The Best Picture Winners at the Oscars: A Statement of Purpose Part IX

And we have the final batch. Yup, I’m going to finish it all the way here. I’ve done a handful of them previously, but nothing like the 90s to early 00s. So there won’t be too many second looks.

Looking ahead, this seems to be where the Academy has experienced the most turbulence in “what it means” regarding the Best Picture Winners. I’ve seen it change from the very beginning when it was very obviously about rewarding producers who bet big with large productions and won big with box offi...