The Oscar Quest: Where We Are Now
Here lies the remains of what was once my Oscar Quest, my attempt to see every film ever nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. When I first started this blog and posted this article, there were around 530 films on this list. Now look at it.
Also, if someone smart or more resourceful than I am knows where I can obtain hard copies of these films (since I know they all exist as prints at UCLA/AMPAS/Eastman House or MoMA, it would be easier on me if I could just buy a DVD/stream it online/download it. I don’t exactly take weekend jaunts up to Eastman House, you know?), let me know.
Best Picture
1934 – The White Parade
1930-1931 – East Lynne
Best Actor
1927-28 – The Noose (Richard Barthelmess)
Best Actress
1928-29 – The Barker (Betty Compson)
Best Director
1928-29 – Drag (Frank Lloyd)
1927-28 (Dramatic) – Sorrell and Son (Herbert Brenon)
When you finish doing all of this, would you consider continuing and picking who your category winners would have been regardless of the nominees, as well as who you would’ve nominated that didn’t get nominated.
September 6, 2011 at 8:03 pm
I’m sure I’ll eventually end up doing that. Now, it sounds like too much work. But all I need to do is get the idea and start doing it, and by the time I don’t want to do it anymore I’ll already be halfway done and power through. So, yeah, I’ll probably end up doing that. Actually, it wouldn’t be so hard, since I’m already making Top Ten lists for all the years. It would actually be pretty simple. Or, at least, once I figure out my criteria, since — do I just pick favorites or try to maintain an Academy standard? There’s a lot of red tape involved there. It might end up being more trouble than it’s worth. So, we’ll see. I definitely wouldn’t rule it out. In fact, I’d expect it, knowing me.
September 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm
I don’t know where you can find any of these, but I recently ran across another blog on just Actor and Supporting Actor. I could go and find the blog again and give you the web addres. If you want so that you can ask him.
November 10, 2011 at 4:00 pm