The BEST Best Picture Winner of the 21st Century. (OSCARS COLLAB SPECIAL)

On this bonus episode of Fred Asquith On Film we have a very special collab feature with my good friends James & George of Pulp Kitchen (fellow London-based movie podcast)! In anticipation of the 2026 Oscars, we run through the Best Picture battles and winners from 2000-2025, debating ALL the highs, lows, Gladiators and Green Books, in order to determine: What is the BEST Best Picture of the 21st Century? Let me know your thoughts on our decision AND if you wanna hear more collabs/features like this! SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family!RATE & REVIEW! ("FoF IS ON THE UP")EXPLORE the FoF socials via my creepy website ⁠⁠⁠https://fredasquith.com⁠⁠⁠TIMESTAMPS00:24 Intro02:21 The Evolution of Best Picture04:48 Gladiator (2000)06:47 A Beautiful Mind (2001)08:03 Chicago (2002)09:57 The Return of the King (2003)14:36 Million Dollar Baby (2004)14:58 Crash (2005)16:25 The Departed (2006)19:07 No Country For Old Men (2007)20:51 Slumdog Millionnaire (2008)22:47 The Hurt Locker (2009)25:27 The Kings Speech (2010)26:06 The Artist (2011)26:58 Argo (2012)29:26 12 Years A Slave (2013)32:00 Birdman (2014)36:15 Spotlight (2015)37:28 Moonlight (2016)38:54 The Shape of Water (2017)41:20 Green Book (2018)44:08 Parasite (2019)46:35 Nomadland (2020)47:20 CODA (2021)47:45 Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)49:38 Oppenheimer (2023)51:53 Anora (2024)54:43 DECISION TIME! The BEST-Best Picture of the 21st Century!!57:01 Rotten Tomatoes Ranking GAME!