I'm watching every movie that's been nominated for an Academy Award - in chronological order! Why would I do such a thing? Because it's fun! I hope you'll join me as I enjoy 82 years of movie magic!
Click the links below to see published blogs. To check out the books that some of these movies are based on, check out this link to Goodreads!
my to-read-movie-blog-books shelf:
1927-1928
THE RACKET
SEVENTH HEAVEN
WINGS
1928-1929
ALIBI
IN OLD ARIZONA
THE BROADWAY MELODY
THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE OF 1929
THE PATRIOT
1929-30
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
DISRAELI
THE BIG HOUSE
THE DIVORCÉE
THE LOVE PARADE
1930-1931
CIMARRON
EAST LYNNE
THE FRONT PAGE
SKIPPY
TRADER HORN
1931-1932
ARROWSMITH
BAD GIRL
THE CHAMP
FIVE STAR FINAL
GRAND HOTEL
ONE HOUR WITH YOU
SHANGHAI EXPRESS
THE SMILING LIEUTENANT
1932-1933
42ND STREET
A FAREWELL TO ARMS
CAVALCADE
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG
LADY FOR A DAY
LITTLE WOMEN
SHE DONE HIM WRONG
SMILIN' THRU
STATE FAIR
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII
1934
CLEOPATRA
FLIRTATION WALK
HERE COMES THE NAVY
HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD
IMITATION OF LIFE
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
ONE NIGHT OF LOVE
THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET
THE GAY DIVORCEE
THE THIN MAN
THE WHITE PARADE
VIVA VILLA!
1935
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
ALICE ADAMS
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936
CAPTAIN BLOOD
DAVID COPPERFIELD
LES MISERABLES
LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
NAUGHTY MARIETTA
RUGGLES OF RED GAP
THE INFORMER
TOP HAT
1936
ANTHONY ADVERSE
DODSWORTH
THE GREAT ZIEGFELD
LIBELED LADY
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN
ROMEO AND JULIET
SAN FRANCISCO
THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
THREE SMART GIRLS
1937
A STAR IS BORN
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
DEAD END
IN OLD CHICAGO
LOST HORIZON
ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL
STAGE DOOR
THE AWFUL TRUTH
THE GOOD EARTH
THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
1938
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
BOYS TOWN
FOUR DAUGHTERS
GRAND ILLUSION
JEZEBEL
PYGMALION
TEST PILOT
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
THE CITADEL
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
1939
DARK VICTORY
GONE WITH THE WIND
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
LOVE AFFAIR
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
NINOTCHKA
OF MICE AND MEN
STAGECOACH
THE WIZARD OF OZ
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
1940
ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
KITTY FOYLE
OUR TOWN -
REBECCA
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THE GREAT DICTATOR
THE LETTER
THE LONG VOYAGE HOME
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
1941
BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST
CITIZEN KANE
HERE COMES MR. JORDAN
HOLD BACK THE DAWN
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
THE LITTLE FOXES
THE MALTESE FALCON
ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN
SERGEANT YORK
SUSPICION
1942
KINGS ROW
MRS. MINIVER
RANDOM HARVEST
THE INVADERS
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
THE PIED PIPER
THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
WAKE ISLAND
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
1943
CASABLANCA
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
IN WHICH WE SERVE
MADAME CURIE
THE HUMAN COMEDY
THE MORE THE MERRIER
THE OX-BOW INCIDENT
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
WATCH ON THE RHINE
1944
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
GASLIGHT
GOING MY WAY
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
WILSON
1945
ANCHORS AWEIGH
MILDRED PIERCE
SPELLBOUND
THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S
THE LOST WEEKEND
1946
HENRY V
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
THE RAZOR'S EDGE
THE YEARLING
1947
CROSSFIRE
GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
THE BISHOP'S WIFE
1948
HAMLET
JOHNNY BELINDA
THE RED SHOES
THE SNAKE PIT
THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
1949
ALL THE KING'S MEN
BATTLEGROUND
THE HEIRESS
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
1950
ALL ABOUT EVE
BORN YESTERDAY
FATHER OF THE BRIDE
KING SOLOMON'S MINES
SUNSET BOULEVARD
1951
A PLACE IN THE SUN
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
DECISION BEFORE DAWN
QUO VADIS?
1952
HIGH NOON
IVANHOE
MOULIN ROUGE
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
THE QUIET MAN
1953
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
JULIUS CAESAR
ROMAN HOLIDAY
SHANE
THE ROBE
1954
THE CAINE MUTINY
THE COUNTRY GIRL
ON THE WATERFRONT
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
1955
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING
MARTY
MISTER ROBERTS
PICNIC
THE ROSE TATTOO
1956
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
FRIENDLY PERSUASION
GIANT
THE KING AND I
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
1957
12 ANGRY MEN
PEYTON PLACE
SAYONARA
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
1958
AUNTIE MAME
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
GIGI
SEPARATE TABLES
THE DEFIANT ONES
1959
ANATOMY OF A MURDER
BEN-HUR
ROOM AT THE TOP
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
THE NUN'S STORY
1960
ELMER GANTRY
FANNY
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
SONS AND LOVERS
THE ALAMO
THE APARTMENT
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
THE HUSTLER
THE SUNDOWNERS
WEST SIDE STORY
1962
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
THE LONGEST DAY
THE MUSIC MAN
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
1963
AMERICA, AMERICA
CLEOPATRA
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
LILIES OF THE FIELD
TOM JONES
1964
BECKET
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
MARY POPPINS
MY FAIR LADY
ZORBA THE GREEK
1965
A THOUSAND CLOWNS
DARLING
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
SHIP OF FOOLS
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
1966
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
ALFIE
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!
THE SAND PEBBLES
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
1967
BONNIE AND CLYDE
DOCTOR DOLITTLE
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
THE GRADUATE
1968
FUNNY GIRL
OLIVER!
RACHEL, RACHEL
ROMEO AND JULIET
THE LION IN WINTER
1969
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
HELLO, DOLLY!
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Z
1970
AIRPORT
FIVE EASY PIECES
LOVE STORY
M*A*S*H
PATTON
1971
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
1972
CABARET
DELIVERANCE
SOUNDER
THE EMIGRANTS
THE GODFATHER
1973
A TOUCH OF CLASS
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
CRIES AND WHISPERS
THE EXORCIST
THE STING
1974
CHINATOWN
LENNY
THE CONVERSATION
THE GODFATHER, PART II
THE TOWERING INFERNO
1975
BARRY LYNDON
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
JAWS
NASHVILLE
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
1976
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
BOUND FOR GLORY
NETWORK
ROCKY
TAXI DRIVER
1977
ANNIE HALL
JULIA
STAR WARS
THE GOODBYE GIRL
THE TURNING POINT
1978
AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
COMING HOME
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
THE DEER HUNTER
1979
ALL THAT JAZZ
APOCALYPSE NOW
BREAKING AWAY
KRAMER VS. KRAMER
NORMA RAE
1980
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
ORDINARY PEOPLE
RAGING BULL
TESS
THE ELEPHANT MAN
1981
ATLANTIC CITY
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
ON GOLDEN POND
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
REDS
1982
E. T
GANDHI
MISSING
THE VERDICT
TOOTSIE
1983
TENDER MERCIES
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
THE BIG CHILL
THE DRESSER
THE RIGHT STUFF
1984
A PASSAGE TO INDIA
A SOLDIER'S STORY
AMADEUS
PLACES IN THE HEART
THE KILLING FIELDS
1985
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
OUT OF AFRICA
PRIZZI'S HONOR
THE COLOR PURPLE
WITNESS
1986
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
PLATOON
THE MISSION
1987
BROADCAST NEWS
FATAL ATTRACTION
HOPE AND GLORY
MOONSTRUCK
THE LAST EMPEROR
1988
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
RAIN MAN
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
WORKING GIRL
1989
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
DRIVING MISS DAISY
FIELD OF DREAMS
MY LEFT FOOT
1990
AWAKENINGS
DANCES WITH WOLVES
GHOST
GOODFELLAS
THE GODFATHER, PART III
1991
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
BUGSY
JFK
THE PRINCE OF TIDES
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
1992
A FEW GOOD MEN
HOWARDS END
SCENT OF A WOMAN
THE CRYING GAME
UNFORGIVEN
1993
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
SCHINDLER'S LIST
THE FUGITIVE
THE PIANO
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
1994
FORREST GUMP
FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
PULP FICTION
QUIZ SHOW
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
1995
APOLLO 13
BABE
BRAVEHEART
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO
1996
FARGO
JERRY MAGUIRE
SECRETS & LIES
SHINE
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
1997
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
GOOD WILL HUNTING
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
THE FULL MONTY
TITANIC
1998
ELIZABETH
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
THE THIN RED LINE
1999
AMERICAN BEAUTY
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
THE GREEN MILE
THE INSIDER
THE SIXTH SENSE
2000
CHOCOLAT
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
ERIN BROCKOVICH
GLADIATOR
TRAFFIC
2001
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
GOSFORD PARK
IN THE BEDROOM
MOULIN ROUGE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
2002
CHICAGO
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
THE PIANIST
2003
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
LOST IN TRANSLATION
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT
2004
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS
THE AVIATOR
2005
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
MUNICH
2006
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE DEPARTED
THE QUEEN
2007
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
2008
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2009
AVATAR
THE BLIND SIDE
DISTRICT 9
AN EDUCATION
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
A SERIOUS MAN
UP
UP IN THE AIR
2010
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE KINDG'S SPEECH
127 HOURS
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER'S BONE