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 20: Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)

1947 and we meet another superstar – the 31-year-old Gregory Peck. Just like Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Vivien Leigh, Lawrence Olivier,...

Joseph Gallaher

Sep 11, 20232 min read

Picture 19: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

The first postwar film on our journey and unsurprisingly we encounter a film about soldiers returning from the Second World War. We...

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Aug 1, 20232 min read

Picture 18: The Lost Weekend (1945)

One of only three films in history to win both Best Picture in Hollywood and at Cannes, one is justified to have high expectations but...

Joseph Gallaher

Jul 5, 20231 min read

Picture 17: Going My Way (1944)

Hollywood is on a roll. The years 1939-1943 now occupy the top 5 spots on the Best Picture Rankings. The Golden Age is in full swing....

Joseph Gallaher

Jun 28, 20231 min read

Picture 16: Casablanca (1943)

Even novice film critics who have only written one movie blog in their lives have heard of Casablanca. It is widely considered to be one...

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Apr 17, 20232 min read

Picture 15: Mrs. Miniver (1942)

In 1942 we join Mrs. Miniver (Greer Garson), Mr. Miniver (Walter Pidgeon) and her three children as war breaks out in Europe in 1939....

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Apr 14, 20232 min read

Picture 14: How Green Was My Valley (1941)

The 1941 Academy takes us to Victorian era rural Wales where the mining towns are beginning to emerge in the Valleys. We join a seven...

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Mar 29, 20232 min read

Picture 13: Rebecca (1940)

Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel is brought to the silver screen by virtue of Alfred Hitchcock, Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. A dream...

Joseph Gallaher

Mar 13, 20232 min read

Picture 12: Gone with the Wind (1939)

The most ambitious film of its time delivers nearly 4 hours of history, war and romance. We follow Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) from...

Joseph Gallaher

Mar 12, 20231 min read

Picture 11: You Can't Take it with You (1938)

1938 and it's the 11th Academy Award ceremony. Frank Capra's Best Picture takes us into the world of 1930s Wall Street where a young...

Joseph Gallaher

Mar 8, 20231 min read

Picture 10: The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

1937 takes us to 1862 Paris where apparently the writer Emile Zola was sharing a flat with Paul Cezanne. Imagine the talent in that flat...

Joseph Gallaher

Mar 4, 20231 min read

Picture 9: The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

MGM's flagship musical of the 1930s presents us with 3 hours of watching Flo Ziegfeld Jr (William Powell) and his showbiz career progress...

Joseph Gallaher

Jan 9, 20231 min read

Picture 8: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Clark Gable appears yet again in a starring role. What an amazing 2 years this chap is having! In this 1935 flick we are transported to...

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Aug 25, 20221 min read

Picture 7: It Happened One Night (1934)

So here we have it - Clark Gable has appeared! Finally a household name that I have heard of. At 33 years old he brings a performance of...

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Aug 16, 20221 min read

Picture 6: Cavalcade (1933)

1933 and we are greeted with another black and white talkie. We follow an upper-class London family through the trials of early 20th...

Joseph Gallaher

Sep 13, 20211 min read

Picture 5: Grand Hotel (1932)

For the first time the names of the actors are becoming vaguely familiar. Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford were superstars of their time and...

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Sep 2, 20211 min read

Picture 4: Cimarron (1931)

A tricky one to find! After browsing all streaming platforms I finally found it on CHILI. I hadn't heard of it either. What do they...

Joseph Gallaher

Aug 29, 20212 min read

Picture 3: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

The first title I've heard about prior to watching and the second war film to feature. A classic anti-war film following German soldiers...

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Aug 28, 20211 min read

Picture 2: The Broadway Melody (1929)

Well this has been a disaster. It must be one of the most obscure movies to ever win Best Picture. It doesn't even exist on the JustWatch...

Joseph Gallaher

Aug 6, 20211 min read

Picture 1: Wings (1928)

So our journey through the history of cinema and therefore the human condition begins! To my relief the first ever Best Picture winner is...

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Aug 1, 20211 min read

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