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 40: In the Heat of the Night (1967)

It’s 1967 and we welcome our 40th movie to the mix. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger star in this crime thriller set in 1960s Sparta,...

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May 2, 20242 min read

Picture 39: A Man for All Seasons (1966)

England won the FIFA World Cup this year and also managed to have Englishman Robert Bolt’s 1960 play adapted into an Oscar Best Picture...

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Apr 8, 20242 min read

Picture 38: The Sound of Music (1965)

One smash hit musical follows another as 1965 brings us The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews didn’t get the role for My Fair Lady but can...

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Mar 30, 20242 min read

Picture 37: My Fair Lady (1964)

Shaken by Tom Jones (1963), we have no choice now but to put the past behind us, regroup and refocus. It’s going to be okay. 1964 and...

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Mar 24, 20242 min read

Picture 36: Tom Jones (1963)

The 1960s have provided three absolute classics so far. The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961) and the epic Lawrence of Arabia...

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Mar 21, 20242 min read

Picture 35: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

1962 and we come across yet another David Lean classic. Can this British made epic continue the fantastic form so far on display from...

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Mar 18, 20242 min read

Picture 34: West Side Story (1961)

34 years into the project and we visit 1950s gangland Manhattan. Leonard Bernstein’s music meets Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics to create one...

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Feb 28, 20242 min read

Picture 33: The Apartment (1960)

The 1960s have arrived! This revolutionary decade brings yet another superstar in the form of tragicomedic genius Jack Lemmon. Then aged...

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Feb 22, 20242 min read

Picture 32: Ben-Hur (1959)

So far just one film from the 1950s has made the top 10. Can MGM serve up a grand finale before the swinging 60s take hold of this blog?...

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Feb 14, 20243 min read

Picture 31: Gigi (1958)

1958 brings us Vincente Minelli’s musical romantic comedy. Andre Previn conducts the orchestra whilst superstar lead Leslie Caron is...

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Jan 11, 20242 min read

Picture 30: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

David Lean’s epic war film takes us to a prisoner of war camp in Japanese occupied Thailand. British and American soldiers have...

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Dec 24, 20232 min read

Picture 29: Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

It’s time to go around the world! Phileas Fogg is a very rich man living in London in the late 19th century. Having lots of time on his...

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Dec 9, 20232 min read

Picture 28: Marty (1955)

The second film on this list after Lost Weekend (1945) to win the two biggest prizes in film. Nobody else would manage to win at both...

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Nov 19, 20232 min read

Picture 27: On the Waterfront (1954)

It’s 1954 and we meet two more superstars in the form of Marlon Brando and Eve Marie Saint. Marlon plays Terry, a retired boxer, who...

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Nov 10, 20232 min read

Picture 26: From Here to Eternity (1953)

It’s 1953. The year that saw humanity first conquer Everest. Will it be the year for the Academy Award for Best Picture to scale...

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Nov 8, 20232 min read

Picture 25: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

1952 brings us The Greatest Show on Earth. Yet another colour film and the title alone gets the pulse racing with anticipation. Are we...

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Oct 25, 20232 min read

Picture 24: An American in Paris (1951)

1951 arrives with a splash of colour! For the first time since Gone with the Wind, colour film appears and it feels like the present day...

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Oct 19, 20232 min read

Picture 23: All About Eve (1950)

It’s the 1950s! However, despite the invention of passenger jets, transistor radios and flashy haircuts there seems to be no immediate...

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Oct 15, 20232 min read

Picture 22: All the King's Men (1949)

Robert Rossen’s 1949 creation gets the nod from Oscar this year. 1948 created a top four performance. Can the Best Pictures keep up the...

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Sep 18, 20232 min read

Picture 21: Hamlet (1948)

Shakespeare has an insight into the human condition unparalleled by anyone in literature prior or since. The lead, Lawrence Olivier, can...

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Sep 13, 20232 min read

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