Every year I watch the Oscars. What can I say i'm a fan of cinema. Whether its a clever independant film, of a big budget over the top fantasy flick, i'm there. Well this year a buddy of mine and I thought we would try something different, and I recommend you give it a go yourself. The goal is to watch the past 83 Oscar winning films before the 84th annual Oscars next year which take place on February 26th 2012. Thats 83 movies that you may or may not have seen! Obviously start with the ones that you have seen and mark them off the list (or rewatch!) and then bread down the list from there. Who knows you may see a gem that you possibly missed.
With a deep appreciation for film, it just seems right to pay homage to the past winners. If you like them, or don't like them, it doesn't matter, these are films that stood out every year, and should be appreciated for what they were. I've posted the list here, so hopefully if you decide to participate, you can print your own list and see how far you can get.
2010. The King's Speech(2010)
2009. The Hurt Locker (2009)
2008. Slumdog Millionaire(2008)
2007. No Country For Old Men (2007)
2006. The Departed (2006)
2005. Crash (2005)
2004. Million Dollar Baby(2004)
2003. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
2002. Chicago (2002)
2001. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
2000. Gladiator (2000)
1999. American Beauty(1999)
1998. Shakespeare In Love(1998)
1997. Titanic (1997)
1996. The English Patient(1996)
1995. Braveheart (1995)
1994. Forrest Gump (1994)
1993. Schindler's List (1993)
1992. Unforgiven (1992)
1991. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1990. Dances With Wolves(1990)
1989. Driving Miss Daisy(1989)
1988. Rain Man (1988)
1987. The Last Emperor(1987)
1986. Platoon (1986)
1985. Out of Africa (1985)
1984. Amadeus (1984)
1983. Terms of Endearment(1983)
1982. Gandhi (1982)
1981. Chariots of Fire (1981)
1980. Ordinary People (1980)
1979. Kramer Vs. Kramer(1979)
1978. The Deer Hunter (1978)
1977. Annie Hall (1977)
1976. Rocky (1976)
1975. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
1974. The Godfather, Part II(1974)
1973. The Sting (1973)
1972. The Godfather (1972)
1971. The French Connection(1971)
1970. Patton (1970)
1969. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
1968. Oliver! (1968)
1967. In the Heat of the Night(1967)
1966. A Man For All Seasons(1966)
1965. The Sound of Music(1965)
1964. My Fair Lady (1964)
1963. Tom Jones (1963)
1962. Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
1961. West Side Story (1961)
1960. The Apartment (1960)
1959. Ben-Hur (1959)
1958. Gigi (1958)
1957. The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)
1956. Around the World In 80 Days (1956)
1955. Marty (1955)
1954. On the Waterfront(1954)
1953. From Here To Eternity(1953)
1952. The Greatest Show On Earth (1952)
1951. An American In Paris(1951)
1950. All About Eve (1950)
1949. All the King's Men(1949)
1948. Hamlet (1948)
1947. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
1946. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
1945. The Lost Weekend(1945)
1944. Going My Way (1944)
1943. Casablanca (1942)
1942. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
1941. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
1940. Rebecca (1940)
1939. Gone With the Wind(1939)
1938. You Can't Take It With You (1938)
1937. The Life of Emile Zola(1937)
1936. The Great Ziegfeld(1936)
1935. Mutiny On the Bounty(1935)
1934. It Happened One Night(1934)
1932-33. Cavalcade (1933)
1931-32. Grand Hotel (1932)
1930-31. Cimarron (1931)
1929-30. All Quiet On the Western Front (1930)
1928-29. The Broadway Melody(1929)
1927-28. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
1927-28. Wings (1927)
