For the next few weeks, I’ll be posting a weekly schedule of TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar every Friday. This is more for me to keep track of when the films I’m interested in seeing and revisiting are playing (most of which I’m probably going to catch on Watch TCM if they’re available there anyway). So that would explain why I’m practically copying down every film from the schedule…I tried to narrow it down though! There are just too many quality films airing this month, and I’m looking forward to seeing them. I also included every Best Picture nominee that I haven’t seen yet, so that also explains why I didn’t limit the number of films listed. Also included are the showings of the new documentary about Oscar history, which I marked like this so it won’t be missed!
To kick off this year’s 31 Days of Oscar, TCM will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Hollywood’s greatest year in film (unlike this year’s Oscars ceremony…ahem)! So I decided to include all the films listed for tomorrow because it was indeed a spectacular year, and each Best Picture nominee for the year 1939 is worth checking out. On February 4th, TCM will be showing a number of films that were nominated or won Best Foreign Language Film, so I listed all of them because I’d eventually like to see them all…
All times listed are Central, so be sure to check your local listings and visit TCM’s website for additional information. And of course, let me know if there are any films this week that I should add to my watchlist asap, or if there’s a film missing on here from TCM’s schedule that I should see. Films marked with an asterisk are ones I’ve seen before that I recommend checking out!
Saturday, February 1st
1939 Best Picture Nominees…The 12th Year
- 05:00 AM (CST) – Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)*
- 07:00 AM (CST) – Of Mice and Men (1939)
- 09:00 AM (CST) – Ninotchka (1939)*
- 11:00 AM (CST) – Wuthering Heights (1939)*
- 01:00 PM (CST) – Stagecoach (1939)*
- 02:45 PM (CST) – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)*
- 05:00 PM (CST) – The Wizard of Oz (1939)*
- 07:00 PM (CST) – And the Oscar Goes To… (2014)
- 09:00 PM (CST) – Gone with the Wind (1939)*
- 01:00 AM (CST) – Dark Victory (1939)*
- 03:00 AM (CST) – Love Affair (1939)*
Sunday, February 2nd
Best Picture Nominee Marathon
- 05:00 AM (CST) – The Letter (1940)*
- 06.45 AM (CST) – Kings Row (1941)
- 09:00 AM (CST) – A Thousand Clowns (1965)
- 03:30 PM (CST) – The Defiant Ones (1958)*
- 05:15 PM (CST) – 12 Angry Men (1957)*
1945 Best Picture Nominees…The 18th Year
- 07:00 PM (CST) – The Lost Weekend (1945)*
- 09:00 PM (CST) – And the Oscar Goes To… (2014)
- 01:15 AM (CST) – Spellbound (1945)*
- 03:15 AM (CST) – Anchors Aweigh (1945)*
Monday, February 3rd
1945 Best Picture Nominees (continued)
- 06:00 AM (CST) – Mildred Pierce (1945)*
Best Costume Design Nominee and Winner Marathon
- 08:00 AM (CST) – How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)*
- 12:00 PM (CST) – It Should Happen To You (1953)*
- 01:30 PM (CST) – Tess (1980)
1954 Best Costume Design, Color…The 27th Year
- 07:00 PM (CST) – A Star is Born (1954)*
- 10:00 PM (CST) – Gate of Hell (1954)
- 03:45 AM (CST) – Brigadoon (1954)
Tuesday, February 4th
Best Foreign Language Film Nominee and Winner Marathon
- 05:45 AM (CST) – La Strada (1954)
- 07:45 AM (CST) – The Burmese Harp (1957)
- 09:45 AM (CST) – The Virgin Spring (1960)
- 11:15 AM (CST) – Closely Watched Trains (1967)
- 04:30 PM (CST) – The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- 07:00 PM (CST) – Z (1969)
- 09:00 PM (CST) – Babette’s Feast (1987)
1932/1933 Best Director Nominees…The 6th Year
- 07:00 PM (CST) – Lady for a Day (1933)*
- 11:00 PM (CST) – Little Women (1933)
Best Supporting Actor Nominee Marathon
- 01:15 AM (CST) – The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
- 03:15 AM (CST) – Rebel Without a Cause (1955)*
Wednesday, February 5th
Best Supporting Actor Nominee Marathon (continued)
- 05:15 AM (CST) – Bus Stop (1956)
- 07:15 AM (CST) – A Farewell to Arms (1957)
- 10:00 AM (CST) – Billy Budd (1962)
- 12:00 PM (CST) – The Dirty Dozen (1967)
1946 Best Supporting Actor Nominees…The 19th Year
- 07:00 PM (CST) – The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)*
- 10:00 PM (CST) – The Razor’s Edge (1946)
- 12:30 AM (CST) – Notorious (1946)*
Thursday, February 6th
Best Actress Nominee Marathon
- 08:30 AM (CST) – The Constant Nymph (1943)*
- 10:30 AM (CST) – Caged (1950)*
- 12:15 PM (CST) – The Bad Seed (1956)
- 02:30 PM (CST) – What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)*
- 05:00 PM (CST) – Wait Until Dark (1967)*
1966 Best Actress Nominees…The 39th Year
- 07:00 PM (CST) – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)*
- 09:30 PM (CST) – Georgy Girl (1966)
- 01:15 AM (CST) – A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 03:15 AM (CST) – The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Friday, February 7th
Best Actor Nominee Marathon
- 05:30 AM (CST) – Night Must Fall (1937)
- 09:30 AM (CST) – Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
- 01:00 PM (CST) – The Search (1948)*
- 03:15 PM (CST) – The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)*
- 04:45 PM (CST) – Life with Father (1947)
1953 Best Actor Nominees…The 26th Year
- 07:00 PM (CST) – From Here to Eternity (1953)*
- 09:15 PM (CST) – Stalag 17 (1953)*
- 11:30 PM (CST) – And the Oscar Goes To… (2014)
- 01:30 AM (CST) – The Robe (1953)
- 04:00 AM (CST) – Julius Caesar (1953)