TLDR; Father/Daughter team watch and review all movies nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, starting back in 1927. Welcome to Shea Cinema, The Best Picture Project! Join host Sara Shea and her father, William Shea, as they watch and explore every film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Sara and Dad are recreating a project Sara assigned to her high school Film Studies students, which includes contextual historical research, discussing their personal responses to each film, what makes these films important, why these films need to be understood in context, and, finally, did the winner deserve the Oscar? So grab your popcorn, pull up a chair, sit back and relax, and let's begin Shea Cinema.
S6E12: 42nd Street, 1933
42nd Street (1933) · Apr 1, 2026
S6E10: State Fair, 1933
State Fair (1933) · Jul 5, 2025
S6E9: She Done Him Wrong, 1933
She Done Him Wrong (1933) · Apr 7, 2025
S6E8: Cavalcade, 1933
Cavalcade (1933) · Mar 19, 2025
S6E7: A Farewell to Arms, 1932
A Farewell to Arms (1932) · Dec 28, 2024
S6E5: I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, 1932 (feat. Kieran B)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) · Oct 28, 2024
S6E4: Smilin' Through, 1932
Smilin' Through (1932) · Oct 21, 2024
S5E10: Grand Hotel, 1932
Grand Hotel (1932) · Jun 25, 2024
S5E9: One Hour With You, 1932
One Hour with You (1932) · Jun 17, 2024
S5E8: Shanghai Express, 1932
Shanghai Express (1932) · Jun 10, 2024
S5E7: Arrowsmith, 1931
Arrowsmith (1931) · Jun 4, 2024
S5E5: The Champ, 1931
The Champ (1931) · May 13, 2024
S5E4: Five Star Final, 1931
Five Star Final (1931) · Apr 29, 2024
S5E3: Bad Girl, 1931
Bad Girl (1931) · Apr 22, 2024
S5E2: The Smiling Lieutenant, 1931
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) · Apr 15, 2024
S4 E8: Trader Horn, 1931
Trader Horn (1931) · Mar 22, 2024
S4E5: The Front Page, 1931
The Front Page (1931) · Feb 23, 2024
S4E4: East Lynne, 1931
East Lynne (1931) · Feb 16, 2024
S4E2: Cimarron, 1931
Cimarron (1931) · Feb 9, 2024
S3E7: Season 3 Finale
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) · Jan 26, 2024
S3E7: Season 3 Finale
The Divorcee (1930) · Jan 26, 2024
S3E6: The Big House, 1930
The Big House (1930) · Jan 19, 2024
S3E5: The Divorcee, 1930
The Divorcee (1930) · Jan 12, 2024
S3E4: All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) · Jan 5, 2024
S3E3: The Love Parade, 1929
The Love Parade (1929) · Dec 29, 2023
S3E2: Disraeli, 1929
Disraeli (1929) · Dec 22, 2023
S2E6: The Hollywood Revue, 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) · Nov 24, 2023
S2E4: The Broadway Melody, 1929
The Broadway Melody (1929) · Nov 10, 2023
S2E3: In Old Arizona, 1928
In Old Arizona (1928) · Nov 2, 2023
S2E2: The Patriot, 1928
The Patriot (1928) · Oct 27, 2023
S1E7: The Racket (1928)
The Racket (1928) · Oct 2, 2023
S1E6: The Crowd (1928)
The Crowd (1928) · Sep 25, 2023
S1E3: 7th Heaven (1927)
7th Heaven (1927) · Sep 4, 2023