Watch: 8-Minute Supercut Highlights Every Oscar Best Picture Winner Ever

With the 88th Academy Awards ceremony a little less than a week away, it’s tempting to ponder which of 2015’s selected films will take home the statue for Best Picture. At one point, “The Revenant” looked to be a dark horse candidate, the thinking was that it was too gritty for voters, but with Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s big win at the DGA Awards, as well as the movie’s stellar performance at this year’s Golden Globes, no one should count it out just yet. Ditto for “Spotlight,” a smart, grown-up drama that undeniably checks all of the Academy boxes and yet remains very much its own thing. “Mad Max: Fury Road” would be a hell of a great surprise, and let’s not forget Adam McKay’s “The Big Short,” which was greeted with more critical enthusiasm than most probably anticipated.  

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