Best “Best Picture” Oscar Winner
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has named Best Picture every year since 1929. That means there have been nearly 100 films to win the Oscar for Best Picture. This week, host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Karissa Kloss, Kevin Dillon, and Mike Rapin debate the dramas, the musicals, the thrillers, and the occasional comedy to win the Academy's highest honor. Films discussed include Casablanca, The Departed, Amadeus, West Side Story, Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, American Beauty, The Sound of Music, Chicago, Lawrence of Arabia, All About Eve, Moonlight, Schindler’s List, No Country for Old Men, Titanic, and many more.
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Round 1 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 1: Casablanca (1) vs. Annie Hall (8)
Match-Up 2: The Departed (4) vs. Amadeus (5)
Match-Up 3: West Side Story (3) vs. Gone with the Wind (6)
Match-Up 4: The Godfather (2) vs. Rocky (7)
Match-Up 5: Silence of the Lambs (1) vs. Kramer vs. Kramer (8)
Match-Up 6: American Beauty (4) vs. The Sound of Music (5)
Match-Up 7: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (3) vs. Chicago (6)
Match-Up 8: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2) vs. Lawrence of Arabia (7)
Match-Up 9: Parasite (1) vs. The Shape of Water (8)
Match-Up 10: All About Eve (4) vs. Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (5)
Match-Up 11: The Godfather Part II (3) vs. The Apartment (6)
Match-Up 13: Schindler’s List (1) vs. On the Waterfront (8)
Match-Up 14: 12 Years a Slave (4) vs. Forrest Gump (5)
Match-Up 16: No Country for Old Men (2) vs. Slumdog Millionaire (7)
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Karissa Kloss, Kevin Dillon, Mike Rapin
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry