Based in Tinseltown, well just north of it (North Hollywood), Zach and Kristen are married film industry professionals on a deep dive into the history of the Academy Awards. Every other week they watch the Academy Award winning Best Picture starting with the original ceremony in 1929 to now. Fascinated by the concept of The Oscars and curious about the culture surrounding them, the Phaneufs are on a mission to share the history and context of the “best” films in American history—thanks to Oscar and his Academy.
70th Academy Awards: Titanic
Titanic (1997) · May 1, 2025
Academy Archives: Fargo and Frances McDormand
Fargo (1996) · Apr 24, 2025
69th Academy Awards: The English Patient
The English Patient (1996) · Aug 29, 2024
Academy Archives: Apollo 13 and Emma Thompson
Apollo 13 (1995) · Aug 22, 2024
68th Academy Awards: Braveheart
Braveheart (1995) · Aug 15, 2024
Academy Archives: The Shawshank Redemption and Tom Hanks
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Aug 8, 2024
67th Academy Awards: Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1994) · Aug 1, 2024
Academy Archives: Jurassic Park and Jane Campion
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jul 18, 2024
66th Academy Awards: Schindler’s List
Schindler's List (1993) · Jul 11, 2024
Academy Archives: Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Al Pacino
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) · Jul 4, 2024
65th Academy Awards: Unforgiven
Unforgiven (1992) · Jun 27, 2024
Academy Archives: Beauty and the Beast and Jodie Foster
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Jun 20, 2024
Academy Archives: Beauty and the Beast and Jodie Foster
Beauty and the Beast (1991) · Jun 20, 2024
Academy Archives: Beauty and the Beast and Jodie Foster
The Accused (1988) · Jun 20, 2024
64th Academy Awards: The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Jun 6, 2024
Academy Archives: Goodfellas and Whoopi Goldberg
GoodFellas (1990) · May 23, 2024
63rd Academy Awards: Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990) · May 16, 2024
Academy Archives: Glory and Denzel Washington
Glory (1989) · May 9, 2024
62nd Academy Awards: Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) · May 2, 2024
Academy Archives: Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Ve Neill
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) · Apr 25, 2024
61st Academy Awards: Rain Man
Rain Man (1988) · Apr 18, 2024
Academy Archives: The Untouchables and John Patrick Shanley
The Untouchables (1987) · Apr 11, 2024
60th Academy Awards: The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor (1987) · Mar 28, 2024
Academy Archives: Children of a Lesser God and Marlee Matline
Children of a Lesser God (1986) · Mar 21, 2024
59th Academy Awards: Platoon
Platoon (1986) · Mar 14, 2024
Academy Archives: The Color Purple and Award Ceremony Directors
The Color Purple (1985) · Mar 7, 2024
58th Academy Awards: Out of Africa
Out of Africa (1985) · Feb 29, 2024
Academy Archives: Places in the Heart and Sally Field
Places in the Heart (1984) · Feb 22, 2024
57th Academy Awards: Amadeus
Amadeus (1984) · Feb 15, 2024
Academy Archives: 80’s Music and Shirley MacLaine
Flashdance (1983) · Feb 8, 2024
Academy Archives: 80’s Music and Shirley MacLaine
Tender Mercies (1983) · Feb 8, 2024
56th Academy Awards: Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment (1983) · Feb 1, 2024
Academy Archives: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and 50 Years of SAG
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Jul 20, 2023
55th Academy Awards: Gandhi
Gandhi (1982) · Jul 6, 2023
Academy Archives: On Golden Pond and Katherine Hepburn
On Golden Pond (1981) · Jun 15, 2023
54th Academy Awards: Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981) · Jun 8, 2023
Academy Archives: Films of 1980 and Thelma Schoonmaker
Raging Bull (1980) · May 19, 2023
Academy Archives: Films of 1980 and Thelma Schoonmaker
The Elephant Man (1980) · May 19, 2023
53rd Academy Awards: Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980) · May 4, 2023
Academy Archives: Apocalypse Now and Dustin Hoffman
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Apr 27, 2023
52nd Academy Awards: Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) · Apr 13, 2023
Academy Archives: Heaven Can Wait and Jane Fonda
Heaven Can Wait (1978) · Mar 30, 2023
51st Academy Awards: The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978) · Mar 23, 2023
Academy Archives: Star Wars and Bob Hope
Star Wars (1977) · Mar 16, 2023
50th Academy Awards: Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977) · Mar 9, 2023
Academy Archives: Taxi Driver and Faye Dunaway
Taxi Driver (1976) · Feb 23, 2023
49th Academy Awards: Rocky
Rocky (1976) · Feb 16, 2023
Academy Archives: Jaws and the History of Visual Effects
Jaws (1975) · Feb 2, 2023
48th Academy Awards: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) · Jan 26, 2023
Academy Archives: Scrooge and A Christmas Carol (1971)
Scrooge (1970) · Dec 22, 2022
Academy Archives: Chinatown and Ingrid Bergman
Chinatown (1974) · Dec 15, 2022
47th Academy Awards: The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974) · Dec 8, 2022
Academy Archives: American Graffiti and Child Actors
American Graffiti (1973) · Nov 17, 2022
46th Academy Awards: The Sting
The Sting (1973) · Nov 10, 2022
Academy Archives: Cabaret and Liza Minelli
Cabaret (1972) · Oct 27, 2022
45th Academy Awards: The Godfather
The Godfather (1972) · Oct 20, 2022
Academy Archives: The Last Picture Show and John Williams
The Last Picture Show (1971) · Oct 13, 2022
44th Academy Awards: The French Connection
The French Connection (1971) · Sep 29, 2022
Academy Archives: Airport and Helen Hayes
Airport (1970) · Sep 8, 2022
43rd Academy Awards: Patton
Patton (1970) · Sep 1, 2022
Academy Archives: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Dame Maggie Smith
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) · Aug 18, 2022
42nd Academy Awards: Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969) · Jul 28, 2022
Academy Archives: 2001: A Space Odyssey and Bosley Crowther
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Jul 21, 2022
41st Academy Awards: Oliver!
Oliver! (1968) · Jul 14, 2022
40th Academy Awards: In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1967) · Jun 30, 2022
Academy Archives: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Stuntman Yakima Canutt
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) · Jun 23, 2022
39th Academy Awards: A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons (1966) · Jun 16, 2022
Academy Archives: Ship of Fools and William Wyler
Ship of Fools (1965) · Jun 9, 2022
38th Academy Awards: The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965) · May 26, 2022
Academy Archives: Mary Poppins and Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins (1964) · May 19, 2022
37th Academy Awards: My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964) · May 5, 2022
Academy Archives: How the West Was Won and Sidney Poitier
How the West Was Won (1962) · Apr 28, 2022
36th Academy Awards: Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963) · Apr 21, 2022
Academy Archives: Birdman of Alcatraz and Women Editors in Hollywood
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) · Apr 14, 2022
35th Academy Awards: Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Apr 7, 2022
34th Academy Awards: West Side Story
West Side Story (1961) · Mar 24, 2022
33rd Academy Awards: The Apartment
The Apartment (1960) · Mar 10, 2022
Academy Archives: Anatomy of a Murder and Otto Preminger
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) · Mar 3, 2022
32nd Academy Awards: Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (1959) · Feb 24, 2022
Academy Archives: The Defiant Ones and Walt Disney
The Defiant Ones (1958) · Feb 17, 2022
31st Academy Awards: Gigi
Gigi (1958) · Feb 10, 2022
Academy Archives: 12 Angry Men and Japanese Cinema
12 Angry Men (1957) · Feb 3, 2022
30th Academy Awards: The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) · Jan 27, 2022
Academy Archives: The Ten Commandments and James Dean
The Ten Commandments (1956) · Jan 20, 2022
Academy Archives: The Bells of St. Mary and Santa Claus
Santa Claus (1959) · Dec 16, 2021
Academy Archives: The Bells of St. Mary and Santa Claus
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) · Dec 16, 2021
29th Academy Awards: Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) · Dec 9, 2021
Academy Archives: The Man with the Golden Arm and Grace Kelly
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) · Dec 2, 2021
28th Academy Awards: Marty
Marty (1955) · Nov 18, 2021
Academy Archives: A Star is Born and Edith Head
A Star Is Born (1954) · Nov 11, 2021
Academy Archives: A Star is Born and Edith Head
A Star Is Born (1976) · Nov 11, 2021
Academy Archives: A Star is Born and Edith Head
A Star Is Born (1937) · Nov 11, 2021
Academy Archives: A Star is Born and Edith Head
A Star Is Born (2018) · Nov 11, 2021
27th Academy Awards: On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954) · Nov 4, 2021
26th Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953) · Oct 21, 2021
Academy Archives: High Noon and John Ford
High Noon (1952) · Oct 14, 2021
25th Academy Awards: The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) · Oct 7, 2021
24th Academy Awards: An American in Paris
An American in Paris (1951) · Sep 30, 2021
23rd Academy Awards: All About Eve
All About Eve (1950) · Sep 23, 2021
22nd Academy Awards: All The King’s Men
All the King's Men (1949) · Sep 16, 2021
20th Academy Awards: Gentleman’s Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement (1947) · Aug 26, 2021
19th Academy Awards: The Best Years of our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) · Aug 19, 2021
18th Academy Awards: The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945) · Aug 12, 2021
17th Academy Awards: Going My Way
Going My Way (1944) · Aug 5, 2021
16th Academy Awards: Casablanca
Casablanca (1943) · Jul 29, 2021
15th Academy Awards: Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942) · Jul 22, 2021
14th Academy Awards: How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941) · Jul 15, 2021
13th Academy Awards: Rebecca
Rebecca (1940) · Jul 8, 2021
12th Academy Awards: Gone With the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Jul 1, 2021
11th Academy Awards: You Can’t Take It With You
You Can't Take It with You (1938) · Jun 24, 2021
10th Academy Awards: The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937) · Jun 17, 2021
9th Academy Awards: The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) · Jun 10, 2021
8th Academy Awards: Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) · Jun 3, 2021
7th Academy Awards: It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934) · May 27, 2021
6th Academy Awards: Cavalcade
Cavalcade (1933) · May 20, 2021
5th Academy Awards: Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel (1932) · May 13, 2021
4th Academy Awards: Cimarron
Cimarron (1931) · May 6, 2021
3rd Academy Awards: All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) · Apr 29, 2021
2nd Academy Awards: The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody (1929) · Apr 22, 2021
1st Academy Awards: Wings
Wings (1927) · Apr 15, 2021