In 96 years, the Academy Awards have gone from a 15-minute ceremony with about 200 people to the foremost award for the best of the year in film. The Oscars are always in flux, changing awards, rules, voting bodies, etc., to stay up with the times. But in looking at the films themselves, cinephiles can see the shifting of film history. Certain trends stay the same—for example, the Oscars have always loved their historical biopics and grand epics—but the winners for Best Picture, in particular, show the constant changes within the film industry. The filmmakers 95 years ago probably couldn't fathom the likes of Everything Everywhere All at Once or Oppenheimer, and who knows if they'd even like either of these films if they were released back then.
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