Watch every Academy Award winner for best picture

“I recently finished watching all nominees + all winners for Best Picture (minus the only missing film). Took me about 5 years because I didn't want to force myself and end up hating it. Honestly the first 15~ years of BP nominees and winners are absolutely filled with some of the most forgettable movies you could possibly imagine. It's hard to believe that a lot of those were really considered some of the best films in their respective years a lot of the time. Looking at the list, I know I've seen literally every film, but some of them evoke absolutely no reaction in me. I can't remember a single thing about some of them.”

“The Best Picture History Project started as an inexpensive date night idea. We decided to watch every Academy Award Best Picture winner in order. It quickly turned into an entirely new understanding of America, her history, and her people’s priorities and culture shifts throughout the years. I’ve studied American history my entire life and have always been fascinated by the swings of “pop” culture and populism as they intersect politics, racial tension, and war. Watching each (Oscar®) Academy Award Best Picture Winner in order, beginning with the 1928 movie, ‘Wings’, brought a whole new breadth of insight and curiosities brought by the American cinematic portfolio.”

“It took 18 months and spanned two continents but I have finally finished watching every Academy Award Best Picture winner in order. Originally, I watched 92 movies starting in 1927 leading all the way up to the 2019 Winner, Parasite. When I started this venture back in the summer of 2018, I initially planned to finish this in about six months. As we can see things didn’t quite happen as expected. A couple of things about my best picture rewatch. I tried to watch as many movies in the same format as possible. Most of my viewings starting out were finding things on different streaming sites and watching them alone, late at night, and on my computer. I tried to make each viewing as similar as I could so I could evaluate each movie on the actual merits of the film and not be as influenced by a changing environment.”