The Academy Awards are all but over except for the film accolades and the fashion critiques. This got me to thinking about past Best Pictures, whether I had seen them all and if I could remember which films were the winners… I remembered most, have seen them all and didn’t necessarily enjoy every picture… Here they are in case you feel like reflecting or re-watching motion picture’s finest from the last decade.
2012 – The Artist… I must be the only person who hasn’t seen this yet
2011 – The Kings Speech… Fabulous film that I have watched several times
2010 – The Hurt Locker… Brilliant direction from Kathryn Bigelow
2009 – Slumdog Millionaire… An outside winner and a great movie
2008 – No Country for Old Men… A tough film… still adore Javier Bardem surprisingly
2007 – The Departed… Martin Scorsese at his finest (and then came Hugo)
2006 – Crash… Not one of my favourites but that’s just me
2005 – Million Dollar Baby… Heartbreaking and wonderful
2004 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King… Not my thing… but appreciated the hype
2003 – Chicago… another non-favourite of mine
2002 – A Beautiful Mind… Stunning performance from bad boy Russell Crowe
2001 – Gladiator… More Crowe and a massive Colosseum
2000 – American Beauty… Outstanding performance by Kevin Spacey
