'Best Picture' Oscar... go long or go home

[zombie no.one]

Just for the heck of it, I thought I'd research running times of all movies that have won the Oscar for 'Best Picture'.

As I kind of suspected, longer running time = better... apparently.

In fact since its inception in the 1920s, there has never been a sub 90-minute Best Picture winner

Only two 'Best Picture' winners have a running time in the 90 minute bracket: ANNIE HALL (93 mins) and DRIVING MISS DAISY (99 mins)

 over 2 hours seems the norm.

What is it about longer films, because I don't think anyone associated with the Oscars would ever try and argue that quantity = quality?

[zombie no.one]

oops, shoulda posted this in 'good movies'... (debatable I know)