective thriller starring Gene Hackman and Roy Schneider....
Joseph Gallaher
Aug 10, 20242 min read
Picture 43: Patton (1970)
25 years since the end of World War 2 and the Oscar winner represents yet another attempt to process the trauma. The 1970s begin with a...
Joseph Gallaher
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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