Favourite All-Time Oscar Winners

Tonight is the ultimate night where by Hollywood glamour is thrust into the epicentre of limelight, celebrating the film achievements and creations throughout the past year – the Academy Awards. This extravaganza has ballooned in its significance and grandeur since its humble beginnings on May 16, 1929. Whether you agree or disagree with its relevance in the motion picture industry, the overall quality of films recognized by the Academy for nearly a century have been extraordinary.

The following include some of my favourite Oscar winners. It was very difficult to narrow down some choices to say the least. As spoken on the granddaddy of all classic film channels (Turner Classic Movies), “let’s movie!”

Best Picture: Forrest Gump

Best Director: David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia

Best Actor: Sir Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs

Best Actress: Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Supporting Actor: Joel Grey, Cabaret

Best Supporting Actress: Anne Baxter, The Razor’s Edge

Best Original Screenplay (tie): Charles Brackett, D. M. Marshman Jr., Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard/Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Best Adapted Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, All About Eve

Best Cinematography: Black and White: George Barnes, Rebecca/Colour: Sven Nykvist, Cries and Whispers

Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre, Lawrence of Arabia

Best Foreign Language Film: Ingmar Bergman (Sweden), Through a Glass Darkly

Best Costume Design (tie): Theodor Pistek, Amadeus

I apologize as I know I didn’t include every Oscar category. Please discuss the categories in the comments below! I love and welcome all film discussion. I would also like to give a shoutout to Carol from The Old Hollywood Garden for giving me this idea 🙂

It’s the most wonderful night of the year for Oscar lovers! Enjoy!! 🙂