# Anyone else seen every Best Picture winner? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403 "2016-01-17T14:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/1 "2016-01-17T14:11:48Z")
I recently watched the 1945 winner **The Lost Weekend** , thereby completing my personal challenge to see all 87 Best Picture winners. Maybe I’ll see how many of the nominees I can see next, although many of the earlier films would be nearly impossible to track down. Anyone else keep track of this sort of thing? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/2 "2016-01-17T14:57:51Z")
So, just how green was that valley? ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/3 "2016-01-17T15:43:40Z")
How did you like “The Lost Weekend”? I remember being a little disappointed in that film. I guess maybe my expectations were too high. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/4 "2016-01-17T16:24:01Z")
Here’s a list of the winners and the nominees: > **[Academy Award for Best Picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture)** > > The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot. The Best Picture category is traditionally the final award of the night and is widely considered as the most prestigious honor of the ceremony.\[ The Gr... I haven’t seen 23 of the 87, so I’ve see 64 of them. I’m going to count the ones that were just nominated. Actually, I’ve only seen 7 of the 8 just nominated, but I expect to see _The Revenant_ before the Oscars. Congratulations on seeing all 87 (or 86or whatever) so far. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/5 "2016-01-17T19:38:20Z")
There are 32 Best Picture winners I’ve never seen. That includes most of the very old ones AND most of the very recent ones. I haven’t seen “Cimarron” OR “Hurt Locker.” ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/6 "2016-01-17T19:43:30Z")
I’ve seen 50 of them which is a huge surprise. I would have guessed way fewer. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/7 "2016-01-17T20:00:23Z")
I have seen 60. Only 8 winners since 2000. I have not been to the movies since 1999. I enjoyed the The Lost Weekend very much since I am a Ray Milland fan. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/8 "2016-01-17T20:14:20Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > How did you like “The Lost Weekend”? > > I remember being a little disappointed in that film. I guess maybe my expectations were too high. I was a tiny bit disappointed as well, for the same reason as you. Still a very good movie, though. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/9 "2016-01-17T20:20:53Z")
I’ve only seen eight of the Best Picture winners, plus one of the nominees this year, although I’d be surprised if **The Martian** wins Best Picture. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/10 "2016-01-17T20:42:55Z")
I’ve seen 75. The only ones post WWII I haven’t seen are _Gentleman’s Agreement, Gigi,_ and _Kramer vs. Kramer._ ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/11 "2016-01-17T20:46:09Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I’ve seen 75. The only ones post WWII I haven’t seen are _Gentleman’s Agreement, Gigi,_ and _Kramer vs. Kramer._ IMHO, Gentlemen’s Agreement was over-rated. I don’t think you missed much. One of the very few pictures starring Gregory Peck that wasn’t excellent. I love watching Peck. He’s my idea of a true movie star. I saw Kramver vs. Kramer but I don’t even remember the details. I don’t think that says very much about that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/12 "2016-01-17T22:02:31Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > So, just how green was that valley? I am actually very fond of this movie. mmm ---
**Author:** ![HowSoonIsThen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/13 "2016-01-17T22:04:47Z")
I’ve only seen about 10. What the hell is wrong with me? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/14 "2016-01-17T23:29:39Z")
I’ve seen 75. Missed some in the 30s, 2 in the 60s, a couple in the past years. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/15 "2016-01-17T23:43:20Z")
I assume the old ones are all available on tape or DVD or streaming? Or maybe they were available at some point ? I’ve seen 28 of them , mostly from the last 40 years or so. Before that the only ones I’ve seen are Casablanca and Citizen Kane. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/16 "2016-01-18T01:28:06Z")
I’ve seen 66. IMO the worst if them was _The English Patient_ by a long ways, followed by _No Country for Old Men_. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/17 "2016-01-18T01:31:10Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Here’s a list of the winners and the nominees: > > [Academy Award for Best Picture - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) > > I haven’t seen 23 of the 87, so I’ve see 64 of them. I’m going to count the ones that were just nominated. Actually, I’ve only seen 7 of the 8 just nominated, but I expect to see _The Revenant_ before the Oscars. Congratulations on seeing all 87 (or 86or whatever) so far. Based on this list, I nominate 1962 as the best movie year. I’ve actually seen the winner and all the nominees, and they were all excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/18 "2016-01-18T01:42:04Z")
I’ve seen 48 - doing better than I’ve thought, although they are mostly post-1970. Only a handful of earlier ones. I have seen all eight of this year’s nominees (saw _The Room_ today) that that’s a lock too. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/19 "2016-01-18T02:17:49Z")
_Room_: > **[Room (2015 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_(2015_film))** > > Room is a 2015 drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue, based on her 2010 novel of the same name. It stars Brie Larson as a young woman who has been held captive for seven years and whose five-year-old son (Jacob Tremblay) was born in captivity. Their escape allows the boy to experience the outside world for the first time. The film also stars Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and William H. Macy. > The film was a co-production of Canada, Ireland, the United Ki... _The Room_: > **[The Room](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room_(film))** > > The Room is a 2003 American independent romantic drama film written, produced, executive produced and directed by Tommy Wiseau, who stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. Set in San Francisco, the film is centred around a melodramatic love triangle between amiable banker Johnny (Wiseau), his deceptive fiancée Lisa (Danielle) and his conflicted best friend Mark (Sestero). A significant portion of the film is dedicated to a series of unrelated subplots, most of which in... ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403/20 "2016-01-18T02:44:10Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I assume the old ones are all available on tape or DVD or streaming? Or maybe they were available at some point ? > > I’ve seen 28 of them , mostly from the last 40 years or so. Before that the only ones I’ve seen are Casablanca and Citizen Kane. Every one is available on DVD (that is how I’ve seen them, aside from the ones I caught on the big screen). mmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-every-best-picture-winner/743403.md?page=2)