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!

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

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 10/01/2023

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Director: Stanley Kramer Producer: Stanley Kramer Screenplay: William Rose Photography: Sam Leavitt Music: Frank De Vol Cast: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton, Cecil Kellaway Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 71%/Audience: 85% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/28189094

The Graduate (1967) 09/23/2023

The Graduate (1967) Director: Mike Nichols Producer: Lawrence Turman Screenplay: Calder Willingham, Buck Henry Photography: Robert Surtees Music: N/A Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 86%/Audience: 90% /episode/index/show/thebestpicturepodcast/id/28122689

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

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