Over the next weeks, on screens in Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York, dozens of film will starting the journey that they will hope will end with the top prize: a Best Picture Oscar win. There can only be one, which means the race will be fierce, and few will survive, so before the madness begins (though some would argue it already has), let’s take a look back a few decades to see the movies that captured the imagination of awards voters and audiences.
Following supercuts for the 1990s and 2000s, Miguel Branco returns with a look at the 1980s. Once again, it’s another carefully put together piece, spanning three minutes, which weaves together some very different movies. Ranging from the late Richard Attenborough‘s epic "Gandhi," to Oliver Stone‘s grim "Platoon," to Robert Redford‘s grief drama "Ordinary People," the 80s found the Academy favoring heavier subject matter. But not entirely, as they closed out the ’80s giving the Best Picture statue to "Rain Man," while the middle of the decade saw "Driving Miss Daisy" take the prize. Check it all out below.