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!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:24 Intro

02:21 The Evolution of Best Picture

04:48 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!