User:Julistra/Best Picture Showcase

The AMC Best Picture Showcase is an annual movie-going event. All films nominated for 'Best Picture' are presented consecutively in a single day just prior to the Academy Awards ceremony, providing an opportunity for movie fans to compare the movies.

AMC first presented the Showcase for the 2006 nominees. The five movies were screened in select AMC theatres on February 4, 2007, the day before the 79th Academy Awards. The one-day, day-before format was repeated for the five nominees of 2007 (Showcase on February 23, 2008) and the five of 2008 (Showcase on xxxx).

The following year, the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences increased the number of nominees from five to ten. AMC presented the Showcase in two formats: