If I Were the Academy for the Previous 40 Years (Part I: 1937-1956)

Explore the best Oscar-winning films from 1937 to 1956 in this retrospective analysis. Discover which classics would win if the Academy Awards were revisited today—a must-read for cinephiles and Oscar history buffs!

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Chicago

(2002)

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The Wiz

 

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Wuthering Heights

(2009)

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Citizen Kane

(1941)

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Casablanca

(1942)

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Double Indemnity

(1944)

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Gaslight

(1944)

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The Lost Weekend

(1945)

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It's a Wonderful Life

 

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Great Expectations

 

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The Heiress

 

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Death of a Salesman

 

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High Noon

(1952)

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Stalag 17

(1953)

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On the Waterfront

(1954)

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Marty

(1955)

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