# Cinema Timelines

> Cinema Timelines: the great moments of cinema seen from three sides of the screen, the art of the films, the Academy that honours them and the audiences who made them matter.

## About

Cinema Timelines (cinematimelines.com) traces the highlights of cinema from three sides of the screen: the art of the films, the Academy that honours them, and the audiences who made them matter. Part of The Timeline Network.

Machine-readable site briefing (llms.txt · llmstxt.org) for https://cinematimelines.com, published for AI and LLM readers.

## Pages

- [Cinema Timelines | The art, the Academy and the audience](https://cinematimelines.com/): Cinema Timelines: the great moments of cinema seen from three sides of the screen, the art of the films, the Academy that honours them and the audiences who made them matter.
- [A Gold Statue, A Separate Table: Hattie McDaniel's Historic Oscar Win in 1940](https://cinematimelines.com/hattie-mcdaniels-oscar-first-black-winner-1940): On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel made history as the first Black person to win an Academy Award. Her victory, though celebrated, unfolded against a backdrop of deep-seated segregation.
- [Articles | Cinema Timelines](https://cinematimelines.com/articles): All Cinema Timelines articles, newest first.
- [Citizen Kane at the Oscars: The Film That Lost Best Picture and Won the Century](https://cinematimelines.com/citizen-kane-oscars-won-century): In 1942, a groundbreaking film arrived at the Academy Awards, polarizing the industry and ultimately losing the top prize. Yet, despite its modest win, _Citizen Kane_ would go on to reshape cinema and earn its place as a perennial masterpiece.
- [House Lights | Cinema Timelines podcast](https://cinematimelines.com/podcast): Miles and Vivian talk about the great moments of cinema from all three sides of the screen: the art of the films, the Academy that honours them and the audiences who made them matter. Recorded after the last show, with the house lights up.
- [Parasite's Best Picture: The Night the Oscars Crossed the Language Line](https://cinematimelines.com/parasite-best-picture-language-barrier-oscars-2020): In 2020, Bong Joon-ho's <em>Parasite</em> made history as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture. This moment profoundly shifted how the Academy and global audiences perceived cinematic excellence.
- [The Grand Café, 1895: The Night Cinema Found Its Paying Audience](https://cinematimelines.com/grand-cafe-1895-cinema-found-paying-audience): On a cold December night in Paris, a small, curious crowd paid a single franc to witness a miracle. It was the birth of cinema as we know it, transitioning from scientific novelty to a shared, paying spectacle.
- [Wings, Sunrise, and May 16, 1929: The Quiet Dawn of the Academy Awards](https://cinematimelines.com/wings-sunrise-1929-first-academy-awards): On May 16, 1929, a small banquet in Hollywood quietly launched what would become the world's most prestigious film awards. This inaugural ceremony honored films like Wings and Sunrise, laying the groundwork for cinema's enduring institution.

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