
The podcast that watched every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order
Did the Academy get it right…?
At the end of each episode, we ask ourselves did the Academy get it right? Here’s how our opinions stack up against those of the Academy’s so far.
Warning – spoilers for the end of each podcast episode!
Episode | Ceremony | Actual Winner | John Dorney | Jessica Regan | Tom Salinsky |
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BP001 | 1973 (46th) | The Sting | The Exorcist | Save the Tiger | The Exorcist |
BP002 | 1929/30 (3rd) | All Quiet on the Western Front | All Quiet on the Western Front | All Quiet on the Western Front | All Quiet on the Western Front |
BP003 | 2000 (73rd) | Gladiator | The Emperor's New Groove | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Traffic |
BP004 | 1953 (26th) | From Here to Eternity | From Here to Eternity | From Here to Eternity | From Here to Eternity |
BP005 | 1999 (72nd) | American Beauty | One Day in September | Magnolia | The Iron Giant |
BP006 | 1959 (32nd) | Ben-Hur | Ben-Hur | Ben-Hur | Some Like it Hot |
BP007 | 2006 (79th) | The Departed | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed | Children of Men |
BP008 | 1983 (56th) | Terms of Endearment | The King of Comedy | The King of Comedy | The King of Comedy |
BP009 | 1962 (35th) | Lawrence of Arabia | Lawrence of Arabia | Lawrence of Arabia | Lawrence of Arabia |
BP010 | 1961 (34th) | West Side Story | West Side Story | West Side Story | The Hustler |
BP011 | 1991 (64th) | The Silence of the Lambs | Beauty and the Beast | The Fisher King | The Silence of the Lambs |
BP012 | 2005 (78th) | Crash | Curse of the Were Rabbit | Brokeback Mountain | Goodnight and Good Luck |
BP013 | 1993 (66th) | Schindler's List | Schindler's List | Schindler's List | Schindler's List |
BP014 | 1931/32 (5th) | Grand Hotel | Frankenstein | Frankenstein | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
BP015 | 1970 (43rd) | Patton | MASH | Ryan's Daighter | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer |
BP016 | 1967 (40th) | In the Heat of the Night | In the Heat of the Night | In the Heat of the Night | In the Heat of the Night |
BP017 | 1956 (29th) | Around the World in 80 Days | Seven Samurai | Giant | The Ladykillers |
BP018 | 1977 (50th) | Annie Hall | Star Wars | Star Wars | Star Wars |
BP019 | 1965 (38th) | The Sound of Music | The Sound of Music | The Sound of Music | The Sound of Music |
BP020 | 1934 (7th) | It Happened One Night | It Happened One Night | It Happened One Night | It Happened One Night |
BP021 | 1979 (52nd) | Kramer vs. Kramer | The Muppet Movie | Apocalypse Now | Apocalypse Now |
BP022 | 1972 (45th) | The Godfather | The Godfather | The Godfather | The Godfather |
BP023 | 1954 (27th) | On the Waterfront | Rear Window | Rear Window | The Caine Mutiny |
BP024 | 1930/31 (4th) | Cimarron | Cimarron | Cimarron | City Lights |
BP025 | 1928/29 (2nd) | The Broadway Melody | The Passion of Joan of Arc | RON | The Cameraman |
BP026 | 1950 (23rd) | All about Eve | The Third Man | All About Eve | All About Eve |
BP027 | 1936 (9th) | The Great Ziegfeld | Swing Time | RON | Mr Deeds Goes to Town |
BP028 | 1943 (16th) | Casablanca | Casablanca | Casablanca | Casablanca |
BP029 | 1939 (12th) | Gone with the Wind | Gone with the Wind | The Wizard of Oz | The Wizard of Oz |
BP030 | 1996 (69th) | The English Patient | Fargo | Secrets & Lies | Fargo |
BP031 | 1992 (65th) | Unforgiven | Unforgiven | The Player | Unforgiven |
BP032 | 1966 (39th) | A Man for All Seasons | Batman | A Man for All Seasons | The Fortune Cookie |
BP033 | 1990 (63rd) | Dances With Wolves | Goodfellas | Goodfellas | Goodfellas |
BP034 | 1994 (67th) | Forrest Gump | The Shawshank Redemption | Pulp Fiction | Pulp Fiction |
BP035 | 1986 (59th) | Platoon | Platoon | Platoon | Platoon |
BP036 | 1981 (54th) | Chariots of Fire | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Chariots of Fire | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
BP037 | 1945 (18th) | The Lost Weekend | The Lost Weekend | Mildred Pierce | The Lost Weekend |
BP038 | 2002 (75th) | Chicago | Chicago | The Hours | Chicago |
BP039 | 1971 (44th) | The French Connection | The French Connection | Klute | McCabe and Mrs Miller |
BP040 | 2011 (84th) | The Artist | The Artist | We Need to Talk About Kevin | A Separation |
BP041 | 1988 (61st) | Rain Man | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | Dangerous Liaisons | Rain Man |
BP042 | 1998 (71st) | Shakespeare in Love | The Big Lebowski | The Truman Show | Shakespeare in Love |
BP043 | 1946 (19th) | The Best Years of Our Lives | The Best Years of Our Lives | The Best Years of Our Lives | It's a Wonderful Life |
BP044 | 1969 (42nd) | Midnight Cowboy | Midnight Cowboy | Midnight Cowboy | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
BP045 | 1940 (13th) | Rebecca | The Shop Around the Corner | The Philadelphia Story | His Girl Friday |
BP046 | 1980 (53rd) | Ordinary People | The Shining | The Shining | |
BP047 | 1958 (31st) | Gigi | Vertigo | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Touch of Evil |
BP048 | 1952 (25th) | The Greatest Show on Earth | Singin' in the Rain | Singin' in the Rain | Singin' in the Rain |
BP049 | 1995 (68th) | Braveheart | Toy Story | Sense and Sensibility | Toy Story |
BP050 | 1975 (48th) | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | Jaws |
BP051 | 1987 (60th) | The Last Emperor | Au Revoir Les Enfants | My Life as a Dog | Au Revoir Les Enfants |
BP052 | 1948 (21st) | Hamlet | The Red Shoes | Hamlet | The Red Shoes |
BP053 | 2017 (90th) | The Shape of Water | The Shape of Water | Heal the Living | Get Out |
BP054 | 1949 (22nd) | All the King's Men | The Heiress | All the King's Men | On the Town |
BP055 | 2012 (85th) | Argo | Amour | The Master | Argo |
BP056 | 1932/33 (6th) | Cavalcade | Trouble in Paradise | Cavalcade | King Kong |
BP057 | 1960 (33rd) | The Apartment | The Apartment | The Apartment | The Apartment |
BP058 | 2018 (91st) | Green Book | Eighth Grade | BlacKkKlansman | Roma |
BP059 | 1968 (41st) | Oliver! | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Oliver! | 2001: A Space Odyssey |
BP060 | 1941 (14th) | How Green Was My Valley | Citizen Kane | Citizen Kane | Citizen Kane |
BP061 | 1978 (51st) | The Deer Hunter | Superman | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Blue Collar |
BP062 | 1984 (57th) | Amadeus | Amadeus | 1984 | Amadeus |
BP063 | 1985 (58th) | Out of Africa | Back to the Future | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Brazil |
BP064 | 1937 (10th) | The Life of Emile Zola | The Life of Emile Zola | The Life of Emile Zola | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
BP065 | 1963 (36th) | Tom Jones | The Haunting | Tom Jones | Tom Jones |
BP066 | 1944 (17th) | Going My Way | Double Indemnity | To Have and Have Not | Double Indemnity |
BP067 | 1947 (20th) | Gentleman's Agreement | Black Narcissus | Great Expectations | Black Narcissus |
BP068 | 1989 (62nd) | Driving Miss Daisy | Do the Right Thing | Do the Right Thing | Heathers |
BP069 | 1927/28 (1st) | Wings | Wings | Wings | Wings |
BP070 | 2003 (76th) | The Return of the King | The Return of the King | The Return of the King | Finding Nemo |
BP071 | 1964 (37th) | My Fair Lady | Goldfinger | Dr Strangelove | Dr Strangelove |
BP072 | 1976 (49th) | Rocky | Taxi Driver | Taxi Driver | Taxi Driver |
BP073 | 1974 (47th) | The Godfather Part II | The Conversation | The Godfather Part II | The Godfather Part II |
BP074 | 2016 (89th) | Moonlight | Moonlight | Moonlight | Moonlight |
BP075 | 1935 (8th) | Mutiny on the Bounty | The Bride of Frankenstein | Mutiny on the Bounty | The 39 Steps |
BP076 | 2009 (82nd) | The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker |
BP077 | 1997 (70th) | Titanic | Titanic | Titanic | LA Confidential |
BP078 | 1942 (15th) | Mrs Miniver | Mrs Miniver | Mrs Miniver | To Be or Not to Be |
BP079 | 2014 (87th) | Birdman | Paddington | Wild Tales | Selma |
BP080 | 2004 (77th) | Million Dollar Baby | Sideways | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Downfall |
BP081 | 1938 (11th) | You Can't Take it With You | Bringing Up Baby | La Grande Illusion | Bringing Up Baby |
BP082 | 2013 (88th) | 12 Years a Slave | 12 Years a Slave | 12 Years a Slave | 12 Years a Slave |
BP083 | 1951 (24th) | An American in Paris | Ace in the Hole | A Streetcar Named Desire | Ace in the Hole |
BP084 | 1955 (28th) | Marty | The Night of the Hunter | East of Eden | The Night of the Hunter |
BP085 | 1957 (30th) | The Bridge on the River Kwai | The Bridge on the River Kwai | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Paths of Glory |
BP086 | 2019 (92nd) | Parasite | Parasite | Parasite | Parasite |
BP087 | 2007 (80th) | No Country for Old Men | No Country for Old Men | There Will Be Blood | Michael Clayton |
BP088 | 1982 (55th) | Gandhi | ET The Extra Terrestrial | Gandhi | ET The Extra Terrestrial |
BP089 | 2001 (74th) | A Beautiful Mind | RON | The Fellowship of the Ring | Lantana |
BP090 | 2015 (88th) | Spotlight | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Room |
BP091 | 2008 (81st) | Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire |
BP092 | 2010 (83rd) | The King's Speech | The Social Network | Toy Story 3 | The King's Speech |
BP093 | 2020 (93rd) | Nomadland | Minari | Nomadland | Another Round |
BP094 | 2021 (94th) | CODA | Dune | CODA | Liquorice Pizza |
BP095 | 2022 (95th) | Everything Everywhere All At Once | RRR | Everything Everywhere All At Once | Women Talking |
BP096 | 2023 (96th) | Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer | Killers of the Flower Moon | All of Us Strangers |
Episode | Ceremony | Actual Winner | John Dorney | Jessica Regan | Tom Salinsky |