President Obama Names Mank, Nomadland and Ma Rainey Among 2020’s Best

As he always does, President Obama is posting his top tens of the year. He’s already done literature, and today he announced his favorite films, as follows:

And books:

I thought it would be interesting to see how many of Obama’s choices ultimately end up on the Best Picture lineup and how many winners appear. He’s only been doing it since 2018 I just figured out. Before that, in 2017, it was books and music, not movies.

2019

Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Little Women
Marriage Story
Parasite+

2018
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Roma”

[Green Book not mentioned]