Acting!
This Ocean's 11 actor got his start in 1976 in a film about a giant man-eating bear, although the film didn't officially release until 2020. He has also starred in movies like O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Michael Clayton.
George Clooney
This director started out by making a made-for-TV movie named "Duel", but went on to make incredibly iconic films such as Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Jurassic Park.
Steven Spielberg
Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau decided to kick off an entire cinematic universe in 2008 with one of the most well known comic book characters off all time.
Iron Man
"Try the grey stuff, it's delicious! Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!" is a famous quote from the first animated movie to ever be nominated for Best Picture.
Beauty and the Beast
They said $100M couldn't be done but this movie proved them wrong, even with the constantly broken shark.
Jaws
Rita Moreno was the first Latina to win an acting Oscar for her role in this 1961 musical that is receiving a remake this year by Steven Spielberg.
West Side Story
With his first movie releasing in 1953 (Fear and Desire) and his most famous film releasing in 1968 (2001: A Space Odyssey), this director proves that time is just a number along your journey to success.
Stanley Kubrick
With this movie franchise receiving a reboot this year, the original movie contained one of the greatest twists in movies at the time and proves that people will always answer the question "Do you want to play a game?".
Saw
The first all-color movie to be nominated for Best Picture was A Star Is Born in 1938, but the first all-color movie to win Best Picture didn't happen until 2 years later with this ultra classic movie starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.
Gone With The Wind
Danny Glover will forever go down in history as the man that used the first on-screen cell phone, even though he used the 2 pound cell phone known as "the brick" in this movie.
Lethal Weapon
In her first feature film, Julia Fox plays alongside the Sandman in this movie about a New York City jeweler trying to win it all while his debts keeps mounting.
Uncut Gems
The single greatest travesty of our generation is this absolutely incredible movie did not get nominated for a SINGLE big time award. True corruption in it's highest form.
After directing 57 music videos, this director finally got his first feature film directing the third installment of an incredibly popular 80's action movie in 1992. It was a dud, but he went on to create what some consider the single best film of the 2010's.
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Wizards and Wands. Snakes and Spells. This movie brought a beloved book to the big screen.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In 1975, this mob movie about Vito Corleone became the first sequel to win an Oscar for Best Picture 2 years after the legendary first installation took home the same award.
Godfather Part 2
1995 proved to be a groundbreaking year when this first entirely CGI movie was released to critical acclaim.
Toy Story
This late actor saw the big screen for the first time in the 1988 "Christmas" movie Die Hard.
Alan Rickman
Known as one of the only true auteur director's left in the game, this man likes to feature Robert De Niro frequently (hello 1980-1995!) and has a deep connection with crime dramas.
Martin Scorsese
Spanning 35 years, this movie brought on a franchise of 5 additional movies and started with the legend himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Terminator
This director was the first female filmmaker to win the Best Director Oscar for her film The Hurt Locker. She also took home Best Picture for the same movie that year!
Kathryn Bigelow
Seeing GPS on screen was revolutionary when this spy used it to track his nemesis in this 1964 hit Bond movie.
Goldfinger
The actress was the first black female to win lead actress in 2001 for her role in Monster's Ball.
Halle Berry
Being nominated twice in 2018 and once in 2020 for Academy Awards, this director of Lady Bird proves that strong female leads matter in the world of cinema.
Greta Gerwig
Mission: Impossible
This 2016 musical starring two of my favorite actors is one of only 3 films to be nominated for 14 awards. It went on to win 6 of them. Talk about being very, very exciting!
La La Land
Who would have thought that we wouldn't see a toilet flush on screen until this iconic horror movie in 1960?
Psycho