81 years ago Cecil B DeMille and Douglas Fairbanks announced, to an audience of 270 people, the Academy's first recipient of Best Picture - Wings, Directed by William A Wellman and starring Richard Arlen, Buddy Rogers and a very brief appearance by Gary Cooper . What would Cecil say about the nominees in 2010 with such films as Avatar, The Hurt Locker and Precious up for the award? Less than a century later, films have transcended what Mr Wellman couldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams. Sound had only been introduced the year the Academy made it's debut and now there are alien beings where the viewer must constantly be reminded that they don't actually exist.
Our journey will take us through the history of the Oscar's Best Picture winners. Join us as we dive into cinematic history and appreciate, educate and debate the greatest films of all time....according to Oscar.
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