TCM 31 Days of Oscar Returns With a Month of Award-Winning Classics

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Turner Classic Movies lines up a month of Oscar favorites leading into Hollywood’s biggest night.

Publicity still from West Side Story (1961) showing Jose De Vega, Natalie Wood, and George Chakiris standing together

West Side Story (1961) Jose De Vega, Natalie Wood, and George Chakiris appear in a publicity still: United Artists / Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Turner Classic Movies is once again marking awards season with its annual 31 Days of Oscar programming event, airing from February 13 through March 15, 2026. The month-long celebration leads directly into Oscars Sunday and brings together Academy Award winners, nominees, and standout performances from across film history. The lineup airs on Turner Classic Movies, continuing a tradition that has become a seasonal staple for classic film fans.

Designed as a lead-up to the Academy Awards, the programming spans nearly a century of cinema, moving from early Hollywood landmarks to more modern award-season favorites. Films are grouped into themed nights that help viewers connect titles across eras, genres, and styles, while keeping the focus on storytelling, performances, and filmmaking craft.

Among the highlights are some of the most recognizable Best Picture winners ever honored. Viewers will see titles like Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, The Best Years of Our Lives, Lawrence of Arabia, West Side Story, Patton, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Rain Man, and Driving Miss Daisy.

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Turner Classic Movies promotes its annual 31 Days of Oscar programming event, featuring award-winning films and classic Hollywood performances

TCM 31 Days of Oscar Programming Graphic: TCM/Warner Bros.

The schedule also makes room for large-scale epics and visual spectacles that defined their eras. Films such as Ben-Hur, Cleopatra, Doctor Zhivago, Quo Vadis, and How the West Was Won highlight Hollywood’s long-standing fascination with scale, ambition, and cinematic craft.

Performance-driven classics and director-focused favorites also play a major role. Viewers can expect screenings of Rear Window, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and All About Eve, offering a closer look at actors and filmmakers whose work still influences modern cinema.

Later decades are represented through films like The Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon, Moonstruck, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Player, and Selma.

Musicals such as Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, My Fair Lady, The Band Wagon, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers add energy and variety, while international and art-house selections like Bicycle Thieves, Yojimbo, The 400 Blows, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Amélie, and Volver broaden the scope beyond Hollywood.

Each day is organized around rotating themes including Oscar Goes Big, Oscar Goes West, Oscar Goes International, and Oscar Goes Hollywood. The event wraps on March 15 with an all-day tribute to movies about movies, leading directly into the Oscars broadcast.

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