Your favorite best picture winners

[Frosty_86]

What movies would you consider personal favorites that have won best picture?

The Departed
No Country For Old Men
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
American Beauty
Braveheart- Probably my single favorite best picture winner
Unforgiven
Silence of the Lambs
Platoon
Rocky
The Godfather Parts I and II
A Beautiful Mind

[Mr. Creasy]

The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Schindler's List
Million Dollar Baby
Gladiator
Rocky
Braveheart
Titanic

[Bourne101]

No Country for Old Men
The Departed
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
American Beauty
Titanic
Forrest Gump
Schindler's List
Unforgiven
The Silence of the Lambs
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather

[Hucksta G]

My Top Ten Best Picture Winners

1.American Beauty
2. The Godfather
3. The Return of the King
4. The Godfather Part II
5. Schindler's List
6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7. The Departed
8. Gladiator
9. The Deer Hunter
10. Braveheart

[Le_Big_Mac]

1. Annie Hall
2. The Godfather
3. The Bridge on the River Kwai
4. The Apartment
5. The Silence of the Lambs
6. The Deer Hunter
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. The Departed
9. The Best Years of Our Lives
10. Schindler's List

[Kevin Smith fan]

Here are the one's I've seen:

#1.The Godfather Part 2- 97/100
#2.The Godfather- 97/100
#3.American Beauty- 97/100
#4.One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest- 92/100
#5.Schindler's List- 91/100
#6.Casablanca- 90/100
#7.No Country For Old Men- 89/100
#8.Dances With Wolves- 89/100
#9.Unforgiven- 88/100
#10.The Deer Hunter- 88/100
#11.The Departed- 88/100
#12.Annie Hall- 87/100
#13.Braveheart- 86/100
#14.The Silence of the Lambs- 86/100
#15.Ghandi- 86/100
#16.Platoon- 86/100
#17.Forrest Gump- 85/100
#18.Rocky- 84/100
#19.The Sting- 83/100
#20.Slumdog Millionare- 83/100
#21.A Beautiful Mind- 82/100
#22.Crash- 81/100
#23.Titantic- 81/100
#24.Rain Man- 80/100
#25.Million Dollar Baby- 79/100
#26.The Lord of the Rings:Return of the King- 77/100
#27.Chicago- 72/100

[Mr. Mxyzptlk]

Amadeus
The Apartment
Casablanca
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
No Country For Old Men
On the Waterfront
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Patton
Sunset Boulevard

[athf1980]

1. Return of the King
2. Casablanca
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest
4. The Godfather
5. The Departed
6. Forrest Gump
7. The Bridge on the River Kwai
8. On the Waterfront
9. No Country for Old men
10. American Beauty

[Rawlin67]

American Beauty
The Departed
Silence of the Lambs
Forrest Gump
The Godfather
Unforigven

those are my 10 out of 10s that have won best picture i still have quite a few to see though.

[speedbeaver]

No Country for Old Men
The Departed
Million Dollar Baby
American Beauty
Titanic
Schindler's List
Unforgiven
The Silence of The Lambs
Amadeus
The Deer Hunter
Annie Hall
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Godfather
Casablanca
Gone With The Wind

[Smarmy Douche]

To list the pictures that come anywhere close to deserving this title:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia
In the Heat of the Night
The Godfather
Terms of Endearment
Amadeus
The Last Emperor
No Country for Old Men

Though I've liked plenty of others. I've seen all of them, and it should be pretty shocking how few of them really deserve the title 'Best Movie of the Year', but for some reason, I'm not invested enough in the Academy's sways and flows to care.

[Le_Big_Mac]

Sunset Boulevard

All About Eve won that year.

[FilmKing2000]

My ten favorite Best Picture winners:

01. Schindler's List (and I don't think anything will ever top it, either. The most important film of all time, IMO)
02. Lawrence of Arabia
03. Amadeus
04. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
05. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
06. The Godfather
07. American Beauty
08. The Departed
09. Ordinary People
10. The Apartment

The top four are extremely secure, though after that it's pretty sketchy.

[Pentangeli]

The Godfather part II
The Godfather
Lawrence of Arabia
Unforgiven
The Deer Hunter
Hamlet
On the Waterfront
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The French Connection
Gone with the Wind

[ilovemovies]

10/10:

Return of the King
American Beauty
Forest Gump
Schindler's List
Unforgiven
The Silence of the Lambs
Platoon
Rocky
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Casablanca


9/10:

Chicago
Gladiator
Titanic
Braveheart
Rain Man


8/10:

The Departed
Crash
A Beautiful Mind
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The French Connection

[bigred760]

Well, Unforgiven is my all-time favorite movie. The Godfather isn't too far behind it. Godfather, Part II is up there as well.

I also own No Country for Old Men, The Departed, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Gladiator, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Casablanca, and Bridge on the River Kwai.

Hard to go wrong with The Sting, In the Heat of the Night, West Side Story, Singin' in the Rain, and My Fair Lady.

[blankpage]

It Happened One Night
Gone with the Wind
Casablanca
The Best Years of our Lives
On the Waterfront
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Apartment
Lawrence of Arabia
Patton
The Godfather
The Godfather part II
Rocky
Annie Hall
Ordinary People
The Silence of the Lambs
Schindler's List
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Departed
No Country for Old Men

[Lazy Boy]

Top ten (by chronology)

Gone With the Wind
The Apartment
Midnight Cowboy
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Deer Hunter
Ordinary People
Amadeus
Million Dollar Baby

[Mr. Mxyzptlk]

All About Eve won that year.
My mistake. It's hard for me to not associate Sunset Boulevard with that year. But I remember now that All About Eve won despite Boulevard's acclaim and large number of nominations.

[fever55]

Favorites:
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part II
Gandhi
No Country For Old Men
The Last Emperor
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Sting
The French Connection
Patton
Midnight Cowboy
The Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
Rebecca


I also like Rocky, Schindler's List, Braveheart, & The Apartment, but I don't consider them favorites.

[HurricanesR1]

No Country for Old Men
The Departed
American Beauty
Titanic
Forrest Gump
Dances With Wolves
Rain Man
Platoon
The Deer Hunter
Rocky
The Godfather part II
The Godfather part I

[Le_Big_Mac]

Hard to go wrong with The Sting, In the Heat of the Night, West Side Story, Singin' in the Rain, and My Fair Lady.

Hate to burst another person's bubble, but The Greatest Show on Earth won in 1952, not Singin' in the Rain.

[SamSanchez]

Favorites would have to be:

Rebecca
The Lost Weekend
On the Waterfront
Bridge On the River Kwai
The Apartment
In the Heat of the Night
Midnight Cowboy
The Sting
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Annie Hall
Unforgiven
No Country For Old Men

[Sad man]

Chronological order...

No Country for Old Men
The English Patient
Schindler's List
The Silence of the Lambs
Amadeus
Kramer vs. Kramer
The Deer Hunter
Annie Hall
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Godfather
Midnight Cowboy
On the Waterfront
Rebecca
Gone with the Wind

[Terror Australis]

My favourite Best Picture winners (in no particular order):

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Million Dollar Baby
No Country For Old Men
Titanic
One Few Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Ordinary People
Platoon
Annie Hall
The Godfather Part 1 & 2
The Silence Of The Lambs
Forrest Gump
Schindler's List
All About Eve
American Beauty
Rain Man
The Deer Hunter
Terms Of Endearment
Fargo
Rocky
Slumdog Millionaire
Casablanca
Patton
Gandhi
The Departed
Braveheart
Gladiator
Unforgiven

[Potzer! 37]

My favorite movies that have one best pic?

Annie Hall
The Godfather
The Departed
(the only three in my top 12 to win best Pic)


My favorite best pic winners cause I thought they were deserved, or was a surprise?

Annie Hall-It beat Star Wars! Right on! Love it, love it, love it.
The Departed-'Bout Time
Platoon-Awesome, ballsy, violent, war movie...great flick
Gladiator-see above...plus Ridley Scott...he was due
Rocky-Just so gosh danged inspriring, the story in the movie and the story of the movie
Schindler's List-'Bout time for Spielberg and it's just astounding how good it is.
Million Dollar Baby-I love this flick...such a solid character story...great, great flick
Midnight Cowboy-X-Rated best pic winner...'nuff said
Chicago-I'm always happy when a musical wins.
No Country for old Men-'Bout time for teh Coen's...plus, it was really intense and never fell into cliche.
Titanic-What a movie...Gone With the Wind for modern times.
Silence of the Lambs-this movie had a guy cut a guys face off and wear it over his own and a guy to the tuck and wear a skin suit...and it fucking WON...right on
Terms of Endearment-A tear jerker, romantic comedy, family flick...plus Nicholson.
Deer Hunter-Last film from the great John Cazale-was in five features, got five best pic noms...wow.
Oliver!-See "Chicago"...plus I've loved this movie since forever and I've seen it on a few "worst best pic winners" lists...bullshit.

so, yeah

[pablo_super1!]

Platoon
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Departed
Silence of the lambs
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ben Hur
The Lord of The Rings Return of the King
A Beautiful Mind

[hoojib127]

Deer Hunter-Last film from the great John Cazale-was in five features, got five best pic noms...wow.

Six, if you count his footage at the end of "Godfather II" at the beginning of "Godfather III." ;)

Oliver!-See "Chicago"...plus I've loved this movie since forever and I've seen it on a few "worst best pic winners" lists...bullshit.

Definitely not bad...but better than fellow '68 Best Pic nominees "Romeo and Juliet" or "The Lion in Winter"?? I'm not so sure. : ?

[tbone]

i'll comment on every best pic winner i've seen

1940 - Rebecca - One of Hitchcock's most underrated
1941 - How Green Was My Valley - Maligned unfairly for beating Citizen Kane if a bit overly cliched
1942 - Mrs. Miniver - An average movie
1943 - Casablanca - One of my all-time favorite Best Picture winners, lives up to its classic status
1944 - Going My Way - Overly sentimental and a bit dated
1945 - The Lost Weekend - Terrific performance by Ray Milliand
1946 - The Best Years of Our Lives -- Truly a great film
1947 - Gentleman's Agreement - Good if even if Peck's performance oozes with Hollywood self-righteousness
1948 - Hamlet - I prefer Branagh's version
1949 - All the King's Men - Great central performance
1950 - All About Eve - Very good even if I prefer Sunset Blvd.
1951 - An American in Paris - Gene Kelly is terrific even if the film is dated
1952 - The Greatest Show on Earth - While not the worst movie to win, it is certainly a subpar effort
1953 - From Here to Eternity - Overrated
1954 - On the Waterfront - Brando gives one of cinema's great performances in one of the greatest Oscar winners
1955 - Marty - A small personal favorite of mine
1956 - Around the World in 80 Days - Nothing compelling
1957 - Bridge on the River Kwai - A bit long but rather compelling
1958 - Gigi - One of my least favorite movies
1959 - Ben-Hur - A solid epic with that amazing chariot race
1960 - The Apartment - Billy Wilder may be one of the most underrated directors as hard as that may be to believe
1961 - West Side Story - Another musical that does nothing for me
1962 - Lawrence of Arabia - One of the greatest cinematic feats
1964 - My Fair Lady - Overly long musical
1965 - The Sound of Music - Overly long, but more enjoyable than My Fair Lady
1966 - A Man For All Seasons - Terrific look with great performances
1967 - In the Heat of the Night - Important movie but a little too heavy handed at times
1968 - Oliver! - Unjustly maligned, but still far from great
1969 - Midnight Cowboy - A very edgy film for Oscar
1970 - Patton - George C. Scott is brilliant - one of my very favorites
1971 - The French Connection - Oscar continues its run of unconventional wins
1972 - The Godfather - Another all-time great wins
1973 - The Sting - Certainly a fun movie, but far from great
1974 - The Godfather II - One of the great sequels
1975 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - A great staple of 70's cinema
1976 - Rocky - Enjoyable movie but nothing comparable to Taxi Driver
1977 - Annie Hall - Diane Keaton gives a great central performance
1978 - The Deer Hunter - Another controversial movie, its critics are a little too harsh on its flaws
1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer - Certainly the weakest winner of the 70's
1980 - Ordinary People - Raging Bull is an all-time great movie, but this film has become an underrated classic
1981 - Chariots of Fire - A fine film, but not one of the greats
1982 - Gandhi - Love Kingsley and the production, but the movie is a bit long
1983 - Terms of Endearment - No thank you
1984 - Amadeus - Another favorite
1985 - Out of Africa - Beautiful cinematography does not make a great movie
1986 - Platoon - Hampered by Sheen's awful narration
1987 - The Last Emperor - One of the great unforgotten Oscar winners
1988 - Rain Man - I like Hoffman, but the movie was a bit cliched
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy - eh
1990 - Dances With Wolves - Another movie hampered by bad narration, still an ambitious film that fails in the last third of the movie -- Goodfellas a far better film
1991 - The Silence of the Lambs - Hopkins and Foster are brilliant
1992 - Unforgiven - One of my favorite westerns
1993 - Schindler's List - Certainly lives up to the hype an unflinching movie
1994 - Forrest Gump - Yes its a bit revisionist and a little too sentimental and it beat Quiz Show, Shawshank and Pulp Fiction but its an endearing movie
1995- Braveheart - Yes, its flawed but I really like this movie
1996 - The English Patient - A little too long the movie loses steam but its a good movie
1997 - Titantic - Say what you want about the love story, Cameron displayed that he is a great filmmaker
1998 - Shakespeare in Love - I've watched this movie three times and I have fallen asleep all three times
1999 - American Beauty - Great black comedy
2000 - Gladiator - Hasn't aged as well with me, but still an enjoyable romp (2000 had a weak slate of movies)
2001- A Beautiful Mind - Movie didn't hold up as well on repeat viewings, but I like Crowe
2002 - Chicago - I plain don't like this movie
2003 - Return of the King - I make no apologies I love this trilogy, the greatest cinematic events of my life
2004 - Million Dollar Baby - A rough film to watch
2005 - Crash - ugh, another weak year
2006 - The Departed - This movie has become underrated to a degree,
2007 - No Country For Old Men - One of the Coen's best, may not be There Will Be Blood, but still glad to see the Academy honor it
2008 - Slumdog Millionaire - Yes the movie is engaging, but it offers little else, a very uninspired list of nominees from a rather weak year for movies

I should have seen the rest of the winners by the end of next week



That being said my five favorite Best Picture winners

Casablanca
On the Waterfront
Lawrence of Arabia
The Godfather 1/II
Return of the King

[MightyCelestial]

My top 5 fave:


5. Unforgiven - This film could've also been called "The Final Chapter Of The Man With No Name, But Now We've Given Him A Name, Punk".

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4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Whenever I watch this movie, I'm always reminded that, for me, this is about as good as it gets (...sorry). I really like Nicholson's portrayal of Randall McMurphy as a mischievious criminal who ends up becoming a rebellious leader of & eventually, a friend to Billy & the rest the Cuckoo's Nest. Jack's performance is not of a man overly or angelically transformed, but as someone who's ability to care is gradually bought up to the surface by the only type of people who could cause such a subtle & internal catalyst: a group of guys who are crazier than he is.

3. Gandhi - The British Empire, humbled via one man & the power of peaceful resistance.
Nuff said.

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2. The Godfather II - I know that the rest of the planet says that this one is the superior film, but I myself like the first one better. Now don't get me wrong, G-2 is practically a perfect movie. However IMO, G-1 is just a bit more perfect. That being said, if only all sequels could match the quality ratio that this one did with its predecessor, then I bet that there wouldn't be any more wars in the world.
Like,
ever.

1. The Godfather - I don't want to like this movie as much as I do. Because, when it comes to movies, I like it when my opinion veers away from that which the mainstream tends to think. However, when it comes to the Godfather,
I was made an offer that my tastes in cinematic-entertainment could not refuse.

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