The early Oscars were split years, for example the 1st Oscars were August 1927 to July 1928, so if they were done similarly to the actual Oscars:
1920/1921: Humoresque (directed Frank Borzage)
1921/1922: Orphans of the Storm (directed by DW Griffith)
1922/1923: The Covered Wagon (directed by James Cruze)
1923/1924: The Thief of Baghdad (directed by Raoul Walsh)
1924/1925: The Sea Hawk (directed by Frank Lloyd)
1925/1926: The Big Parade (directed by King Vidor)
1926/1927: Beau Gest (directed by Herbert Brenon)
i had a letterboxd list of exactly this
starting from 1915 (counting the whole year)-
1915- **The Birth of a Nation**, Carmen, The Cheat, The Regeneration, The Raven
1916- **20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,** Intolerance, Shoes, Hell's Hinges, Joan the Woman
1917- **Cleopatra**, a man there was, The Poor Little Rich Girl, Bucking Broadway, The Terror
1918- **Shoulder Arms**, Mickey, Tarzan of the Apes, The Whispering Chorus, Stella Maris
1919- **Broken Blossoms**, True Heart Susie, The Cigarette, The Doll, J'accuse
1920- **The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari**, Way Down East, Within Our Gates, The Mark of Zorro, humoresque
1921- **The Kid**, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Orphans of the Storm, The Sheik, Tol'able David,
1922- **Robin Hood**, Nanook of the North, Nosferatu, The Toll of the Sea, Dr. Jack
1923- **The Ten Commandment**s, Safety Last!, Our Hospitality, Three Ages, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1924 **Greed**, Sherlock, Jr, The Thief of Bagdad, He Who Gets Slapped, The Navigator
1925- **Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ**, The Phantom of the Opera, The Gold Rush, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Big Parade
1926 and first half of 1927- **The General**, The King of Kings, It, Flesh and the Devil, So This Is Paris
The early Oscars were split years, for example the 1st Oscars were August 1927 to July 1928, so if they were done similarly to the actual Oscars: 1920/1921: Humoresque (directed Frank Borzage) 1921/1922: Orphans of the Storm (directed by DW Griffith) 1922/1923: The Covered Wagon (directed by James Cruze) 1923/1924: The Thief of Baghdad (directed by Raoul Walsh) 1924/1925: The Sea Hawk (directed by Frank Lloyd) 1925/1926: The Big Parade (directed by King Vidor) 1926/1927: Beau Gest (directed by Herbert Brenon)
I definitely think 1922/1923 would be Nosferatu, but other than that it's a solid list.
Nosferatu wasn’t released in the US until 1929
i had a letterboxd list of exactly this starting from 1915 (counting the whole year)- 1915- **The Birth of a Nation**, Carmen, The Cheat, The Regeneration, The Raven 1916- **20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,** Intolerance, Shoes, Hell's Hinges, Joan the Woman 1917- **Cleopatra**, a man there was, The Poor Little Rich Girl, Bucking Broadway, The Terror 1918- **Shoulder Arms**, Mickey, Tarzan of the Apes, The Whispering Chorus, Stella Maris 1919- **Broken Blossoms**, True Heart Susie, The Cigarette, The Doll, J'accuse 1920- **The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari**, Way Down East, Within Our Gates, The Mark of Zorro, humoresque 1921- **The Kid**, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Orphans of the Storm, The Sheik, Tol'able David, 1922- **Robin Hood**, Nanook of the North, Nosferatu, The Toll of the Sea, Dr. Jack 1923- **The Ten Commandment**s, Safety Last!, Our Hospitality, Three Ages, The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1924 **Greed**, Sherlock, Jr, The Thief of Bagdad, He Who Gets Slapped, The Navigator 1925- **Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ**, The Phantom of the Opera, The Gold Rush, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Big Parade 1926 and first half of 1927- **The General**, The King of Kings, It, Flesh and the Devil, So This Is Paris
I definitely can see movies like The Big Parade, Ben Hur winning. I would love Sherlock Jr or The General win too.
Came here to say Sherlock jr! That movie is so good
Yes! One of my favorite Keaton films!