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!

Doctor Dolittle (1967) 09/15/2023

Doctor Dolittle (1967) Director: Richard Fleischer Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs Screenplay: Leslie Bricusse Photography: Robert Surtees Music: Robert Surtees Cast: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, William Dix, Richard Attenborough Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 29%/Audience: 57% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/28027665

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 09/08/2023

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Director: Arthur Penn Producer: Warren Beatty Screenplay: David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne Photography: Burnett Guffey Music: Charles Strouse Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 90%/Audience: 88% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/27975003

The 1968 Roundup! 07/01/2023

The 1968 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1968. Once again, the nominees are Funny Girl; The Lion in Winter; Oliver!; Rachel, Rachel; and Romeo and Juliet. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/26920533

Romeo and Juliet (1968) 05/19/2023

Romeo and Juliet (1968) Director: Franco Zeffirelli Producers: John Brabourne, Anthony Havelock-Allan Screenplay: Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli Photography: Pasqualino De Santis Music: Nino Rota Cast: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Michael York, Pat Heywood, John McEnery Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 95%/Audience: 74% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/26885604

Rachel, Rachel (1968) 05/12/2023

Rachel, Rachel (1968) Director: Paul Newman Producer: Paul Newman Screenplay: Stewart Stern Photography: Gayne Rescher Music: Jerome Moross Cast: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Estelle Parsons, Kate Harrington, Donald Moffat Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 76% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/26824737

Oliver! (1968) 05/05/2023

Oliver! (1968) Director: Carol Reed Producer: John Woolf Screenplay: Vernon Harris Photography: Oswald Morris Music: Lionel Bart, Johnny Green Cast: Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 90%/Audience: 81% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/26750694

The Lion in Winter (1968) 04/28/2023

The Lion in Winter (1968) Director: Anthony Harvey Producer: Martin Poll Screenplay: James Goldman Photography: Douglas Slocombe Music: John Barry Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton, John Castle Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 90% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/26673201

Funny Girl (1968) 04/21/2023

Funny Girl (1968) Director: William Wyler Producer: Ray Stark Screenplay: Isobel Lennart Photography: Harry Stradling Sr. Music: Jule Styne, Walter Scharf Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sahrif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 94%/Audience: 85% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/26606979

The 2015 Roundup! 02/17/2023

The 2015 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2015. Once again, the nominees are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25777896

Spotlight (2015) 02/10/2023

Spotlight (2015) Director: Tom McCarthy Producers: Kate Churchill, Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar, Youtchi von Lintel Screenplay: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Photography: Masanobu Takayanagi Music: Howard Shore Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 93% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25777692

Room (2015) 02/03/2023

Room (2015) Director: Lenny Abrahamson Producers: David Gross, Ed Guiney, Chantelle Tabrizi Screenplay: Emma Donoghue Photography: Danny Cohen Music: Stephen Rennicks Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 93%/Audience: 93% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25777209

The Revenant (2015) 01/27/2023

The Revenant (2015) Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu Producers: Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giacobone, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Douglas Jones, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon, Scott Robertson, Alex G. Scott, James W. Skotchdopole Screenplay: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Inarritu Photography: Emmanuel Lubezki Music: Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 78%/Audience: 84% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25742970

The Martian (2015) 01/20/2023

The Martian (2015) Director: Ridley Scott Producers: Mark Huffam, Simon Kinberg, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott, Adiya Sood Screenplay: Drew Goddard Photography: Dariusz Wolski Music: Harry Gregson-Williams Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Donald Glover, Michael Pena Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 91% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25672491

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 01/13/2023

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director: George Miller Producers: George Miller, Doug Miller, P.J. Voeten Screenplay: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris Photography: John Seale Music: Junkie XL Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 86% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25594692

Brooklyn (2015) 01/06/2023

Brooklyn (2015) Director: John Crowley Producers: Finola Dwyer, Pierre Even, Susan Mullen, Amanda Posey, Marie-Claude Poulin Screenplay: Nick Hornby Photography: Yves Belanger Music: Michael Brook Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 87% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25472760

Bridge of Spies (2015) 12/31/2022

Bridge of Spies (2015) Director: Steven Spielberg Producers: Christoph Fisser, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Hanning Molfenter, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg, Charlie Woebcken Screenplay: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Photography: Janusz Kaminski Music: Thomas Newman Cast: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 91%/Audience: 87% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25472610

The Big Short (2015) 12/23/2022

The Big Short (2015) Director: Adam McKay Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Robyn Wholey Screenplay: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay Photography: Barry Ackroyd Music: Nicholas Britell Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Ryan Gosling Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 89%/Audience: 88% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/25414929

The 2000 Roundup! 09/19/2022

The 2000 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2000. Once again, the nominees are Chocolat; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Erin Brockovich; Gladiator; and Traffic. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/24336618

Traffic (2000) 09/12/2022

Traffic (2000) Director: Steven Soderbergh Producers: Laura Bickford, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan Photography: Steven Soderbergh Music: Cliff Martinez Cast: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Don Cheadle Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 92%/Audience: 85% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/24336066

Gladiator (2000) 08/08/2022

Gladiator (2000) Director: Ridley Scott Producers: David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick Screenplay: David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson Photography: John Mathieson Music: Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 78%/Audience: 87% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/23904357

Erin Brockovich (2000) 08/01/2022

Erin Brockovich (2000) Director: Steven Soderbergh Producers: Danny DeVito, Gail Lyon, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher Screenplay: Susannah Grant Photography: Ed Lachman Music: Thomas Newman Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Tracey Walter Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 85%/Audience: 81% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/23903460

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 07/11/2022

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Director: Ang Lee Producers: Dong Ping, Hsu Li Kong, Bill Kong, Ang Lee, Zheng Quan Gang Screenplay: Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung, Wang Du Lu Photography: Peter Pau Music: Dun Tan Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Sihung Lung Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 97%/Audience: 86% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/23616083

Chocolat (2000) 07/04/2022

Chocolat (2000) Director: Lasse Hallstrom Producers: David Brown, Mark Cooper, Kit Golden, Leslie Holleran Screenplay: Robert Nelson Jacobs Photography: Roger Pratt Music: Rachel Portman Cast: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Victoire Thivisol, Lena Olin Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 62%/Audience: 83% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/23616026

The 1975 Roundup! 12/19/2021

The 1975 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1975. Once again, the nominees are Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, Nashville, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/21536819

1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 12/06/2021

1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Director: Milos Forman /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/21385475

1975: Nashville 11/02/2021

1975: Nashville Director: Robert Altman /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/21030212

1975: Jaws 10/12/2021

1975: Jaws Director: Steven Spielberg /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/20780507

1975: Dog Day Afternoon 09/29/2021

1975: Dog Day Afternoon Director: Sidney Lumet /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/20637548

1975: Barry Lyndon 09/21/2021

1975: Barry Lyndon Director: Stanley Kubrick /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/20555756

The 2002 Roundup! 06/28/2021

The 2002 Roundup! Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2002 and bring up some other contenders for the prize that weren't nominated. Once again, the nominees are: "Chicago", "Gangs of New York", "The Hours", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", and "The Pianist". /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/19616273

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