

AMC Best Picture Showcase
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This year's AMC Best Picture Showcase is unlike any other. With 10 nominees competing for the Best Picture Oscar®, we have created two schedules that balance the movies that you selected from our poll along with market coverage for this year's AMC Best Picture Showcase! Click below to see the two schedules and participating theatres or to get tickets for your 2010 Best Picture Showcase. Tickets are on sale now, but hurry...they're already selling out at some locations.
It's not too late to see 5 Best Picture nominees for a great value this Saturday, to be in the know for Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony.
Best Picture Showcase on March 6
View schedule and participating theatres
Find your theatre in the list below and get tickets
Program Information
Standard Ticketing Options:
- One-Day Pass - Online and Box Office: $30
MovieWatcher Ticketing Options:
- One-Day Pass - Box Office: $25
Outside food and beverage will not be allowed for all events. But, we’ll take care of you with a Free Large Popcorn and unlimited refills.
New! Best Picture Showcase 24-Hour Marathon
On Saturday, March 6 beginning at 12:01AM (Friday night/Saturday morning), guests in select markets can see all 10 nominees back-to-back in a 24-Hour Best Picture Marathon for only $45 (over a $100 value). Of course, you’ll also get a free large popcorn with unlimited refills for the day. AVATAR and UP will be shown in 3D in all 24-hour locations, except AMC Whitby 24 (AVATAR only in 3D). Available in New York City (Empire 25), Los Angeles (Block 30), Chicago (River East 21), Washington D.C. (Georgetown 14) and Toronto (Whitby 24). Be among the first to experience this – and have bragging rights forever. Are you up for it? Select your theatre below for tickets:
- Empire 25 (NYC) (SOLD OUT)
- Block 30 (LA)
- River East 21 (Chicago) (SOLD OUT)
- Georgetown 14 (Washington, D.C.)
- Whitby 24 (Toronto)
24-Hour Marathon Show Schedule
12:01AM: AVATAR 3D
3:00AM: A Serious Man
5:00AM: Up 3D
7:00AM: District 9
9:10AM: Inglourious Basterds
12:00PM: The Blind Side
2:30PM: An Education
4:30PM: Precious
7:00PM: Up in the Air
9:30PM: The Hurt Locker
Please note that the 24-Hour Marathon theatres will not host the five-film event on March 6.
Best Picture Showcase on March 6
Checkfor your theatre below. We've provided links to take you directly to either MovieTickets.com or Fandango.com where you can buy your tickets.
Atlanta
Colonial 18: March 6
Phipps Plaza 14: March 6 (SOLD OUT)
Fork & Screen Buckhead 6: March 6 (SOLD OUT)
Austin
Barton Creek 14: March 6
Baltimore
Owing Mills 18: March 6
Boston
Methuen 20: March 6
Framingham Premium 1: March 6 (SOLD OUT)
Buffalo
Maple Ridge 6: March 6
Charlotte
Concord Mills 24: March 6
Chicago
Crestwood 18: March 6
Yorktown 17: March 6
Yorktown Premium 1: March 6 (SOLD OUT)
600 North Michigan 9: March 6
Cantera 9: March 6
South Barrington 30: March 6
Cincinnati
Newport on the Levee: March 6
Cleveland
Ridge Park Square 9: March 6
Columbia, SC
Dutch Square 14: March 6
Columbus
Easton 30: March 6
Dallas
NorthPark 15: March 6
Stonebriar 24: March 6
Grapevine 30: March 6
Parks at Arlington 18: March 6
Denver
Highlands Ranch 24: March 6
Westminster 24: March 6
Detroit
Livonia 20: March 6
Forum 30: March 6
Fayetteville
Fiesta Square 16: March 6
Fort Myers, FL
Merchants Crossing 16: March 6
Hartford
Plainville 20: March 6
Houston
Willowbrook 24: March 6
Studio 30: March 6
Indianapolis
Greenwood 14: March 6
Jacksonville
Orange Park 24: March 6
Kansas City
Studio 30: March 6
BarryWoods 24: March 6
Los Angeles
Burbank 6: March 6
Ontario Mills 30: March 6
Tustin 14: March 6
Santa Anita 16: March 6
Rolling Hills 20: March 6
Miami
Aventura 24: March 6
Milwaukee
Mayfair 18: March 6
Minneapolis
Eden Prairie 18: March 6
Arbor Lakes 16: March 6
Rosedale 14: March 6
New Orleans
Elmwood Palace 20: March 6
New York
Raceway 10: March 6
Rockaway 16: March 6
Kips Bay 15: March 6
Palisades 21: March 6
Stony Brook 17: March 6
New Brunswick 18: March 6
Danbury 16: March 6
Norfolk
Hampton 24: March 6
Oklahoma City
Quail Springs 24: March 6
Omaha
Oak View 24: March 6
Orlando
Pleasure Island 24: March 6
Philadelphia
Neshaminy 24: March 6
Cherry Hill 24: March 6
Hamilton 24: March 6
Phoenix
Deer Valley 30: March 6
Mesa Grand 24: March 6
Westgate 20: March 6
Pittsburgh
Waterfront 22: March 6
Salt Lake City
Layton Hills 9: March 6
San Antonio
Huebner Oaks 24: March 6
San Diego
Palm Promenade 24: March 6
Mission Valley 20: March 6
San Francisco
Bay Street 16: March 6
Mercado 20: March 6
Van Ness 14: March 6
Cupertino 16: March 6
Seattle
Woodinville 12: March 6
Kent Station 14: March 6
St. Louis
Chesterfield 14: March 6
West Olive 16: March 6
Tampa
Veterans Expressway 24: March 6
Tucson
Foothills 15: March 6
Tulsa
Southroads 20: March 6
Vero Beach, FL
Indian River 24: March 6
Washington, D.C.
Rio 18: March 6
Shirlington 7: March 6
Hoffman Center 22: March 6 (SOLD OUT)
Potomac 18: March 6
The event start at 10:30AM, with doors opening at the theatre at 9AM. Click here to see a complete list of theatres participating in the event.
Have a question about the event? Check out the AMC Best Picture Showcase Frequently Asked Questions.
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