Movies that made history
Here are all the films that have won the Oscar for Best Picture in recent years, in case you missed them.
The Artist
Georg, an egocentric movie star, develops a love affair with a young dancer, set against the backdrop of Hollywood’s silent film era.
Argo
A CIA agent launches a daring operation to rescue six Americans trapped in Tehran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
12 Years a Slave
Before the War of Independence, Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York State, is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
A failed actor attempts to revive his career through a Broadway production that he writes, directs and stars in.
Spotlight
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive abuse scandal and its cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its foundations.
Moonlight
The chronicle of the childhood, adolescence and inevitable adulthood of a young African-American gay man growing up in a troubled Miami neighborhood.
The Shape of Water
In 1960, at a top-secret research center, a lonely janitor strikes up a unique and very special relationship with an amphibian creature in captivity.
Green Book
An Italian-American working-class janitor becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist in 1960s America.
Parasite
The Ki-taek family finds itself with all of its members unemployed until they become involved with the wealthy and glamorous Parks family.
Nomadland
A sixty-year-old woman who lost everything in the Great Recession embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a nomad living in a van.
CODA
As the daughter of deaf adults, Ruby is the only hearing person in her family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby is torn between following her passion at Berklee College of Music and the fear of abandoning her parents.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant gets involved in a crazy adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring the multiverse.
