Starting Weight: 208
This was my weight after I had a baby and lost the baby weight I had gained. This was my weight before I got pregnant with my second child. I began to lose the weight in April of 2009, when I returned back to work after my maternity leave. So my starting, non-maternity, weight was 208 pounds.
Current Weight: 175 (33 pounds lost)
This was my weight on October 12, 2009 (roughly 6 months after I began to lose weight).
Goal Weight: 150 - 160
I calculated my goal weight by what would be healthy for my body. For my height (5' 8"), the healthy range for weight is between 135 and 165 pounds. If I can maintain my weight between 150 and 160 pounds, then I can have some leeway with my weight and still remain in a normal healthy range.
Tricks: I chew sugarless gum or drink a diet drink when I start to feel a craving coming on. On average, cravings only last about 10 minutes, so I only need to do something temporary to get me over the hurdle. Sometimes I have a craving where I just want to chew something, and other times I want something sweet. The gum satisfies my need to chew something, and a diet soda gives me something sweet, without giving me extra calories.
I sometimes feel hungry when in fact I am thirsty. If I drink a glass of water, my hunger pangs disappear for a while until it's time to eat again.
Sometimes I really just need a snack. There are somedays when I feel hungrier than other days (especially around that time of the month) and my tricks just aren't enough. I'll go for some reduced fat popcorn (one cup of popped popcorn has about 20-40 calories depending on the brand) so I can eat plenty and the popcorn gives me something to pick at over a small amount of time and helps me to feel fuller.
Motivation: Actually seeing the numbers on the scale drop is great motivation alone. However, when I finally dropped down a pants size, that's when it hit me that I was actually losing weight. My starting weight was considered to be in the obese range. My current weight is considered to be in the over-weight range. I never thought I'd be happy to be considered over-weight, but it beats being obese!
I've been over-weight for my entire life. In middle school I had a mean nickname that poked fun at my weight, and I even received a letter home from the school nurse concerned with my weight. I don't want to be that fat little girl anymore. In my mid-twenties it became time to be a healthy, fit woman. I can't hide behind that chubby girl any longer, and I refuse to go back to that weight. For me, that's the ultimate motivation!
Diet: I try to stick to around 1,500 calories a day. I don't make any food or beverage off limits. As soon as I tell myself that I can't eat a food, then that's all I'll want to eat. I try to balance out my meals. If I know that I'm going to go out for dinner or order a pizza at home, then I'll eat a smaller lunch. I'll either eat a salad or try to consume less calories. If I can't do either of those things then I try to get in a good cardio workout that evening to eliminate some of the extra calories I consumed. The important thing is to not worry about an overage of calories. If I have a bad day and eat too much or eat too much of the wrong food, I try not to worry about it. Plus, there are plenty of days when I come home tired from work, and the last thing I want to do is work out. Off days happen and you can't always control them. I stick to my weight loss plan for the following day and so on. I've noticed that I am picking healthier meals and snacks without feeling the urge to eat something bad for me. My "diet" is slowly becoming more of a life change and a daily habit.
Exercise: I try to do cardio exercise at least 3 times per week. I aim for 30 minutes each time. I do a variety of exercises and aim for the fat-burning heartbeat range. The fat-burning range is a lower-impact cardio heartbeat range.
I go for walks at a moderate pace. I will push my baby in the stroller when I'm at home or walk alone on my lunch break at work. I use my mp3 player with a programmed list of upbeat songs to keep me motivated to keep moving. In half an hour, I walk about 1.0 to 1.5 miles and burn between 160 to 200 calories (depending on how fast I walk). To keep track of how far I've walked and how many calories I've burned I use a pedometer. It's small and easy to use, and highly effective.
If I can't get outside, due to the weather or shear laziness, I'll do some cardio routines at home. I'll do all of the aerobic exercises on the Wii Fit game. When I do them all properly, I get winded and sweat. Plus it allows me to incorporate yoga and strength training with my aerobic workout. Sometimes I create my own workout routine. I'll jog in place, do squats and lunges, jumping jacks, kicks and punches, etc. I'll add any exercise to the routine just to keep me moving for 30 minutes.
Resources: I sometimes look to the website myfitnesspal.com. It's free, and it lets you log in your daily meals and exercise to help you keep track to your daily calorie intake. The website also helps you calculate how may calories you should consume a day.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Can Money Really Buy Happiness?
For me...yes!
Money...a noun meaning: A commodity, such as gold, or an officially issued coin or paper note that is legally established as an exchangeable equivalent of all other commodities, such as goods and services, and is used as a measure of their comparative values on the market.
Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition
I grew up with a family of middle-class income. If I wanted something growing up that was reasonable (not like a race car or a pony), I pretty much got it. Because of growing up that way, I became accustomed to that specific lifestyle. Now as an adult, I strive to maintain the same type of lifestyle. A similar income to when I grew up would provide me with the same type of living that I had become accustomed to. So for me, money would equal comfort and thereby contentment and happiness.
Money buys me health insurance to keep me and my kids healthy. It buys my house to keep us safe. It buys me heat to keep us warm. It buys me cable and video games to keep us entertained. It buys me food to keep us nourished and energized. It buys us all kids of things such as the ones just listed. Having those things gives us a normal and happy lifestyle.
Think about it...
What does money buy you?
Does it make you happy?
Money...a noun meaning: A commodity, such as gold, or an officially issued coin or paper note that is legally established as an exchangeable equivalent of all other commodities, such as goods and services, and is used as a measure of their comparative values on the market.
Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition
I grew up with a family of middle-class income. If I wanted something growing up that was reasonable (not like a race car or a pony), I pretty much got it. Because of growing up that way, I became accustomed to that specific lifestyle. Now as an adult, I strive to maintain the same type of lifestyle. A similar income to when I grew up would provide me with the same type of living that I had become accustomed to. So for me, money would equal comfort and thereby contentment and happiness.
Money buys me health insurance to keep me and my kids healthy. It buys my house to keep us safe. It buys me heat to keep us warm. It buys me cable and video games to keep us entertained. It buys me food to keep us nourished and energized. It buys us all kids of things such as the ones just listed. Having those things gives us a normal and happy lifestyle.
Think about it...
What does money buy you?
Does it make you happy?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Online Dating
New Experience
The world of online dating was extremely new to me. It's becoming extremely popular and a respectable place to meet people, but I was skeptical. I've seen advertisements on the television for several different online sites, such as eharmony, perfect match, and match.com. Every site claimed to be the very best website to find a partner, but how can you really tell?
What I Needed
I was ready for a real relationship, not just a fling or casual dating. I needed to meet people from my own area that wanted the same type of relationship as me. I had only become recently single after a string of long relationships. The only way I had met men in the past was through an aquaintance. I needed to meet someone new who wasn't already part of my friends or family that I could begin a new life with. I'm not a bar person and I couldn't figure out where to meet people, so I thought I'd give an online dating site a try. But how do you choose the right one out of so many choices out there?
Dating Sites
I tried one dating website where it matched me with a few people from California. I live in New Jersey, so it would be a waste of time to try and form an online relationship with those men. I waited a while and then joined another site with more local people. I discovered this one by a sign on the side of the road. I tried to put in the name of the site that I saw on the sign, but I typed it in wrong and ended up finding another dating site that worked well for me. It was free with an option to get a full membership, but at the time I didn't need one. I wasn't ready to just stick with one online dating site, yet. I eventually went with singlesnet.com - the website that I accidentally put into the computer.
The First Night
The first night I went to the website I created my profile to meet people. I was mostly honest about myself and what I was looking for in the opposite sex. I added a picture of myself and my catch-phrase. To me, that was the hardest part. I had to create a one-sentence phrase that others would read to see if they wanted to see my profile. What can I say to attract others and be upfront about my self in one line? I've never been good at summarizing myself in a sentence.
Once my profile was created, I began looking at local men that somewhat fit who I was looking for. I try not to judge a book by it's cover and get to know the real person inside, but that's not really possible online. When I was searching, I saw a picture, the catch-phrase, and a few specifics such as age and location. From there I found a few men that looked interesting, and looked them up further on their profile page. A few men IM'd me while I was searching and I hit it off right away with 2 of them. I got both of their phone numbers and spoke to each of them. One man was a lot older than me, and eventually discovered that the age difference was a problem on the phone. We never spoke again after that. I talked with another man every night on the phone for about a week after that (let's call him Scott).
How It All Ended
Scott and I finally met at a public, crowded restaurant and seemed to hit it off right away. We spent every night together that weekend and began dating right away. A few months later we were engaged. A few months after that I bought a house and he moved in with me and my son. A few months after that we were married. It got rocky really fast (lies, unemployment, stolen money, jealousy, abuse) and about a year after the wedding we signed the divorce papers. So my online dating experience ended up exactly where it started - I'm single and need to go to an online dating site to find a man because I don't know how to meet them otherwise.
The world of online dating was extremely new to me. It's becoming extremely popular and a respectable place to meet people, but I was skeptical. I've seen advertisements on the television for several different online sites, such as eharmony, perfect match, and match.com. Every site claimed to be the very best website to find a partner, but how can you really tell?
What I Needed
I was ready for a real relationship, not just a fling or casual dating. I needed to meet people from my own area that wanted the same type of relationship as me. I had only become recently single after a string of long relationships. The only way I had met men in the past was through an aquaintance. I needed to meet someone new who wasn't already part of my friends or family that I could begin a new life with. I'm not a bar person and I couldn't figure out where to meet people, so I thought I'd give an online dating site a try. But how do you choose the right one out of so many choices out there?
Dating Sites
I tried one dating website where it matched me with a few people from California. I live in New Jersey, so it would be a waste of time to try and form an online relationship with those men. I waited a while and then joined another site with more local people. I discovered this one by a sign on the side of the road. I tried to put in the name of the site that I saw on the sign, but I typed it in wrong and ended up finding another dating site that worked well for me. It was free with an option to get a full membership, but at the time I didn't need one. I wasn't ready to just stick with one online dating site, yet. I eventually went with singlesnet.com - the website that I accidentally put into the computer.
The First Night
The first night I went to the website I created my profile to meet people. I was mostly honest about myself and what I was looking for in the opposite sex. I added a picture of myself and my catch-phrase. To me, that was the hardest part. I had to create a one-sentence phrase that others would read to see if they wanted to see my profile. What can I say to attract others and be upfront about my self in one line? I've never been good at summarizing myself in a sentence.
Once my profile was created, I began looking at local men that somewhat fit who I was looking for. I try not to judge a book by it's cover and get to know the real person inside, but that's not really possible online. When I was searching, I saw a picture, the catch-phrase, and a few specifics such as age and location. From there I found a few men that looked interesting, and looked them up further on their profile page. A few men IM'd me while I was searching and I hit it off right away with 2 of them. I got both of their phone numbers and spoke to each of them. One man was a lot older than me, and eventually discovered that the age difference was a problem on the phone. We never spoke again after that. I talked with another man every night on the phone for about a week after that (let's call him Scott).
How It All Ended
Scott and I finally met at a public, crowded restaurant and seemed to hit it off right away. We spent every night together that weekend and began dating right away. A few months later we were engaged. A few months after that I bought a house and he moved in with me and my son. A few months after that we were married. It got rocky really fast (lies, unemployment, stolen money, jealousy, abuse) and about a year after the wedding we signed the divorce papers. So my online dating experience ended up exactly where it started - I'm single and need to go to an online dating site to find a man because I don't know how to meet them otherwise.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only to vote on the final ballot, but also to nominate. This award is considered the most important of the Academy Awards, as it is the result of all the acting, writing, producing, and directing put forth for a film.
History
In the first year of the Academy Awards (1927-28, awarded in 1929), there was no "Best Picture" award. Instead, there were two separate awards, one called "Most Outstanding Production," won by the epic Wings, and one called "Most Artistic Quality of Production," won by the art film Sunrise. The awards were intended to honor different and equally important aspects of superior filmmaking, and in fact the judges and the studio bosses who sought to influence their decisions paid more attention to the latter. MGM head Louis B. Mayer, who had disliked the realism of King Vidor's The Crowd, pressured the judges not to honor his own studio's film, and to select Sunrise instead. The next year, the Academy instituted a single award called "Best Production," and decided retrospectively that the award won by Wings had been the equivalent of that award, with the result that Wings is often erroneously listed as the winner of a sole "Best Picture" award for the first year. The title of the award was eventually changed to Best Picture for the 1931 awards. Since 1944, the Academy has restricted nominations to five Best Picture nominees per year. As of the 79th Academy Awards ceremony held in 2007 and honoring films of 2006, there have been 391 films nominated for the Best Picture award. No Best Picture winner is lost, though a few such as All Quiet on the Western Front and Lawrence of Arabia exist only in a form altered from their original, award-winning release form, usually having been edited for reissue (and subsequently partly restored by archivists). Other winners and nominees such as Tom Jones and Star Wars are widely available only in subsequently altered versions. The 1928 film The Patriot is the only Best Picture nominee that is lost. The Racket was believed lost for many years but a print existed in producer Howard Hughes's archives and it has since been shown on Turner Classic Movies. The Grand Staircase columns at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, where the Academy Awards ceremonies have been held since 2002, showcase every movie that has won the Best Picture title since the first Academy Awards in 1928.
The winners of the Best Picture awards are listed below in order. The winners are displayed in orange with the nominations from the same year listed directly below it.
1920's
1927-1928 (1st Best Production) Wings - Paramount
The Racket - United Artists
Seventh Heaven - Fox
1927-1928 (1st Best Artistic Picture) Sunrise - Fox
Chang - Paramount
The Crowd - MGM
1928-1929 (2nd) The Broadway Melody - MGM
Alibi - United Artists
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 - MGM
In Old Arizona - Fox
The Patriot - Paramount
1930's
1929-1930 (3rd) All Quiet on the Western Front - Universal
The Big House - MGM
Disraeli - Warner Bros.
The Divorcee - MGM
The Love Parade - Paramount
1930-1931 (4th) Cimarron - RKO Radio
East Lynne - Fox
The Front Page - United Artists
Skippy - Paramount
Trader Horn - MGM
1931-1932 (5th) Grand Hotel - MGM
Arrowsmith - United Artists
Bad Girl - Fox
The Champ - MGM
Five Star Final - First National
One Hour with You - Paramount
Shanghai Express - Paramount
The Smiling Lieutenant - Paramount
1932-1933 (6th) Cavalcade - Fox
42nd Street - Warner Bros.
A Farewell to Arms - Paramount
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Warner Bros.
Lady for a Day - Columbia
Little Women - RKO Radio
The Private Life of Henry VIII - London Films, United Artists
She Done Him Wrong - Paramount
Smilin' Through - MGM
State Fair - Fox
1934 (7th) It Happened One Night - Columbia
The Barretts of Wimpole Street - MGM
Cleopatra - Paramount
Flirtation Walk - First National
The Gay Divorcee - RKO Radio
Here Comes the Navy - Warner Bros.
The House of Rothschild - Twentieth Century Pictures, United Artists
Imitation of Life - Universal
One Night of Love - Columbia
The Thin Man - MGM
Viva Villa! - MGM
The White Parade - Fox
1935 (8th) Mutiny on the Bounty - MGM
Alice Adams - RKO Radio
Broadway Melody of 1936 - MGM
Captain Blood - Warner Bros.
David Copperfield - MGM
The Informer - RKO Radio
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Paramount
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Warner Bros.
Les Misérables - Twentieth Century Pictures, United Artists
Naughty Marietta - MGM
Ruggles of Red Gap - Paramount
Top Hat - RKO Radio
1936 (9th) The Great Ziegfeld - MGM
Anthony Adverse - Warner Bros.
Dodsworth - United Artists
Libeled Lady - MGM
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - Columbia
Romeo and Juliet - MGM
San Francisco - MGM
The Story of Louis Pasteur - Warner Bros.
A Tale of Two Cities - MGM
Three Smart Girls - Universal
1937 (10th) The Life of Emile Zola - Warner Bros.
The Awful Truth - Columbia
Captains Courageous - MGM
Dead End - United Artists
The Good Earth - MGM
In Old Chicago - 20th Century Fox
Lost Horizon - Columbia
One Hundred Men and a Girl - Universal
Stage Door - RKO Radio
A Star Is Born - United Artists
1938 (11th) You Can't Take It with You - Columbia
The Adventures of Robin Hood - Warner Bros.
Alexander's Ragtime Band - 20th Century Fox
Boys' Town - MGM
The Citadel - MGM
Four Daughters - Warner Bros., First National
The Grande Illusion (La Grande illusion) - World Pictures
Jezebel - Warner Bros.
Pygmalion - MGM
Test Pilot - MGM
1939 (12th) Gone with the Wind - MGM
Dark Victory - Warner Bros.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Love Affair - RKO Radio
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Columbia
Ninotchka - MGM
Of Mice and Men - United Artists
Stagecoach - United Artists
The Wizard of Oz - MGM
Wuthering Heights - United Artists
1940's
1940 (13th) Rebecca - United Artists
All This and Heaven Too - Warner Bros.
Foreign Correspondent - United Artists
The Grapes of Wrath - 20th Century-Fox
The Great Dictator - United Artists
Kitty Foyle - RKO Radio
The Letter - Warner Bros.
The Long Voyage Home - United Artists
Our Town - United Artists
The Philadelphia Story - MGM
1941 (14th) How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century Fox
Blossoms in the Dust - MGM
Citizen Kane - RKO Radio
Here Comes Mr. Jordan - Columbia
Hold Back the Dawn - Paramount
The Little Foxes - RKO Radio
The Maltese Falcon - Warner Bros.
One Foot in Heaven - Warner Bros.
Sergeant York - Warner Bros.
Suspicion - RKO Radio
1942 (15th) Mrs. Miniver - MGM
Forty-Ninth Parallel - Columbia
King's Row - Warner Bros.
The Magnificent Ambersons - RKO Radio
The Pied Piper - 20th Century Fox
The Pride of the Yankees - RKO Radio
Random Harvest - MGM
The Talk of the Town - Columbia
Wake Island - Paramount
Yankee Doodle Dandy - Warner Bros.
1943 (16th) Casablanca - Warner Bros.
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Paramount
Heaven Can Wait - 20th Century Fox
The Human Comedy - MGM
In Which We Serve - United Artists
Madame Curie - MGM
The More the Merrier - Columbia
The Ox-Bow Incident - 20th Century Fox
The Song of Bernadette - 20th Century Fox
Watch on the Rhine - Warner Bros.
1944 (17th) Going My Way - Paramount
Double Indemnity - Paramount
Gaslight - MGM
Since You Went Away - United Artists
Wilson - 20th Century Fox
1945 (18th) The Lost Weekend - Paramount
Anchors Aweigh - MGM
The Bells of St. Mary's - RKO Radio
Mildred Pierce - Warner Bros.
Spellbound - United Artists
1946 (19th) The Best Years of Our Lives - RKO Radio
Henry V - United Artists
It's a Wonderful Life - RKO Radio
The Razor's Edge - 20th Century Fox
The Yearling - MGM
1947 (20th) Gentleman's Agreement - 20th Century Fox
The Bishop's Wife - RKO Radio
Crossfire - RKO Radio
Great Expectations - Cineguild, U-I
Miracle on 34th Street - 20th Century Fox
1948 (21st) Hamlet - Two Cities Films, U-I
Johnny Belinda - Warner Bros.
The Red Shoes - Eagle-Lion
The Snake Pit - 20th Century Fox
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - Warner Bros.
1949 (22nd) All the King's Men - Columbia
Battleground - MGM
The Heiress - Paramount
A Letter to Three Wives - 20th Century Fox
Twelve O'Clock High - 20th Century Fox
1950's
1950 (23rd) All About Eve - 20th Century Fox
Born Yesterday - Columbia
Father of the Bride - MGM
King Solomon's Mines - MGM
Sunset Boulevard - Paramount
1951 (24th) An American in Paris - MGM
Decision Before Dawn - 20th Century Fox
A Place in the Sun - Paramount
Quo Vadis - MGM
A Streetcar Named Desire - Warner Bros.
1952 (25th) The Greatest Show on Earth - Paramount
High Noon - United Artists
Ivanhoe - MGM
Moulin Rouge - United Artists
The Quiet Man - Republic
1953 (26th) From Here to Eternity - Columbia
Julius Caesar - MGM
The Robe - 20th Century Fox
Roman Holiday - Paramount
Shane - Paramount
1954 (27th) On the Waterfront - Columbia
The Caine Mutiny - Columbia
The Country Girl - Paramount
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - MGM
Three Coins in the Fountain - 20th Century Fox
1955 (28th) Marty - United Artists
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing - 20th Century Fox
Mister Roberts - Warner Bros.
Picnic - Columbia
The Rose Tattoo - Paramount
1956 (29th) Around the World in Eighty Days - United Artists
Friendly Persuasion - Allied Artists
Giant - Warner Bros.
The King and I - 20th Century Fox
The Ten Commandments - Paramount
1957 (30th) The Bridge on the River Kwai - Columbia
Peyton Place - 20th Century Fox
Sayonara - Warner Bros.
12 Angry Men - Orion-Nova, United Artists
Witness for the Prosecution - United Artists
1958 (31st) Gigi - MGM
Auntie Mame - Warner Bros.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - MGM
The Defiant Ones - United Artists
Separate Tables - United Artists
1959 (32nd) Ben-Hur - MGM
Anatomy of a Murder - Columbia
The Diary of Anne Frank - 20th Century Fox
The Nun's Story - Warner Bros.
Room at the Top - Romulus, Continental
1960's
1960 (33rd) The Apartment - United Artists
The Alamo - United Artists
Elmer Gantry - United Artists
Sons and Lovers - 20th Century Fox
The Sundowners - Warner Bros.
1961 (34th) West Side Story - Mirisch Enterprises, United Artists
Fanny - Warner Bros.
The Guns of Navarone - Columbia
The Hustler - 20th Century Fox
Judgment at Nuremberg - United Artists
1962 (35th) Lawrence of Arabia - Columbia
The Longest Day - 20th Century Fox
The Music Man - Warner Bros.
Mutiny on the Bounty - MGM
To Kill a Mockingbird - U-I
1963 (36th) Tom Jones - United Artists
America, America - Warner Bros.
Cleopatra - 20th Century Fox
How the West Was Won - MGM
Lilies of the Field - United Artists
1964 (37th) My Fair Lady - Warner Bros.
Zorba the Greek - International Classics/20th Century Fox
Becket - Paramount
Dr. Strangelove - Columbia
Mary Poppins - Disney, Buena Vista
1965 (38th) The Sound of Music - 20th Century Fox
Darling - Anglo-Amalgamated, Embassy
Doctor Zhivago - MGM
Ship of Fools - Columbia
A Thousand Clowns - United Artists
1966 (39th) A Man for All Seasons - Columbia
Alfie - Paramount
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming - United Artists
The Sand Pebbles - 20th Century Fox
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Warner Bros.
1967 (40th) In the Heat of the Night - United Artists
Bonnie and Clyde - Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Doctor Dolittle - 20th Century Fox
The Graduate - Embassy
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Columbia
1968 (41st) Oliver! - Columbia
Funny Girl - Columbia
The Lion in Winter - Avco Embassy
Rachel, Rachel - Warner Bros.
Romeo and Juliet - Paramount
1969 (42nd) Midnight Cowboy - United Artists
Anne of the Thousand Days - Universal
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - 20th Century Fox
Hello, Dolly! - 20th Century Fox
Z - Reggane Films-O.N.C.I.C., Cinema V
1970's
1970 (43rd) Patton - 20th Century Fox
Airport - Universal
Five Easy Pieces - BBS Productions, Columbia
Love Story - Paramount
MASH - 20th Century Fox
1971 (44th) The French Connection - 20th CenturyFox
A Clockwork Orange - Haek Films, Warner Bros.
Fiddler on the Roof - United Artists
The Last Picture Show - BBS Productions, Columbia
Nicholas and Alexandra - Horizon, Columbia
1972 (45th) The Godfather - Paramount
Cabaret - ABC Pictures, Allied Artists
Deliverance - Warner Bros.
Sounder - 20th Century Fox
The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) - Warner Bros. (Swedish)
1973 (46th) The Sting - Universal
American Graffiti - Lucasfilm/Coppola Company, Universal
The Exorcist - Warner Bros.
A Touch of Class - Brut Prods., Avco Embassy
Cries and Whispers - Cinematograph AB Prod., New World Pictures
1974 (47th) The Godfather Part II - Coppola Company, Paramount
Chinatown - Evans, Paramount - Robert Evans
The Conversation - Directors Company, Paramount
Lenny - United Artists
The Towering Inferno - 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros.
1975 (48th) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - United Artists
Barry Lyndon - Hawk Films, Warner Bros.
Dog Day Afternoon - Warner Bros.
Jaws - Universal
Nashville - ABC Entertainment, Paramount
1976 (49th) Rocky - United Artists
All the President's Men - Warner Bros.
Bound for Glory - United Artists
Network - MGM, United Artists
Taxi Driver - Phillips, Columbia
1977 (50th) Annie Hall - United Artists
The Goodbye Girl - MGM, Warner Bros.
Julia - 20th Century Fox
Star Wars - Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox
The Turning Point - Hera Productions, 20th Century Fox
1978 (51st) The Deer Hunter - EMI Films/Cimino, Universal
Coming Home - United Artists
Heaven Can Wait - Paramount
Midnight Express - Casablanca-Filmworks, Columbia
An Unmarried Woman - 20th Century Fox
1979 (52nd) Kramer vs. Kramer - Columbia
Apocalypse Now - Omni Zoetrope, United Artists
All That Jazz - Columbia, 20th Century Fox
Breaking Away - 20th Century Fox
Norma Rae - 20th Century Fox
1980's
1980 (53rd) Ordinary People - Paramount
Coal Miner's Daughter - Universal
The Elephant Man - Paramount
Raging Bull - United Artists
Tess - Renn-Burrill Société Française de Production (S.F.P.), Columbia
1981 (54th) Chariots of Fire - The Ladd Company, Warner Bros.
Atlantic City - International Cinema Corporation, Paramount
On Golden Pond - ITC Films/IPC Films, Universal
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Lucasfilm, Paramount
Reds - Paramount
1982 (55th) Gandhi - Indo-British Films, Columbia
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Universal
Missing - Universal/PolyGram, Universal
Tootsie - Mirage/Punch, Columbia
The Verdict - 20th Century Fox
1983 (56th) Terms of Endearment - Paramount
The Big Chill - Carson Productions Group, Columbia
The Dresser - TV Limited/World Film Services, Columbia
The Right Stuff - Ladd Company, Warner Bros.
Tender Mercies - EMI-Antron Media, Universal/AFD
1984 (57th) Amadeus - Barrandov Studios, Orion
The Killing Fields - Goldcrest/International Film Investors, Warner Bros.
A Passage to India - G. W. Films Ltd., Columbia
Places in the Heart - Tri-Star
A Soldier's Story - Columbia
1985 (58th) Out of Africa - Universal
The Color Purple - Warner Bros.
Kiss of the Spider Woman - H. B. Filmes/Sugarloaf Films, Island Alive
Prizzi's Honor - ABC Motion Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Witness - Feldman, Paramount
1986 (59th) Platoon - Orion
Children of a Lesser God - Paramount
Hannah and Her Sisters - Orion
The Mission - Warner Bros.
A Room with a View - Cinecom
1987 (60th) The Last Emperor - Columbia
Broadcast News - 20th Century Fox
Fatal Attraction - Paramount
Hope and Glory - Davros Production Services, Columbia, Nelson Ent.
Moonstruck - MGM
1988 (61st) Rain Man - Mirage Entertainment, United Artists
The Accidental Tourist - Warner Bros.
Dangerous Liaisons - Lorimar Film Ent., NFH Prod., Warner Bros.
Mississippi Burning - Orion Pictures Corp.
Working Girl - 20th Century Fox
1989 (62nd) Driving Miss Daisy - Majestic Films Int., Warner Bros.
Born on the Fourth of July - Ixtlan Corp., Universal
Dead Poets' Society - Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures
Field of Dreams - Universal
My Left Foot - Ferndale Films
1990's
1990 (63rd) Dances with Wolves - Majestic Films, Orion Pictures
Awakenings - Columbia Pictures Corp.
Ghost - Paramount Pictures
The Godfather, Part III - Paramount Pictures, Zoetrope Studios
Goodfellas - Warner Bros.
1991 (64th) The Silence of the Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp.
Beauty and the Beast - Walt Disney Pictures
Bugsy - Baltimore Pictures, Mulholland Productions, TriStar Pictures
JFK - Ixtlan Corp., Le Studio Canal, Regency Entr., Warner Bros.
The Prince of Tides - Barwood Films, Columbia, Longfellow Pictures
1992 (65th) Unforgiven - Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
The Crying Game - British Screen, Channel Four Films, Miramax Films
A Few Good Men - Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Howards End - Channel Four Films, Merchant-Ivory Productions, Sony
Scent of a Woman - City Light Films, Universal Pictures
1993 (66th) Schindler's List - Amblin Ent., Universal Pictures
The Fugitive - Warner Bros.
In the Name of the Father - Hell's Kitchen Films, Universal Pictures
The Piano - Australian Film Comm., New South Wales Film/TV Office
The Remains of the Day - Columbia, Merchant-Ivory Productions
1994 (67th) Forrest Gump - Paramount Pictures
Four Weddings and a Funeral - Channel 4 Films, PolyGram Film Ent.
Pulp Fiction - Jersey Films, Miramax Films - Lawrence Bender
Quiz Show - Baltimore Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Wildwood Ent.
The Shawshank Redemption - Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia
1995 (68th) Braveheart - 20th Century Fox, Icon Ent., Paramount
Apollo 13 - Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Babe - Kennedy Miller Productions, Universal Pictures
Il Postino (The Postman) - Blue Dahlia Productions, Miramax
Sense and Sensibility - Columbia Pictures Corp., Mirage
1996 (69th) The English Patient - J&M Ent., Miramax Films
Fargo - Gramercy Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Ent., Working Title Films
Jerry Maguire - Gracie Films, TriStar Pictures
Secrets & Lies - Channel 4 Films, Thin Man Films, October Films
Shine - AFFC, Film Victoria, Momentum Films, Fine Line Features
1997 (70th) Titanic - 20th Century Fox, Paramount
As Good as It Gets - Gracie Films, TriStar Pictures
The Full Monty - 20th Century Fox, Channel 4 Films, Fox Searchlight
Good Will Hunting - Lawrence Bender Productions, Miramax Films
L.A. Confidential - Monarchy Enterprises, Regency Ent., Warner Bros.
1998 (71st) Shakespeare in Love - Miramax Films, Universal
Elizabeth - Channel 4 Films, PolyGram Filmed, Working Title Films
Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) - Miramax Films
Saving Private Ryan - Amblin Ent., DreamWorks SKG, Paramount
The Thin Red Line - Fox 2000 Pictures
1999 (72nd) American Beauty - DreamWorks SKG
The Cider House Rules - Film Colony, Miramax Films
The Green Mile - Castle Rock Ent., Darkwoods Prod., Warner Bros.
The Insider - Blue Light Productions, Touchstone Pictures
The Sixth Sense - Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
2000's
2000 (73rd) Gladiator - Universal & DreamWorks
Chocolat - Miramax
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) - Sony
Erin Brockovich - Columbia & Universal
Traffic - USA Films
2001 (74th) A Beautiful Mind - Universal & DreamWorks
Gosford Park - USA Films
In the Bedroom - Miramax
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - New Line
Moulin Rouge! - 20th Century Fox
2002 (75th) Chicago - Miramax
Gangs of New York - Miramax
The Hours - Paramount & Miramax
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - New Line
The Pianist - Focus Features
2003 (76th) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - New Line
Lost in Translation - Focus Features
Master and Commander - Universal, 20th Century Fox, Miramax
Mystic River - Warner Bros.
Seabiscuit - Universal, DreamWorks, Spyglass
2004 (77th) Million Dollar Baby - Warner Bros.
The Aviator - Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Warner Bros.
Finding Neverland - Miramax
Ray - Universal
Sideways - Fox Searchlight, 20th Century Fox
2005 (78th) Crash - Lions Gate
Brokeback Mountain - Focus Features
Capote - United Artists & Sony Pictures Classics
Good Night, and Good Luck - Warner Bros.
Munich - DreamWorks & Universal
2006 (79th) The Departed - Warner Bros.
Babel - Paramount Vantage
Letters from Iwo Jima - Warner Bros.
Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight
The Queen - Pathé Pictures
2007 (80th) - No Country For Old Men - Paramount Vantage
Atonement - Working Title Films
Juno - Dancing Elk Productions
Michael Clayton - Samuels Media
There Will Be Blood - Ghoulardi Film Company
History
In the first year of the Academy Awards (1927-28, awarded in 1929), there was no "Best Picture" award. Instead, there were two separate awards, one called "Most Outstanding Production," won by the epic Wings, and one called "Most Artistic Quality of Production," won by the art film Sunrise. The awards were intended to honor different and equally important aspects of superior filmmaking, and in fact the judges and the studio bosses who sought to influence their decisions paid more attention to the latter. MGM head Louis B. Mayer, who had disliked the realism of King Vidor's The Crowd, pressured the judges not to honor his own studio's film, and to select Sunrise instead. The next year, the Academy instituted a single award called "Best Production," and decided retrospectively that the award won by Wings had been the equivalent of that award, with the result that Wings is often erroneously listed as the winner of a sole "Best Picture" award for the first year. The title of the award was eventually changed to Best Picture for the 1931 awards. Since 1944, the Academy has restricted nominations to five Best Picture nominees per year. As of the 79th Academy Awards ceremony held in 2007 and honoring films of 2006, there have been 391 films nominated for the Best Picture award. No Best Picture winner is lost, though a few such as All Quiet on the Western Front and Lawrence of Arabia exist only in a form altered from their original, award-winning release form, usually having been edited for reissue (and subsequently partly restored by archivists). Other winners and nominees such as Tom Jones and Star Wars are widely available only in subsequently altered versions. The 1928 film The Patriot is the only Best Picture nominee that is lost. The Racket was believed lost for many years but a print existed in producer Howard Hughes's archives and it has since been shown on Turner Classic Movies. The Grand Staircase columns at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, where the Academy Awards ceremonies have been held since 2002, showcase every movie that has won the Best Picture title since the first Academy Awards in 1928.
The winners of the Best Picture awards are listed below in order. The winners are displayed in orange with the nominations from the same year listed directly below it.
1920's
1927-1928 (1st Best Production) Wings - Paramount
The Racket - United Artists
Seventh Heaven - Fox
1927-1928 (1st Best Artistic Picture) Sunrise - Fox
Chang - Paramount
The Crowd - MGM
1928-1929 (2nd) The Broadway Melody - MGM
Alibi - United Artists
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 - MGM
In Old Arizona - Fox
The Patriot - Paramount
1930's
1929-1930 (3rd) All Quiet on the Western Front - Universal
The Big House - MGM
Disraeli - Warner Bros.
The Divorcee - MGM
The Love Parade - Paramount
1930-1931 (4th) Cimarron - RKO Radio
East Lynne - Fox
The Front Page - United Artists
Skippy - Paramount
Trader Horn - MGM
1931-1932 (5th) Grand Hotel - MGM
Arrowsmith - United Artists
Bad Girl - Fox
The Champ - MGM
Five Star Final - First National
One Hour with You - Paramount
Shanghai Express - Paramount
The Smiling Lieutenant - Paramount
1932-1933 (6th) Cavalcade - Fox
42nd Street - Warner Bros.
A Farewell to Arms - Paramount
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Warner Bros.
Lady for a Day - Columbia
Little Women - RKO Radio
The Private Life of Henry VIII - London Films, United Artists
She Done Him Wrong - Paramount
Smilin' Through - MGM
State Fair - Fox
1934 (7th) It Happened One Night - Columbia
The Barretts of Wimpole Street - MGM
Cleopatra - Paramount
Flirtation Walk - First National
The Gay Divorcee - RKO Radio
Here Comes the Navy - Warner Bros.
The House of Rothschild - Twentieth Century Pictures, United Artists
Imitation of Life - Universal
One Night of Love - Columbia
The Thin Man - MGM
Viva Villa! - MGM
The White Parade - Fox
1935 (8th) Mutiny on the Bounty - MGM
Alice Adams - RKO Radio
Broadway Melody of 1936 - MGM
Captain Blood - Warner Bros.
David Copperfield - MGM
The Informer - RKO Radio
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Paramount
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Warner Bros.
Les Misérables - Twentieth Century Pictures, United Artists
Naughty Marietta - MGM
Ruggles of Red Gap - Paramount
Top Hat - RKO Radio
1936 (9th) The Great Ziegfeld - MGM
Anthony Adverse - Warner Bros.
Dodsworth - United Artists
Libeled Lady - MGM
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - Columbia
Romeo and Juliet - MGM
San Francisco - MGM
The Story of Louis Pasteur - Warner Bros.
A Tale of Two Cities - MGM
Three Smart Girls - Universal
1937 (10th) The Life of Emile Zola - Warner Bros.
The Awful Truth - Columbia
Captains Courageous - MGM
Dead End - United Artists
The Good Earth - MGM
In Old Chicago - 20th Century Fox
Lost Horizon - Columbia
One Hundred Men and a Girl - Universal
Stage Door - RKO Radio
A Star Is Born - United Artists
1938 (11th) You Can't Take It with You - Columbia
The Adventures of Robin Hood - Warner Bros.
Alexander's Ragtime Band - 20th Century Fox
Boys' Town - MGM
The Citadel - MGM
Four Daughters - Warner Bros., First National
The Grande Illusion (La Grande illusion) - World Pictures
Jezebel - Warner Bros.
Pygmalion - MGM
Test Pilot - MGM
1939 (12th) Gone with the Wind - MGM
Dark Victory - Warner Bros.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Love Affair - RKO Radio
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Columbia
Ninotchka - MGM
Of Mice and Men - United Artists
Stagecoach - United Artists
The Wizard of Oz - MGM
Wuthering Heights - United Artists
1940's
1940 (13th) Rebecca - United Artists
All This and Heaven Too - Warner Bros.
Foreign Correspondent - United Artists
The Grapes of Wrath - 20th Century-Fox
The Great Dictator - United Artists
Kitty Foyle - RKO Radio
The Letter - Warner Bros.
The Long Voyage Home - United Artists
Our Town - United Artists
The Philadelphia Story - MGM
1941 (14th) How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century Fox
Blossoms in the Dust - MGM
Citizen Kane - RKO Radio
Here Comes Mr. Jordan - Columbia
Hold Back the Dawn - Paramount
The Little Foxes - RKO Radio
The Maltese Falcon - Warner Bros.
One Foot in Heaven - Warner Bros.
Sergeant York - Warner Bros.
Suspicion - RKO Radio
1942 (15th) Mrs. Miniver - MGM
Forty-Ninth Parallel - Columbia
King's Row - Warner Bros.
The Magnificent Ambersons - RKO Radio
The Pied Piper - 20th Century Fox
The Pride of the Yankees - RKO Radio
Random Harvest - MGM
The Talk of the Town - Columbia
Wake Island - Paramount
Yankee Doodle Dandy - Warner Bros.
1943 (16th) Casablanca - Warner Bros.
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Paramount
Heaven Can Wait - 20th Century Fox
The Human Comedy - MGM
In Which We Serve - United Artists
Madame Curie - MGM
The More the Merrier - Columbia
The Ox-Bow Incident - 20th Century Fox
The Song of Bernadette - 20th Century Fox
Watch on the Rhine - Warner Bros.
1944 (17th) Going My Way - Paramount
Double Indemnity - Paramount
Gaslight - MGM
Since You Went Away - United Artists
Wilson - 20th Century Fox
1945 (18th) The Lost Weekend - Paramount
Anchors Aweigh - MGM
The Bells of St. Mary's - RKO Radio
Mildred Pierce - Warner Bros.
Spellbound - United Artists
1946 (19th) The Best Years of Our Lives - RKO Radio
Henry V - United Artists
It's a Wonderful Life - RKO Radio
The Razor's Edge - 20th Century Fox
The Yearling - MGM
1947 (20th) Gentleman's Agreement - 20th Century Fox
The Bishop's Wife - RKO Radio
Crossfire - RKO Radio
Great Expectations - Cineguild, U-I
Miracle on 34th Street - 20th Century Fox
1948 (21st) Hamlet - Two Cities Films, U-I
Johnny Belinda - Warner Bros.
The Red Shoes - Eagle-Lion
The Snake Pit - 20th Century Fox
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - Warner Bros.
1949 (22nd) All the King's Men - Columbia
Battleground - MGM
The Heiress - Paramount
A Letter to Three Wives - 20th Century Fox
Twelve O'Clock High - 20th Century Fox
1950's
1950 (23rd) All About Eve - 20th Century Fox
Born Yesterday - Columbia
Father of the Bride - MGM
King Solomon's Mines - MGM
Sunset Boulevard - Paramount
1951 (24th) An American in Paris - MGM
Decision Before Dawn - 20th Century Fox
A Place in the Sun - Paramount
Quo Vadis - MGM
A Streetcar Named Desire - Warner Bros.
1952 (25th) The Greatest Show on Earth - Paramount
High Noon - United Artists
Ivanhoe - MGM
Moulin Rouge - United Artists
The Quiet Man - Republic
1953 (26th) From Here to Eternity - Columbia
Julius Caesar - MGM
The Robe - 20th Century Fox
Roman Holiday - Paramount
Shane - Paramount
1954 (27th) On the Waterfront - Columbia
The Caine Mutiny - Columbia
The Country Girl - Paramount
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - MGM
Three Coins in the Fountain - 20th Century Fox
1955 (28th) Marty - United Artists
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing - 20th Century Fox
Mister Roberts - Warner Bros.
Picnic - Columbia
The Rose Tattoo - Paramount
1956 (29th) Around the World in Eighty Days - United Artists
Friendly Persuasion - Allied Artists
Giant - Warner Bros.
The King and I - 20th Century Fox
The Ten Commandments - Paramount
1957 (30th) The Bridge on the River Kwai - Columbia
Peyton Place - 20th Century Fox
Sayonara - Warner Bros.
12 Angry Men - Orion-Nova, United Artists
Witness for the Prosecution - United Artists
1958 (31st) Gigi - MGM
Auntie Mame - Warner Bros.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - MGM
The Defiant Ones - United Artists
Separate Tables - United Artists
1959 (32nd) Ben-Hur - MGM
Anatomy of a Murder - Columbia
The Diary of Anne Frank - 20th Century Fox
The Nun's Story - Warner Bros.
Room at the Top - Romulus, Continental
1960's
1960 (33rd) The Apartment - United Artists
The Alamo - United Artists
Elmer Gantry - United Artists
Sons and Lovers - 20th Century Fox
The Sundowners - Warner Bros.
1961 (34th) West Side Story - Mirisch Enterprises, United Artists
Fanny - Warner Bros.
The Guns of Navarone - Columbia
The Hustler - 20th Century Fox
Judgment at Nuremberg - United Artists
1962 (35th) Lawrence of Arabia - Columbia
The Longest Day - 20th Century Fox
The Music Man - Warner Bros.
Mutiny on the Bounty - MGM
To Kill a Mockingbird - U-I
1963 (36th) Tom Jones - United Artists
America, America - Warner Bros.
Cleopatra - 20th Century Fox
How the West Was Won - MGM
Lilies of the Field - United Artists
1964 (37th) My Fair Lady - Warner Bros.
Zorba the Greek - International Classics/20th Century Fox
Becket - Paramount
Dr. Strangelove - Columbia
Mary Poppins - Disney, Buena Vista
1965 (38th) The Sound of Music - 20th Century Fox
Darling - Anglo-Amalgamated, Embassy
Doctor Zhivago - MGM
Ship of Fools - Columbia
A Thousand Clowns - United Artists
1966 (39th) A Man for All Seasons - Columbia
Alfie - Paramount
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming - United Artists
The Sand Pebbles - 20th Century Fox
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Warner Bros.
1967 (40th) In the Heat of the Night - United Artists
Bonnie and Clyde - Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Doctor Dolittle - 20th Century Fox
The Graduate - Embassy
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Columbia
1968 (41st) Oliver! - Columbia
Funny Girl - Columbia
The Lion in Winter - Avco Embassy
Rachel, Rachel - Warner Bros.
Romeo and Juliet - Paramount
1969 (42nd) Midnight Cowboy - United Artists
Anne of the Thousand Days - Universal
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - 20th Century Fox
Hello, Dolly! - 20th Century Fox
Z - Reggane Films-O.N.C.I.C., Cinema V
1970's
1970 (43rd) Patton - 20th Century Fox
Airport - Universal
Five Easy Pieces - BBS Productions, Columbia
Love Story - Paramount
MASH - 20th Century Fox
1971 (44th) The French Connection - 20th CenturyFox
A Clockwork Orange - Haek Films, Warner Bros.
Fiddler on the Roof - United Artists
The Last Picture Show - BBS Productions, Columbia
Nicholas and Alexandra - Horizon, Columbia
1972 (45th) The Godfather - Paramount
Cabaret - ABC Pictures, Allied Artists
Deliverance - Warner Bros.
Sounder - 20th Century Fox
The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) - Warner Bros. (Swedish)
1973 (46th) The Sting - Universal
American Graffiti - Lucasfilm/Coppola Company, Universal
The Exorcist - Warner Bros.
A Touch of Class - Brut Prods., Avco Embassy
Cries and Whispers - Cinematograph AB Prod., New World Pictures
1974 (47th) The Godfather Part II - Coppola Company, Paramount
Chinatown - Evans, Paramount - Robert Evans
The Conversation - Directors Company, Paramount
Lenny - United Artists
The Towering Inferno - 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros.
1975 (48th) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - United Artists
Barry Lyndon - Hawk Films, Warner Bros.
Dog Day Afternoon - Warner Bros.
Jaws - Universal
Nashville - ABC Entertainment, Paramount
1976 (49th) Rocky - United Artists
All the President's Men - Warner Bros.
Bound for Glory - United Artists
Network - MGM, United Artists
Taxi Driver - Phillips, Columbia
1977 (50th) Annie Hall - United Artists
The Goodbye Girl - MGM, Warner Bros.
Julia - 20th Century Fox
Star Wars - Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox
The Turning Point - Hera Productions, 20th Century Fox
1978 (51st) The Deer Hunter - EMI Films/Cimino, Universal
Coming Home - United Artists
Heaven Can Wait - Paramount
Midnight Express - Casablanca-Filmworks, Columbia
An Unmarried Woman - 20th Century Fox
1979 (52nd) Kramer vs. Kramer - Columbia
Apocalypse Now - Omni Zoetrope, United Artists
All That Jazz - Columbia, 20th Century Fox
Breaking Away - 20th Century Fox
Norma Rae - 20th Century Fox
1980's
1980 (53rd) Ordinary People - Paramount
Coal Miner's Daughter - Universal
The Elephant Man - Paramount
Raging Bull - United Artists
Tess - Renn-Burrill Société Française de Production (S.F.P.), Columbia
1981 (54th) Chariots of Fire - The Ladd Company, Warner Bros.
Atlantic City - International Cinema Corporation, Paramount
On Golden Pond - ITC Films/IPC Films, Universal
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Lucasfilm, Paramount
Reds - Paramount
1982 (55th) Gandhi - Indo-British Films, Columbia
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Universal
Missing - Universal/PolyGram, Universal
Tootsie - Mirage/Punch, Columbia
The Verdict - 20th Century Fox
1983 (56th) Terms of Endearment - Paramount
The Big Chill - Carson Productions Group, Columbia
The Dresser - TV Limited/World Film Services, Columbia
The Right Stuff - Ladd Company, Warner Bros.
Tender Mercies - EMI-Antron Media, Universal/AFD
1984 (57th) Amadeus - Barrandov Studios, Orion
The Killing Fields - Goldcrest/International Film Investors, Warner Bros.
A Passage to India - G. W. Films Ltd., Columbia
Places in the Heart - Tri-Star
A Soldier's Story - Columbia
1985 (58th) Out of Africa - Universal
The Color Purple - Warner Bros.
Kiss of the Spider Woman - H. B. Filmes/Sugarloaf Films, Island Alive
Prizzi's Honor - ABC Motion Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Witness - Feldman, Paramount
1986 (59th) Platoon - Orion
Children of a Lesser God - Paramount
Hannah and Her Sisters - Orion
The Mission - Warner Bros.
A Room with a View - Cinecom
1987 (60th) The Last Emperor - Columbia
Broadcast News - 20th Century Fox
Fatal Attraction - Paramount
Hope and Glory - Davros Production Services, Columbia, Nelson Ent.
Moonstruck - MGM
1988 (61st) Rain Man - Mirage Entertainment, United Artists
The Accidental Tourist - Warner Bros.
Dangerous Liaisons - Lorimar Film Ent., NFH Prod., Warner Bros.
Mississippi Burning - Orion Pictures Corp.
Working Girl - 20th Century Fox
1989 (62nd) Driving Miss Daisy - Majestic Films Int., Warner Bros.
Born on the Fourth of July - Ixtlan Corp., Universal
Dead Poets' Society - Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures
Field of Dreams - Universal
My Left Foot - Ferndale Films
1990's
1990 (63rd) Dances with Wolves - Majestic Films, Orion Pictures
Awakenings - Columbia Pictures Corp.
Ghost - Paramount Pictures
The Godfather, Part III - Paramount Pictures, Zoetrope Studios
Goodfellas - Warner Bros.
1991 (64th) The Silence of the Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp.
Beauty and the Beast - Walt Disney Pictures
Bugsy - Baltimore Pictures, Mulholland Productions, TriStar Pictures
JFK - Ixtlan Corp., Le Studio Canal, Regency Entr., Warner Bros.
The Prince of Tides - Barwood Films, Columbia, Longfellow Pictures
1992 (65th) Unforgiven - Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
The Crying Game - British Screen, Channel Four Films, Miramax Films
A Few Good Men - Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Howards End - Channel Four Films, Merchant-Ivory Productions, Sony
Scent of a Woman - City Light Films, Universal Pictures
1993 (66th) Schindler's List - Amblin Ent., Universal Pictures
The Fugitive - Warner Bros.
In the Name of the Father - Hell's Kitchen Films, Universal Pictures
The Piano - Australian Film Comm., New South Wales Film/TV Office
The Remains of the Day - Columbia, Merchant-Ivory Productions
1994 (67th) Forrest Gump - Paramount Pictures
Four Weddings and a Funeral - Channel 4 Films, PolyGram Film Ent.
Pulp Fiction - Jersey Films, Miramax Films - Lawrence Bender
Quiz Show - Baltimore Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Wildwood Ent.
The Shawshank Redemption - Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia
1995 (68th) Braveheart - 20th Century Fox, Icon Ent., Paramount
Apollo 13 - Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Babe - Kennedy Miller Productions, Universal Pictures
Il Postino (The Postman) - Blue Dahlia Productions, Miramax
Sense and Sensibility - Columbia Pictures Corp., Mirage
1996 (69th) The English Patient - J&M Ent., Miramax Films
Fargo - Gramercy Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Ent., Working Title Films
Jerry Maguire - Gracie Films, TriStar Pictures
Secrets & Lies - Channel 4 Films, Thin Man Films, October Films
Shine - AFFC, Film Victoria, Momentum Films, Fine Line Features
1997 (70th) Titanic - 20th Century Fox, Paramount
As Good as It Gets - Gracie Films, TriStar Pictures
The Full Monty - 20th Century Fox, Channel 4 Films, Fox Searchlight
Good Will Hunting - Lawrence Bender Productions, Miramax Films
L.A. Confidential - Monarchy Enterprises, Regency Ent., Warner Bros.
1998 (71st) Shakespeare in Love - Miramax Films, Universal
Elizabeth - Channel 4 Films, PolyGram Filmed, Working Title Films
Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) - Miramax Films
Saving Private Ryan - Amblin Ent., DreamWorks SKG, Paramount
The Thin Red Line - Fox 2000 Pictures
1999 (72nd) American Beauty - DreamWorks SKG
The Cider House Rules - Film Colony, Miramax Films
The Green Mile - Castle Rock Ent., Darkwoods Prod., Warner Bros.
The Insider - Blue Light Productions, Touchstone Pictures
The Sixth Sense - Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
2000's
2000 (73rd) Gladiator - Universal & DreamWorks
Chocolat - Miramax
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) - Sony
Erin Brockovich - Columbia & Universal
Traffic - USA Films
2001 (74th) A Beautiful Mind - Universal & DreamWorks
Gosford Park - USA Films
In the Bedroom - Miramax
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - New Line
Moulin Rouge! - 20th Century Fox
2002 (75th) Chicago - Miramax
Gangs of New York - Miramax
The Hours - Paramount & Miramax
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - New Line
The Pianist - Focus Features
2003 (76th) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - New Line
Lost in Translation - Focus Features
Master and Commander - Universal, 20th Century Fox, Miramax
Mystic River - Warner Bros.
Seabiscuit - Universal, DreamWorks, Spyglass
2004 (77th) Million Dollar Baby - Warner Bros.
The Aviator - Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Warner Bros.
Finding Neverland - Miramax
Ray - Universal
Sideways - Fox Searchlight, 20th Century Fox
2005 (78th) Crash - Lions Gate
Brokeback Mountain - Focus Features
Capote - United Artists & Sony Pictures Classics
Good Night, and Good Luck - Warner Bros.
Munich - DreamWorks & Universal
2006 (79th) The Departed - Warner Bros.
Babel - Paramount Vantage
Letters from Iwo Jima - Warner Bros.
Little Miss Sunshine - Fox Searchlight
The Queen - Pathé Pictures
2007 (80th) - No Country For Old Men - Paramount Vantage
Atonement - Working Title Films
Juno - Dancing Elk Productions
Michael Clayton - Samuels Media
There Will Be Blood - Ghoulardi Film Company
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Pet Websites
PetFinder
I may want to adopt a pet, but where do I begin? I have searched through many websites and phonebook ads, and from word of mouth I came across a wonderfully helpful website http://www.petfinder.com/. On the Petfinder website you can:
- Search 213,800 adoptable pets with pictures and full info
- Locate shelters and rescue groups in your area
- Browse the resource library to learn more about pet care
- Post classified ads for lost or found pets, pets wanted, and pets needing homes
- Sign up to be a volunteer to help your local shelter or rescue group
This website is updated daily and identifies which type of home the pets would work best in. The animals are identified by certain characteristics: special needs, shouldn't be in a home with a cat or dog, shouldn't be in a home with small children, and declawed.
I used this website to find my special needs cat, Tipsy. This website is informative for anyone who is looking for a pet. You can do a search by breed, size, gender, age, and location of the shelters to find a pet. It is easy to navigate through and several contacts are listed for more information about a certain pet. I was able to speak with Kristina, Tipsy's foster mom, and we set up a private meeting so that I could bond with Tipsy before adopting her. Being able to speak one-on-one with the animal's temporary caregiver was extremely helpful to understand the animal. I would recommend shelter adoption over buying an animal from a store to anyone.
VeterinaryPartnerI found the website http://www.veterinarypartner.com/ to be useful to help care for the health of your pet. On the veterinary partner website you can:
- Search by behavior, health, diseases, drugs, and pet corner, or by the animals specific breed
- Research the world's first and largest online veterinary database and community
- submit your questions to "Ask a Vet"
This website is updated daily with the most recent medical information about pets and health procedures. I found the website fun to look around and useful for research. It's similar to a WebMD for animals website.
My Special-Needs Dog
A few years back I rescued a black labrador dog named Barney from abandonment. His owners tied him in the back yard, moved away, and left him to starve to death. When I found him, he was 10 years old and severely malnourished. He was still friendly and in good spirits, but he kept his tail between his back legs a lot of the time.I was a sucker for his large brown eyes, so I adopted him. What I didn't know at the time was that he was suffering from cancer in his back hips. I had him for about 2 years when I found out. The veterinarian said that cancer in the hind quarters of labradors was common. He slowly had increasing pain and trouble standing. He was healthy up until the last few months of his 13 year long life. Standing was painful for him, but he hung in there.
The veterinarian at the Paws and Claws clinic in Florence, New Jersey helped me to keep him medicated and feeling no pain. They were grateful that I cared for Barney because without a good home and a loving owner, he wouldn't have lasted as long as he did.
Barney was a wonderful pet: full of energy and spirit, loyalty and compassion. A large dog of his medical condition and age wouldn't have been easily adopted from an animal shelter, and would have been euthanized. Ever since my Barney passed away I've had a big soft spot for extra large dogs and pets with special needs.
My Special-Needs Cat
In March of 2006 I rescued my cat Tipsy from the Trenton animal shelter in New Jersey. She was found roaming the streets with a unique medical condition. At a specialized medical facility in Valley Forge, PA she was diagnosed with Cerebellar Hypoplasia, which is a neurological abnormality causing tremors and unbalanced movements in cats.What exactly is Cerebellar Hypoplasia?
This information was gathered from the Encyclopedia of Feline Veterinary Medical.
The cerebellum is the portion of the brain responsible for the control of motion. When a puppy or kitten is born with an underdeveloped cerebellum, the condition is known as congenital cerebellar hypoplasia. There are infectious causes of this condition in both cats (panleukopenia infection prior to birth) and dogs (herpes virus infection prior to birth). Improper development of the cerebellum may occur due to injury, poisoning or just from an accident in development in the uterus. It is generally possible to see signs of this condition almost as soon as the puppy or kitten is born. Affected animals have tremors and unusual jerky movements or may fall down when they try to move. The symptoms do not get worse as they age. As the kitten or puppy grows it will learn to compensate for its condition but there are usually lifelong signs of a decreased ability to coordinate movement. Almost all dogs and cats with congenital cerebellar hypoplasia can live happily as pets with a little special care to compensate for their disabilities.
First Troubles
When I brought my cat home I named her Tipsy because her condition makes her move like she's drunk all the time. For the first month after I brought her home, things were a bit difficult. She would sometimes use my floor as her toilet instead of her litter box, and she would spill her water every time she came near it. After a while we got into a routine together and the problems disappeared. I got a weighted water bowl so that it wouldn't tip over when she fell on it, and I purchased a corner litter box with a lower, wider opening in the front so that it was easier to get into. It was a trial and error process that took some adjusting to get used to.
Tipsy's Uniqueness
Tipsy's condition is unique. She moves differently than all other cats, but she can walk, run, climb, eat, and use a litter box well enough to have a normal life. She takes light steps when she walks and her back is always arched up. I believe it helps her keep her balance. Her behavior is normal; she loves to eat dairy and meat, and to watch the birds out of the back sliding glass door. Sometimes while Tipsy is walking around, for no apparent reason she will literally do a back flip. When she gets excited about something her head moves back and forth like a bobblehead figure. She also moves in a chicken peck motion when she eats. Everyone that sees her feels bad for her, but after a while it is comical. She thinks that she is a normal cat and has no idea that she is unique. She doesn't seem to feel any pain from her condition, and so far is living a normal healthy life.
I often think about what might have happened to Tipsy if she stayed in the shelter for much longer. She probably would have been euthanized because of her condition. She is over a year old now and is my constant companion. She will always be labeled as a 'special needs' animal, but she is so much more than that.
For more info about Cerebellar Hypoplasia: http://www.chkittyclub.com/pages/home.html
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
College Experience
The college experience I actually had was far different than what you see in the movies. I didn't see college guys playing frisbee on the lawns of the school, or hear about drunken frat parties where everyone slept together. Actually, college was pretty uneventful.
The Long Journey
For about 5 1/2 years I worked hard. I got my first degree in Radio/Television/Film from Rowan University in 4 1/2 years. I then took a year off to work, and then went back for an additional year to get another degree in Writing Arts. In my freshman year I had a baby, but I still went to school anyway. Proving that it is possible to have children and get a college degree. It wasn't easy, but I did it. Once I got the general education classes completed, I was able to concentrate on the classes that I liked from within my major of study. Most of those classes I enjoyed, but some I dreaded because of all the papers and tests involved.
How I Changed
In college I discovered things about myself that I didn't learn from the textbooks. I learned that I am dedicated and resilient. If I wasn't, I would have quit school when things got tough. I learned that I like logic and philosophy. I don't always understand it, but it can be fun to debate. I also became more independent and outspoken. In high school I was shy and dependent on others for fun and to take care of. I am the total opposite of that now.
The Long JourneyFor about 5 1/2 years I worked hard. I got my first degree in Radio/Television/Film from Rowan University in 4 1/2 years. I then took a year off to work, and then went back for an additional year to get another degree in Writing Arts. In my freshman year I had a baby, but I still went to school anyway. Proving that it is possible to have children and get a college degree. It wasn't easy, but I did it. Once I got the general education classes completed, I was able to concentrate on the classes that I liked from within my major of study. Most of those classes I enjoyed, but some I dreaded because of all the papers and tests involved.
How I ChangedIn college I discovered things about myself that I didn't learn from the textbooks. I learned that I am dedicated and resilient. If I wasn't, I would have quit school when things got tough. I learned that I like logic and philosophy. I don't always understand it, but it can be fun to debate. I also became more independent and outspoken. In high school I was shy and dependent on others for fun and to take care of. I am the total opposite of that now.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Briefly About Me
The Basics
Let's start out simple...My name is Andrea and I live in a small town in New Jersey. I have a son in the first grade and a daughter less than a year old. Both of my children constantly amaze me and are my constant companions. I also have a cat who walks like she's drunk all of the time. I'm 25 years old and recently divorced.
Education/Experience
I graduated from Rowan University with 2 degrees in Communication: Radio/Television/Film, and Writing Arts. I'm giving my television industry career a go by working for NFL Films. If I didn't work for the NFL I would like to be a teacher of young kids. Maybe one day I will switch careers. I recently got certified to teach elementary aged children in 2 states.
Why I Blog...
I've always wanted to join a blogging community, but never actually took the time to begin. I began blogging as part of a college class requirement. I can finally post information about things that I am passionate about and have researched. I love being able to post my opinions on events and take some time to research topics to talk about. Personal experience is a great way for people to learn from other people, and a blogging community creates that opportunity.
More About Me
I take pride in my movie collection and finding things on eBay. I love the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies sports teams. People with genuine loyalty and honesty are hard to come by today; I value those people.
I have a great soft spot for shelter animals, especially those that are deemed as 'special needs' animals. They get overlooked by potential caregivers more. To me that makes them the underdog pets, so I root for them to get good homes.
I'm a homebody mostly, but I like trying new things and going to new restaurants. My family is the most important thing in the world to me. I love to travel, especially to places that I've never been to before.
Let's start out simple...My name is Andrea and I live in a small town in New Jersey. I have a son in the first grade and a daughter less than a year old. Both of my children constantly amaze me and are my constant companions. I also have a cat who walks like she's drunk all of the time. I'm 25 years old and recently divorced.
Education/Experience
I graduated from Rowan University with 2 degrees in Communication: Radio/Television/Film, and Writing Arts. I'm giving my television industry career a go by working for NFL Films. If I didn't work for the NFL I would like to be a teacher of young kids. Maybe one day I will switch careers. I recently got certified to teach elementary aged children in 2 states.
Why I Blog...
I've always wanted to join a blogging community, but never actually took the time to begin. I began blogging as part of a college class requirement. I can finally post information about things that I am passionate about and have researched. I love being able to post my opinions on events and take some time to research topics to talk about. Personal experience is a great way for people to learn from other people, and a blogging community creates that opportunity.
More About Me
I take pride in my movie collection and finding things on eBay. I love the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies sports teams. People with genuine loyalty and honesty are hard to come by today; I value those people.
I have a great soft spot for shelter animals, especially those that are deemed as 'special needs' animals. They get overlooked by potential caregivers more. To me that makes them the underdog pets, so I root for them to get good homes.
I'm a homebody mostly, but I like trying new things and going to new restaurants. My family is the most important thing in the world to me. I love to travel, especially to places that I've never been to before.
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