The Best Of The Best Pictures

In celebration of the 96th Academy Awards on March 11, join us at Dendy Cinemas as we celebrate the great cinematic achievements of the past with a selection of our favourite Best Picture winners over the last nine decades. From Golden Age classics and gripping dramas to modern masterpieces and historical epics, there’s something for every film lover with these eight Oscar-winning classics back on the big screen once again.

• Casablanca (1942)

Winner of three Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing – Screenplay)

• Gone with the Wind (1939)

Winner of eight Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography – Colour, Best Writing – Screenplay)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Winner of five Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Writing – Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Winner of seven Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Cinematography – Colour, Best Art Direction – Set Decoration – Colour, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Score – Substantially Original)

• The Deer Hunter (1978)

Winner of five Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing)

• On the Waterfront (1954)

Winner of eight Academy Awards (Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Story and Screenplay, Best Art Direction – Black-and-White, Best Cinematography – Black-and-White, and Best Film Editing)

• Parasite (2019)

Winner of four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature)

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Winner of five Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Writing – Screenplay Adapted From Other Material)