The Best Picture Podcast

Director:  George Clooney Producers:  Simon Franks, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, Zygi Kamasa, Kiyotaka Ninomiya Screenplay:  George Clooney, Grant Heslov Photography:  Robert Elswit Music:  Jim Papoulis Cast:  David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels, Patricia Clarkson, Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 93%/Audience: 83%

Director:  Paul Haggis Producers:  Don Cheadle, Betsy Danbury, Sarah Finn, Paul Haggis, Mark R. Harris, Randi Hiller, Bobby Moresco, Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari Screenplay:  Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco Photography:  J. Michael Muro Music:  Mark Isham Cast:  Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Terence Howard, Michael Pena Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 74%/Audience: 88%

Director:  Bennett Miller Producers:  Caroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William Vince Screenplay:  Dan Futterman Photography:  Adam Kimmel Music:  Mychael Dianna Cast:  Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bruce Greenwood Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 89%/Audience: 82%

Director:  Ang Lee Producers:  Scott Ferguson, Diana Ossana, James Schamus Screenplay:  Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana Photography:  Rodrigo Prieto Music:  Gustavo Santaolalla Cast:  Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 88%/Audience: 82%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1967.  Once again, the nominees are Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor Dolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night .

Director:  Norman Jewison Producer:  Walter Mirisch Screenplay:  Stirling Silliphant Photography:  Haskell Wexler Music:  Quincy Jones Cast:  Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates, Scott Wilson Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 96%/Audience: 92%

Director:  Stanley Kramer Producer:  Stanley Kramer Screenplay:  William Rose Photography:  Sam Leavitt Music:  Frank De Vol Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton, Cecil Kellaway Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 71%/Audience: 85%

Director:  Mike Nichols Producer:  Lawrence Turman Screenplay:  Calder Willingham, Buck Henry Photography:  Robert Surtees Music:  N/A Cast:  Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 86%/Audience: 90%

Director:  Richard Fleischer Producer:  Arthur P. Jacobs Screenplay:  Leslie Bricusse Photography:  Robert Surtees Music:  Robert Surtees Cast:  Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, William Dix, Richard Attenborough Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 29%/Audience: 57%

Director:  Arthur Penn Producer:  Warren Beatty Screenplay:  David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne Photography:  Burnett Guffey Music:  Charles Strouse Cast:  Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 90%/Audience: 88%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1968.  Once again, the nominees are Funny Girl; The Lion in Winter; Oliver!; Rachel, Rachel; and Romeo and Juliet .

Director:  Franco Zeffirelli Producers:  John Brabourne, Anthony Havelock-Allan Screenplay:  Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli Photography:  Pasqualino De Santis Music:  Nino Rota Cast:  Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Michael York, Pat Heywood, John McEnery Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 95%/Audience: 74%

Director:  Paul Newman Producer:  Paul Newman Screenplay:  Stewart Stern Photography:  Gayne Rescher Music:  Jerome Moross Cast:  Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Estelle Parsons, Kate Harrington, Donald Moffat Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 91%/Audience: 76%

Director:  Carol Reed Producer:  John Woolf Screenplay:  Vernon Harris Photography:  Oswald Morris Music:  Lionel Bart, Johnny Green Cast:  Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 90%/Audience: 81%

Director:  Anthony Harvey Producer:  Martin Poll Screenplay:  James Goldman Photography:  Douglas Slocombe Music:  John Barry Cast:  Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton, John Castle Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 91%/Audience: 90%

Director:  William Wyler Producer:  Ray Stark Screenplay:  Isobel Lennart Photography:  Harry Stradling Sr. Music:  Jule Styne, Walter Scharf Cast:  Barbra Streisand, Omar Sahrif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 94%/Audience: 85%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2015.  Once again, the nominees are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight .

Director:  Tom McCarthy Producers:  Kate Churchill, Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar, Youtchi von Lintel Screenplay:  Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Photography:  Masanobu Takayanagi Music:  Howard Shore Cast:  Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 97%/Audience: 93%

Director:  Lenny Abrahamson Producers:  David Gross, Ed Guiney, Chantelle Tabrizi Screenplay:  Emma Donoghue Photography:  Danny Cohen Music:  Stephen Rennicks Cast:  Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 93%/Audience: 93%

Director:  Alejandro G. Inarritu Producers:  Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giacobone, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Douglas Jones, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon, Scott Robertson, Alex G. Scott, James W. Skotchdopole Screenplay:  Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Inarritu Photography:  Emmanuel Lubezki Music:  Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto Cast:  Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Glees...

Director:  Ridley Scott Producers:  Mark Huffam, Simon Kinberg, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott, Adiya Sood Screenplay:  Drew Goddard Photography:  Dariusz Wolski Music:  Harry Gregson-Williams Cast:  Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Donald Glover, Michael Pena Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 91%/Audience: 91%

Director:  George Miller Producers:  George Miller, Doug Miller, P.J. Voeten Screenplay:  George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris Photography:  John Seale Music:  Junkie XL Cast:  Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 97%/Audience: 86%

Director:  John Crowley Producers:  Finola Dwyer, Pierre Even, Susan Mullen, Amanda Posey, Marie-Claude Poulin Screenplay:  Nick Hornby Photography:  Yves Belanger Music:  Michael Brook Cast:  Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 97%/Audience: 87%

Director:  Steven Spielberg Producers:  Christoph Fisser, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Hanning Molfenter, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg, Charlie Woebcken Screenplay:  Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Photography:  Janusz Kaminski Music:  Thomas Newman Cast:  Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 91%/Audience: 87%

Director:  Adam McKay Producers:  Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Robyn Wholey Screenplay:  Charles Randolph, Adam McKay Photography:  Barry Ackroyd Music:  Nicholas Britell Cast:  Christian Bale, Steve Carell, John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Ryan Gosling Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 89%/Audience: 88%