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Join friends Sam and Rance as they watch and discuss every single Academy Award winner for Best Picture starting from the very first ceremony.

The Envelope Please Samuel Erdahl & Rance Collins

    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 22 Ratings

Join friends Sam and Rance as they watch and discuss every single Academy Award winner for Best Picture starting from the very first ceremony.

    75th Anniversary Episode

    75th Anniversary Episode

    Buckle up everyone, we're ranking every Best Picture winner from the first 75 years of Oscar.

    • 1 hr 50 min
    2002: Chicago

    2002: Chicago

    It's been a long time coming, but Chicago is the first movie musical to win Best Picture since 1968's Oliver! Both of us love this movie so tune in to hear us fawn over the great cast and excellent musical numbers.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    2001: A Beautiful Mind

    2001: A Beautiful Mind

    The second Best Picture winner in a row to star Russell Crowe! Ron Howard is finally triumphant with his movie, A Beautiful Mind. We both agree that the Best Picture lineup for this year is outstanding so tune in and hear us give all five of them some love.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    2000: Gladiator

    2000: Gladiator

    Welcome to a new decade! The first Best Picture winner of the 2000s was Ridley Scott's Gladiator. However, our pick for the best film is an animated one. Tune in to find out which movie it is!

    • 57 min
    Rankings: 1990-1999

    Rankings: 1990-1999

    We're back with a special episode! We rank all ten Best Picture winners of the 90s. And we also throw in our favorite winners of the acting categories.

    • 34 min
    1999: American Beauty

    1999: American Beauty

    The final movie to win Best Picture in the 20th century was American Beauty. We had the pleasure of interviewing its producer, Dan Jinks, last week; so tune in to this episode to catch the rest of our regular coverage!

    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

David Gibbs Portland 4444 ,

Best Movie Podcast out there!!

I’ve listened to several episodes of every movie-themed podcast I could find. This is the best. These guys are smart, witty, not too tangential, well-researched, and beautifully passionate about film. They are articulate in their opinions and quick to recognize quality in a film, even when they don’t like it.

Great Hollywood, Oscar & movie history.

OkieFilmLover ,

Favorite movie podcast

I had a film quest several years ago to watch every film that had won Best Picture and I did. Listening to this podcast, I’m struck with how much I agree with their opinions on who won and who was snubbed. Glad you’re back and I look forward your new season.

Andytherescue ,

Everything an Oscar podcast should be!

Sam and Rance are not just an entertaining duo but are true movie enthusiasts! Their depth of knowledge on Oscar history and film history is fascinating!!! I've been hooked since Day 1 and am always excited for a new episode to drop!

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