The Best Picture Podcast

Each season hosts Eric, Isaac, and Sean discuss the Best Picture nominees of a randomly-determined year. Did the best picture that year really win? Listen in and find out what they thought!

Belfast (2021) 02/02/2026

Belfast (2021) Director: Kenneth Branagh Producers: Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh Photography: Haris Zambarloukos Music: Van Morrison Cast: Jude Hill, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciaran Hinds Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 86%/Audience: 92% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/39952570

Unforgiven (1992) 11/03/2025

Unforgiven (1992) Director: Clint Eastwood Producer: Clint Eastwood Screenplay: David Webb Peoples Photography: Jack N. Green Music: Lennie Niehaus Cast: Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 96%/Audience: 93% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38900585

Scent of a Woman (1992) 10/26/2025

Scent of a Woman (1992) Director: Martin Brest Producer: Martin Brest Screenplay: Bo Goldman Photography: Donald E. Thorin Music: Thomas Newman Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bradley Whitford Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 82%/Audience: 92% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38784825

Howards End (1992) 10/20/2025

Howards End (1992) Director: James Ivory Producer: Ismail Merchant Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts Music: Richard Robbins Cast: Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham-Carter, Prunella Scales Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 94%/Audience: 81% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38635430

A Few Good Men (1992) 10/13/2025

A Few Good Men (1992) Director: Rob Reiner Producers: David Brown, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin Photography: Robert Richardson Music: Marc Shaiman Cast: Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Pollak, J.T. Walsh Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 84%/Audience: 89% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38555800

The Crying Game (1992) 10/06/2025

The Crying Game (1992) Director: Neil Jordan Producer: Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley Screenplay: Neil Jordan Photography: Ian Wilson Music: Anne Dudley Cast: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Adrian Dunbar Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 95%/Audience: 78% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38473670

The 1931-32 Roundup! 09/08/2025

The 1931-32 Roundup! Eric, Isaac, and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1931-32. Once again, the nominees are Arrowsmith, Bad Girl, The Champ, Five Star Final, Grand Hotel, One Hour with You, Shanghai Express, and The Smiling Lieutenant. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38031200

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) 09/01/2025

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) Director: Ernst Lubitsch Producer: Ernst Lubitsch Screenplay: Ernest Vajda, Samson Raphaelson, Ernst Lubitsch Photography: George J. Folsey Music: Clifford Grey, Oscar Straus Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins, Charles Ruggles, George Barbier Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 88%/Audience: 66% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/38031155

Shanghai Express (1932) 08/04/2025

Shanghai Express (1932) Director: Josef von Sternberg Producer: Adolph Zukor Screenplay: Jules Furthman Photography: Lee Garmes, James Wong Howe Music: Karl Hajos, W. Franke Harling, Rudolph G. Kopp, John Leipold Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Eugene Pallette Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 96%/Audience: 79% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37648100

One Hour with You (1932) 07/28/2025

One Hour with You (1932) Director: Ernst Lubitsch Producer: Ernst Lubitsch Screenplay: Samson Raphaelson Photography: Victor Milner Music: W. Franke Harling, Oscar Straus Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Lili Damita, Genevieve Tobin, Pierre Etchepare Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 86%/Audience: 74% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37569675

Grand Hotel (1932) 07/22/2025

Grand Hotel (1932) Director: Edmund Goulding Producer: Irving Thalberg Screenplay: Bela Balazs, Edgar Allan Woolf Photography: William H. Daniels Music: Charles Maxwell Cast: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 87%/Audience: 77% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37511825

Five Star Final (1931) 07/14/2025

Five Star Final (1931) Director: Mervyn LeRoy Producer: Hal B. Wallis Screenplay: Byron Morgan Photography: Sol Polito Music: N/A Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 79% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37385690

The Champ (1931) 07/07/2025

The Champ (1931) Director: King Vidor Producer: King Vidor Screenplay: Don Marquis, Wanda Tuchock Photography: Gordon Avil Music: N/A Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 96%/Audience: 76% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37286020

Bad Girl (1931) 06/30/2025

Bad Girl (1931) Director: Frank Borzage Producer: Frank Borzage Screenplay: Edwin J. Burke Photography: Chester A. Lyons Music: N/A Cast: James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell, Frank Darien, William Pawley Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: --%/Audience: 39% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37229490

Arrowsmith (1931) 06/23/2025

Arrowsmith (1931) Director: John Ford Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Screenplay: Sidney Howard Photography: Ray June Music: Alfred Newman Cast: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, Myrna Loy, Clarence Brooks Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 89%/Audience: 43% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/37106410

The 1977 Roundup! 05/12/2025

The 1977 Roundup! Eric, Isaac, and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1977. Once again, the nominees are Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, Star Wars, and The Turning Point. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/36526415

The Turning Point (1977) 05/05/2025

The Turning Point (1977) Director: Herbert Ross Producers: Arthur Laurents, Herbert Ross Screenplay: Arthur Laurents Photography: Robert Surtees Music: N/A Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Browne, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tom Skerritt Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 63%/Audience: 66% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/36429975

Star Wars (1977) 04/26/2025

Star Wars (1977) Director: George Lucas Producer: Gary Kurtz Screenplay: George Lucas Photography: Gilbert Taylor Music: John Williams Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 94%/Audience: 96% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/36323525

Julia (1977) 02/24/2025

Julia (1977) Director: Fred Zinnemann Producer: Richard Roth Screenplay: Alvin Sargent Photography: Douglas Slocombe Music: Georges Delerue Cast: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximillian Schell, Hal Holbrook Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 73%/Audience: 70% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/35229875

The Goodbye Girl (1977) 02/17/2025

The Goodbye Girl (1977) Director: Herbert Ross Producer: Ray Stark Screenplay: Neil Simon Photography: David M. Walsh Music: Dave Grusin Cast: Marsha Mason, Richard Dreyfuss, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Barbara Rhoades Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 80%/Audience: 85% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/35229120

Annie Hall (1977) 02/10/2025

Annie Hall (1977) Director: Woody Allen Producer: Charles H. Joffe Screenplay: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman Photography: Gordon Willis Music: N/A Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Shelley Duvall Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 92% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/35215100

Patton (1970) 01/13/2025

Patton (1970) Director: Franklin J. Schaffner Producer: Frank McCarthy Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North Photography: Fred J. Koenekamp Music: Jerry Goldsmith Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, David Bauer, Edward Binns, John Doucette Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 92%/Audience: 93% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/34824930

M*A*S*H (1970) 01/06/2025

M*A*S*H (1970) Director: Robert Altman Producer: Ingo Preminger Screenplay: Ring Lardner, Jr. Photography: Harold E. Stine Music: Johnny Mandel Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 86%/Audience: 83% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/34728845

Love Story (1970) 12/30/2024

Love Story (1970) Director: Arthur Hill Producer: Howard G. Minsky Screenplay: Erich Segal Photography: Richard C. Kratina Music: Francis Lai Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John Marley, Russell Nype Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 63%/Audience: 75% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/34625695

Five Easy Pieces (1970) 12/16/2024

Five Easy Pieces (1970) Director: Bob Rafelson Producers: Bob Rafelson, Richard Wechsler Screenplay: Carole Eastman Photography: Laszlo Kovacs Music: N/A Cast: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Sally Struthers Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 89%/Audience: 84% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/34452495

Airport (1970) 12/02/2024

Airport (1970) Director: George Seaton Producer: Ross Hunter Screenplay: George Seaton Photography: Ernest Laszlo Music: Alfred Newman Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 75%/Audience: 54% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/34255090

The 2007 Roundup! 11/25/2024

The 2007 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2007. Once again, the nominees are Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/34136546

There Will Be Blood (2007) 11/11/2024

There Will Be Blood (2007) Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson Photography: Robert Elswit Music: Jonny Greenwood Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, James Downey Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 86% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/33890002

No Country for Old Men (2007) 11/04/2024

No Country for Old Men (2007) Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin Screenplay: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Photography: Roger Deakins Music: Carter Burwell Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 93%/Audience: 86% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/33774922

Michael Clayton (2007) 09/16/2024

Michael Clayton (2007) Director: Tony Gilroy Producers: Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Sydney Pollack, Steve Samuels Screenplay: Tony Gilroy Photography: Robert Elswit Music: James Newton Howard Cast: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Michael O'Keefe, Sydney Pollack Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 90%/Audience: 69% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/33078432

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