If you're like me, you are obsessed with watching as many of the Oscar nominated and winning films throughout the award's history. With The Oscars coming very soon, it only feels right then to check out TCM's annual 31 Days of Oscar event. Every year, the classic films channel dedicates the month leading up to movie's biggest night by showing films related to a theme, often in regards to Oscar-nominated screenplays or performances from a given year, as well as a few Best Picture winners. So, what is going on this year? The following is the list of every Best Picture movie and what day you can catch them on TCM (check local listings for more information). In case you wish to see what else will be playing this month, please visit their homepage and check it out for yourself.
Feb. 1 - Gigi, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai
Feb. 2 - The Sting, From Here to Eternity
Feb. 5 - It Happened One Night
Feb. 6 - A Beautiful Mind
Feb. 8 - Patton
Feb. 10 - The Broadway Melody of 1929
Feb. 11 - The Life of Emile Zola, The Great Ziegfeld
Feb. 12 - Kramer vs. Kramer, The Deer Hunter
Feb. 14 - Casablanca
Feb. 15 - Cimarron, Mutiny on the Bounty
Feb. 16 - On the Waterfront
Feb. 18 - An American in Paris
Feb. 19 - The Best Years of Our Lives
Feb. 21 - The Lost Weekend, Tom Jones
Feb. 22 - Grand Hotel
Feb. 23 - Marty
Feb. 24 - All the King's Men
Feb. 27 - Mrs. Miniver, Gandhi, Chariots of Fire
Feb. 28 - Going My Way
Mar. 2 - Around the World in 80 Days
There's a lot of other great variety to be found over the next month, so make sure to check your local listings and fill in the gaps of your Oscar history. It's going to be a fun time as always.
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