The Oscars Project is my plan to watch every best picture winner in chronological order from 1927 to the present day. I’ll be posting a quick review of each film along with a link to imdb and amazon, to make it easier for you to watch the films as well. The full list so far can be found at Best Picture Winners.

Latest film viewed: 1942 winner Mrs Miniver

Mrs Miniver is a 1942 film about life back in England during the Second World War. It won 6 oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director. Greer Garson, the English actress who won the Best Actress award gave the longest ever acceptance speech of 5 1/2 mins. The film is historically interesting as…