The Best Picture Podcast

Each season hosts Eric 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!

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

Juno (2007) 08/12/2024

Juno (2007) Director: Jason Reitman Producer: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith Screenplay: Diablo Cody Photography: Eric Steelberg Music: Mateo Messina Cast: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Allison Janney Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 94%/Audience: 88% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/32491872

Atonement (2007) 08/05/2024

Atonement (2007) Director: Joe Wright Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster Screenplay: Christopher Hampton Photography: Seamus McGarvey Music: Dario Marianelli Cast: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, Harriet Walter, Benedict Cumberbatch Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 83%/Audience: 80% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/32449837

The 1945 Roundup! 06/02/2024

The 1945 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1945. Once again, the nominees are Anchors Aweigh, The Bells of St. Mary's, The Lost Weekend, Mildred Pierce, and Spellbound. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/31563702

Spellbound (1945) 05/25/2024

Spellbound (1945) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Producer: David O. Selznick Screenplay: Ben Hecht Photography: George Barnes Music: Miklos Rozsa Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 86%/Audience: 82% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/31464842

Mildred Pierce (1945) 04/27/2024

Mildred Pierce (1945) Director: Michael Curtiz Producer: Jerry Wald Screenplay: Ranald MacDougall, William Faulkner Photography: Ernest Haller Music: Max Steiner Cast: Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 88%/Audience: 90% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/31013053

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) 04/20/2024

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) Director: Leo McCarey Producer: Leo McCarey Screenplay: Dudley Nichols Photography: George Barnes Music: Robert Emmett Dolan Cast: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Ruth Donnelly Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 85%/Audience: 77% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/30811373

The Lost Weekend (1945) 04/20/2024

The Lost Weekend (1945) Director: Billy Wilder Producer: Charles Brackett Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder Photography: John F. Seitz Music: Miklos Rozsa Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard DeSilva, Doris Sowling Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 90% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/30913663

Anchors Aweigh (1945) 04/05/2024

Anchors Aweigh (1945) Director: George Sidney Producer: Joe Pasternak Screenplay: Isobel Lennart Photography: Charles P. Boyle, Robert H. Planck Music: Calvin Jackson, George Stoll Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi, Dean Stockwell Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 53%/Audience: 78% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/30701223

The 2005 Round Up! 01/12/2024

The 2005 Round Up! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2005. Once again, the nominees are Brokeback Mountain; Capote; Crash; Good Night, and Good Luck.; and Munich. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/29132433

Munich (2005) 01/05/2024

Munich (2005) Director: Steven Spielberg Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel, Steven Spielberg, Colin Wilson Screenplay: Tony Kushner, Eric Roth Photography: Janusz Kaminski Music: John Williams Cast: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 78%/Audience: 83% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/29131923

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 12/29/2023

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Director: George Clooney Producers: Simon Franks, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, Zygi Kamasa, Kiyotaka Ninomiya Screenplay: George Clooney, Grant Heslov Photography: Robert Elswit Music: Jim Papoulis Cast: David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels, Patricia Clarkson, Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 93%/Audience: 83% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/29129713

Crash (2005) 12/22/2023

Crash (2005) Director: Paul Haggis Producers: Don Cheadle, Betsy Danbury, Sarah Finn, Paul Haggis, Mark R. Harris, Randi Hiller, Bobby Moresco, Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari Screenplay: Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco Photography: J. Michael Muro Music: Mark Isham Cast: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Terence Howard, Michael Pena Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 74%/Audience: 88% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/29129053

Capote (2005) 12/15/2023

Capote (2005) Director: Bennett Miller Producers: Caroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William Vince Screenplay: Dan Futterman Photography: Adam Kimmel Music: Mychael Dianna Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bruce Greenwood Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 89%/Audience: 82% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/29100883

Brokeback Mountain (2005) 11/17/2023

Brokeback Mountain (2005) Director: Ang Lee Producers: Scott Ferguson, Diana Ossana, James Schamus Screenplay: Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana Photography: Rodrigo Prieto Music: Gustavo Santaolalla Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 88%/Audience: 82% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/28692868

The 1967 Roundup! 10/14/2023

The 1967 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1967. Once again, the nominees are Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor Dolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/28316114

In the Heat of the Night (1967) 10/08/2023

In the Heat of the Night (1967) Director: Norman Jewison Producer: Walter Mirisch Screenplay: Stirling Silliphant Photography: Haskell Wexler Music: Quincy Jones Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates, Scott Wilson Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 96%/Audience: 92% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/28253915

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