The Best Picture Podcast

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2000.  Once again, the nominees are Chocolat; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Erin Brockovich; Gladiator; and Traffic.

Director:  Steven Soderbergh Producers:  Laura Bickford, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick Screenplay:  Stephen Gaghan Photography:  Steven Soderbergh Music:  Cliff Martinez Cast:  Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Don Cheadle Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 92%/Audience: 85%

Director:  Ridley Scott Producers:  David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick Screenplay:  David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson Photography:  John Mathieson Music:  Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer Cast:  Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 78%/Audience: 87%

Director:  Steven Soderbergh Producers:  Danny DeVito, Gail Lyon, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher Screenplay:  Susannah Grant Photography:  Ed Lachman Music:  Thomas Newman Cast:  Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Tracey Walter Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 85%/Audience: 81%

Director:  Ang Lee Producers:  Dong Ping, Hsu Li Kong, Bill Kong, Ang Lee, Zheng Quan Gang Screenplay:  Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung, Wang Du Lu Photography:  Peter Pau Music:  Dun Tan Cast:  Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Sihung Lung Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 97%/Audience: 86%

Director:  Lasse Hallstrom Producers:  David Brown, Mark Cooper, Kit Golden, Leslie Holleran Screenplay:  Robert Nelson Jacobs Photography:  Roger Pratt Music:  Rachel Portman Cast:  Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Victoire Thivisol, Lena Olin Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 62%/Audience: 83%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1975.  Once again, the nominees are Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, Nashville, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Director:  Milos Forman Producers:  Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz Screenplay:  Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman Photography:  Haskell Wexler Music:  Jack Nitzsche Cast:  Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, Brad Dourif, Scatman Crothers Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 94%/Audience: 96%

Director:  Robert Altman Producer:  Robert Altman Screenplay:  Joan Tewkesbury Photography:  Paul Lohmann Music:  Karen Black, Ronee Blakely, Gary Busey, Juan Grizzle, Allan F. Nicholls, Dave Peel, Joe Raposo Cast:  Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakely, Shelley Duvall, David Arkin Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 91%/Audience: 84%

Director:  Steven Spielberg Producers:  David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck Screenplay:  Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb Photography:  Bill Butler Music:  John Williams Cast:  Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 98%/Audience: 90%

Director:  Sidney Lumet Producers:  Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand Screenplay:  Frank Pierson Photography:  Victor J. Kemper Music:  N/A Cast:  Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, Charles Durning Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 96% Audiences: 90%

Director:  Stanley Kubrick Producer:  Stanley Kubrick Screenplay:  Stanley Kubrick Photography:  John Alcott Music:  N/A Cast:  Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Kruger, Steven Berkoff Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 91% Audiences: 92%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 2002 and bring up some other contenders for the prize that weren't nominated.  Once again, the nominees are: Chicago , Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist .

Director:  Roman Polanski Producers:  Robert Benmussa, Gene Gutowski, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde Screenplay:  Ronald Harwood Photography:  Pawel Edelman Music:  Wojciech Kilar Cast:  Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michal Zebrowski, Ed Stoppard, Maureen Lipman Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 95%/Audience: 96%

Director:  Peter Jackson Producers:  Peter Jackson, Eric Monette, Barrie M. Osborne, Rick Porras, Jamie Selkirk, Fran Walsh Screenplay:  Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson Photography:  Andrew Lesnie Music:  Howard Shore Cast:  Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 95%/Audience: 95%

Director:  Stephen Daldry Producers:  Robert Fox, Scott Rudin Screenplay:  David Hare Photography:  Seamus McGarvey Music:  Philip Glass Cast:  Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dilane, John C. Reilly Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 79%/Audience: 84%

Director:  Martin Scorsese Producers:  Laura Fattori, Alberto Grimaldi, Joseph P. Reidy, Harvey Weinstein Screenplay:  Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan Photography:  Michael Ballhaus Music:  Howard Shore Cast:  Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 73%/Audience: 81%

Director:  Rob Marshall Producers:  Don Carmody, Martin Richards Screenplay:  Bill Condon Photography:  Dion Beebe Music:  Danny Elfman, John Kander Cast:  Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 86%/Audience: 83%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1998 and bring up some other contenders for the prize that weren't nominated.  Once again, the nominees are: A Clockwork Orange , Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, The Last Picture Show, and Nicholas and Alexandra .

Director:  Franklin J. Schaffner Producers:  Sam Spiegel Screenplay:  James Goldman Photography:  Freddie Young Music:  Richard Rodney Bennett Cast:  Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Lynne Frederick Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 67%/Audience: 78%

Director:  Peter Bogdanovich Producers:  Stephen J. Friedman, Bob Rafelson Screenplay:  Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich Photography:  Robert Surtees Music:  N/A Cast:  Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 100%/Audience: 90%

Director:  William Friedkin Producer: Philip D'Antoni Screenplay:  Ernest Tidyman Photography:  Owen Roizman Music:  Don Ellis Cast:  Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 98%/Audience: 87%

Director:  Norman Jewison Producer:  Norman Jewison Screenplay:  Joseph Stein Photography:  Oswald Morris Music:  Jerry Bock Cast:  Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 83%/Audience: 92%

Director:  Stanley Kubrick Producers:  Stanley Kubrick Screenplay:  Stanley Kubrick Photography:  John Alcott Music:  N/A Cast:  Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke, Carl Duering, Anthony Sharp, Madge Ryan Rotten Tomatoes:  Critics: 86%/Audience: 93%

Eric and Sean rank and discuss the five nominees for Best Picture of 1998 and bring up some other contenders for the prize that weren't nominated.  Once again, the nominees are: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, and The Thin Red Line.