Turner Classic Movies continues its annual 31 Days of Oscar. This week my pick is Network (1976). Nominated for Best Picture, this film ultimately lost out to Rocky.

Network (1976) – Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:15am EST (Tuesday night)
Television programmers turn a deranged news anchor into ‘the mad prophet of the airwaves.’
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Robert Duvall Dir: Sidney Lumet BW-121 mins, TV-MA

The film stars William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and Peter Finch in a scathing look at the Television industry. Finch died before the Oscar ceremony where he became the first person to ever win Best Actor posthumously. The only other person to win after their death is Heath Ledger. Interestingly, both Finch and Ledger were from Australia.

Network has one of the most memorable scenes of all time and proved to be almost prophetic in it’s speculation of where Television programming was heading. Enjoy.