How do you pick the best? Nominating the Best Pictures for their own Oscars Ceremony (98)
We embarked on a journey to find the very best Best Picture, and by all accounts we succeeded. But picking just one film as the very best does not do our quest justice-- so we've nominated four films in all of the categories that you know and love from the Oscars ceremony, plus a few extra nominations that might surprise you!
Check out the video version here: https://youtu.be/g0UMbPiYRsw?si=S-lpdOJqtO7uAOEC
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BONUS EPISODE (97): La La Land (2016)
Hey! We recorded another episode to cap off The Quest for the Bestest. But don't worry your little head! We've got more coming down the pipeline!
Check out the video version here: https://youtu.be/0BvoE_see0I?si=lx1Pt1ZsbXPrTT_z
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Episode 96: Sunrise (1927)
So there are 95 Best Picture Winners, right? That's what they tell you. But it's WRONG! At the very first Academy Awards they gave two films the top award of the year. F.W. Murnau's late silent film Sunrise was awarded Unique and Artistic picture, but in the nearly century since it has been retconned out of the Best Picture cannon! Well we're here to solve that omission!
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Episode 95: Wings (1927)
Top Gun might've been nominated for the most recent Best Picture award, but back at the very first presentation of Academy Awards ever, it won! As our last regular episode of The Quest for the Bestest, we thought it only fitting to review the first Best Picture winner ever. So our adventure, our journey, our Quest comes to a end... BUT FEAR NOT! We've got more planned and the Quest format will not be going anywhere. Thanks for tuning in for all these years!
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/DMvhKfV7YfQ
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Episode 94: All the King's Men (1949)
It is a tale as old as time: young upstart do-gooder is transformed by the true nature of power into a corrupt and horrible dictator! But how does post-war Hollywood tackle the issue of good governance? Can it walk the walk as much as it talks the talk?
You can watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/OObXSisUe38
What is the BEST Best Picture Winner of all time? Every week the Back Log Boys try to tackle that question with a randomized watch order. At the end of each episode the spin wheel decides what film is up for review next. As the ranking grows, how will the Boys decide what goes where? Join Timo, Tucker, Tanner and Abram as they embark on The Quest for the Bestest!
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