Looking back on his past:
- What's Up, Tiger Lily (1966)
- Take the Money and Run (1969)- first WGA nomination
- Bananas (1971)- first film to feature Allen favorite Louise Lasser; 2nd WGA nomination
- Everything You Ever Want to Know About Sex But Were to Afraid to Ask (1972)
- Sleeper (1973)- first to feature Diane Keaton; 3rd WGA nomination
- Love & Death (1975)
- Annie Hall (1977)- landmark and treasure; first Oscar nomination (won for directing and writing, also nominated for acting); 4th WGA nomination and 1st win
- Interiors (1978)- 5th Oscar nomination; 5th WGA nomination
- Manhattan (1979)- second landmark and even more glorious treasure; 6th Oscar nomination; 6th WGA nomination. Meryl Streep played his bitter lesbian ex-wife in her year of discovery.
- Stardust Memories (1980)- the 80s began a year of self reflection of Woody Allen-- a mixed bag critically, but perhaps even looser and more inventive than his landmark 70s achievements; 7th WGA nomination.
- A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)- first to feature Mia Farrow, who received a Razzie Nomination for Worst Actress; sigh!
- Zelig (1983)- 8th WGA nomination.
- Broadway Danny Rose (1984)- two more Oscar nominations (8); 9th WGA nomination and 2nd win.
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)- landmark and treasure featuring Jeff Daniels single greatest performance; 9th Oscar nomination and 10th WGA nomination.
- Hannah & Her Sisters (1986)- cinematic treasure; 3rd Oscar win and 10th nomination; 11th WGA nomination and 3rd win.
- Radio Days (1987)- 11th Oscar nomination; 12th WGA nomination.
- September (1987)
- Another Woman (1988)- featured Gena Rowlands.
- New York Stories (1989)
- Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989)- earned two Oscar nominations (13), 13th WGA nomination and 4th win. Martin Landau won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
- Alice (1990)- 14th Oscar nomination; 14th WGA nomination.
- Shadows & Fog (1991)- co-starred Madonna, securing Allen's reputation as an auteur with the ability to get anybody to appear in his films.
- Husbands & Wives (1992)- landmark and treasure and the last to feature Mia Farrow for obvious reasons; earned his 15th Oscar nomination and 15th WGA nomination. How Judy Davis (nominated for Best Supporting Actress) lost the Oscar is one of the Academy's greatest travesties.
- Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)- a nifty, if slight re-teaming with Keaton
- Bullets Over Broadway (1994)- landmark and treasure; two more Oscar nominations (17), one more WGA nomination (16); Dianne Wiest deservedly won her second Oscar here-- her first win was for Hannah & Her Sisters, cementing Allen as won the top directors for Oscar-winning performances.
- Mighty Aphrodite (1995)- 18th Oscar nomination; 17th WGA nomination; Mira Sorvino won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her flightly hooker portrayal.
- Everyone Says I Love You (1996)- This movie always makes me smile.
- Deconstructing Harry (1997)- Divisive, but good film (his third best of 90s after Bullets Over Broadway and Husbands & Wives), earned his 19th Oscar nomination.
- Celebrity (1998)- Awful film that swerved a downhill spiral to this point on unfortunately.
- Sweet & Lowdown (1999)- Venerable showman preserved good will just a year later, featured Oscar nominated performances from Sean Penn and Samantha Morton.
- Small Time Crooks (2000)- Featured Tracy Ullman.
- The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
- Hollywood Ending (2002)- First of his films to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Anything Else (2003)
- Melinda & Melinda (2005)- Far from great, but Radha Mitchell's performance is a delight.
- Match Point (2005)- Landmark and treasure- second Allen film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, first to feature Scarlet Johansson; earned his 20th Oscar nomination.
- Scoop (2005)
- Cassandra's Dream (2008)
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)- Perhaps minor, but a welcome modern Allen film; 3rd to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival; Penelope Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar; Allen earned his 18th WGA nomination.
- Whatever Works (2009)- Dreadful film, but Patricia Clarkson is awesome.
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)- Dreadful as well; 4th to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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