Favorite 'Best Picture' Winner from each decade ('30s - '00s)

[soundbomb81]

What are your favorite 'Best Picture' Oscar winners from each decade?

1930's

All Quiet on the Western Front

1940's

Casablanca

1950's

On the Waterfront

1960's

Lawrence of Arabia

1970's

The Godfather Pt. II

1980's

Platoon

1990's

American Beauty

2000's

Gladiator

[Briare Rabbit]

30's:
Gone with the Wind

40's:
Casablanca

50's:
Bridge on the River Kwai

60's:
Lawrence of Arabia

70's:
The Deer Hunter

80's:
Out of Africa

90's:
Silence of the Lambs

00's:
A Beautiful Mind

[Trinity]

30's:
Gone with the Wind

40's:
Casablanca

50's:
All About Eve

60's:
Lawrence of Arabia

70's:
Annie Hall

80's:
Rain Man

90's:
The Silence of the Lambs

00's:
Chicago

[sanshodayu]

30's
La Regle du Jeu (Renoir)

40's
Letter from an Unknown Woman (Ophuls)

50's
Sansho Dayu (Mizoguchi)

60's
Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky)

70's
Mirror (Tarkovsky)

80's
Paris, Texas (Wenders)

90's
Maborosi (Kore-eda)

[SenorSpielbergo]

Originally posted by sanshodayu
30's
La Regle du Jeu (Renoir)

40's
Letter from an Unknown Woman (Ophuls)

50's
Sansho Dayu (Mizoguchi)

60's
Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky)

70's
Mirror (Tarkovsky)

80's
Paris, Texas (Wenders)

90's
Maborosi (Kore-eda)

Um, none of these films won the Best Picture Oscar

[Hannibal21]

1930's:
Gone with the Wind

1940's:
Casablanca

1950's:
All About Eve

1960's:
Lawrence of Arabia

1970's:
The Godfather

1980's:
Amadeus

1990's:
Schindler's List

2000's:
The Lord of the Rings: ROTK

[sanshodayu]

Well spotted, Senor Spielbergo. Just testing to see who's on the ball. Of course, there may well be an alternative universe where the films i mentioned did win the Oscars.

30's
It Happened One Night

40's
Casablanca

50's
- (none worthy. All About Eve/ Bridge on the River Kwai closest)

60's
Lawrence of Arabia (pipping The Apartment)

70's
The Godfather 2 (pipping The Deer Hunter)

80's
- (none worthy.The Last Emperor closest)

90's
Silence of the Lambs (pipping The English Patient)

00's
- (none worthy)

So many undeserving Oscar winners!

[QUENTIN]

1930's

All Quiet on the Western Front

1940's

The Lost Weekend

1950's

Bridge On The River Kwai

1960's

Lawrence of Arabia

1970's

The Godfather

1980's

Platoon

1990's

Unforgiven

2000's

A Beautiful Mind

[Hucksta G]

1950's
Ben-Hur

1960's
The Apartment

1970's
The Godfather

1980's
Platoon

1990's
American Beauty

2000's
Gladiator

[zeppelin]

1930's- It Happened One Night
1940's- Casablanca
1950's- On the Waterfront
1960's- Midnight Cowboy
1970's- The Godfather
1980's- Amadeus
1990's- Schindler's List
2000's- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (come on, you know it won)

[Katsumoto]

1930's - GONE WITH THE WIND
1940's - CASABLANCA
1950's - ON THE WATERFRONT
1960's - MIDNIGHT COWBOY
1970's - GODFATHER II
1980's - RAIN MAN
1990's - UNFORGIVEN
2000's - GLADIATOR

[Gone in 60sec]

1950's - BEN-HUR
1960's - Lawrence Of Arabia
1970's - GODFATHER II
1980's - RAIN MAN
1990's - FORREST GUMP
2000's - GLADIATOR As Of Now But As Of Feb 29th ROTK

[Squid Vicious]

30s - All Quiet on the Western Front
40s - Casablanca
50s - On the Waterfront
60s - Lawrence of Arabia
70s - The Godfather
80s - Platoon
90s - Schindler's List
00s - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (;))

[El Bracamonti]

30's: You Can't Take it With You

40's: Casablanca

50's: N/A

60's: West Side Story

70's: The GOdfather Part 2

80's: Rain Man

90's: American Beauty

00's: Gladiator

[Mad Maggot]

1930's: Gone with the Wind

1940's: Casablanca

1950's: All About Eve

1960's: (haven't seen all of those) Lawrence of Arabia

1970's: The Godfather

1980's: (haven't seen all of those) Rain Man

1990's: American Beauty

2000's: A Beautiful Mind so far

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by Mad Maggot
2000's: A Beautiful Mind so far

This coming from someone who has Chicago (2002 best picture winner) in her top 20? :eek: :D

[blankpage]

1930's: Gone with the Wind
1940's: Casablanca
1950's: On the Waterfront
1960's: Lawrence of Arabia
1970's: Annie Hall
1980's: Amadeus
1990's: Goodfellas
2000's: A Beautiful Mind (this will probably change tomorrow night...)

[Nate6]

1930s - It Happened One Night
1940s - Casablanca
1950s - On the Waterfront
1960s - In the Heat of the Night / The Apartment
1970s - The Godfather
1980s - Platoon
1990s - Schindler's List
2000s - A Beautiful Mind (the decade is young, though)

As much as I wish it did, blankpage, Goodfellas did not win a Best Picture Oscar.

[bankholdup]

1930s
It Happened One Night (1934)

1940s
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

1950s
All About Eve (1950)

1960s
Midnight Cowboy (1969)

1970s
The Godfather (1972)

1980s
Amadeus (1984)

1990s
Forrest Gump (1994)

2000s
A Beautiful Mind (2001)

[CaptainJack]

1930's

All Quiet on the Western Front

1940's

Rebecca

1950's

Gigi

1960's

My Fair Lady

1970's

The Godfather

1980's

Platoon

1990's

Forrest Gump

2000's

Gladiator

[Antonio]

2000's: A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001) Ron Howard
1990's: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Jonathan Demme
1980's: PLATOON (1986) Oliver Stone
1970's: THE GODFATHER (1972) Francis Ford Coppola
1960's: MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) John Schlesinger
1950's: ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1940's: CASABLANCA (1943) Michael Curtiz
1930's: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) Frank Capra

[jeo4]

1930s
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

1940s
CASABLANCA

1950s
ON THE WATERFRONT

1960s
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

1970s
THE GODFATHER

1980s
AMADEUS

1990s
UNFORGIVEN

2000s
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

[Congrats to ROTK on its 11 Oscar Sweep! YAY!! :D ]

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by jeo4
1960s
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD


TKAMB didn't win best picture, jeo. It was up against Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Lawrence took home the best picture oscar. :)