Academy Awards: Thirty Years of Winners

A run through of the academy award nominees and winners from 1972 to 1976. Popular franchises like the Godfather and Rocky rise above others and how film underdogs surprise crowds.

A run through of the academy award nominees and winners from 1977 to 19781. There were a variety of types of films, from politically involved to intimate everyday representations to big budget blockbuster films.

Actor Grant Harling, our Brown Bag Wine Tasting contest winner, breaks the ice about acting and making it in LA while sharing a spicy red with William Shatner. Grant draws upon his aptitude for making friends when he rates and describes our mystery wine.

A run through of the academy award nominees and winners from 1987 to 1991. These years were filled with overdue recognition and undeserved snubs, such as Do The Right Thing and Barbara Streisand.

A run through of the academy award nominees and winners from 1992 to 1996. Women took on more central roles in films, and independent filmmakers, like Quentin Tarantino and the Cohen Brothers, started rivaling the big studios.

A run through of the academy award nominees and winners from 1997 to 2002. These were the years the rivalry between Dreamworks and Miramax burned as they competed to win Best Picture with their respective films year after year.