In honor of the 30th anniversary of Amadeus, here are my top 10 winners of the Best Picture Oscar. I've seen every Best Picture except Cavalcade and The Artist.
10. The Last Emperor (1987)
9. All About Eve (1950)
8. Casablanca (1943)
7. Schindler's List (1993)
6. Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
5. The Godfather Part II (1974)
4. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
3. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
2. The Godfather (1972)
1. Amadeus (1984)
Thanks for sharing your picks with us. Here are mine:
(In order of quality):
1) Lawrence of Arabia
2) Titanic
3) The Deer Hunter
4) Midnight Cowboy
5) West Side Story
6) Gone With the Wind
7) Annie Hall
8) Dances With Wolves
9) It Happened One Night
10) Patton
Lawrence of Arabia wins for making both lists. Moral of the story? Collect them all.
shareIn no particular order:
1. Amadeus
2. The Godfather
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. The Deer Hunter
5. Titanic
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
7. Lawrence of Arabia
8. Casablanca
9. All About Eve
10. The Silence of the Lambs
My top ten personal favorite winners in release order:
1. Bridge on the River Kwai
2. Ben-Hur
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. My Fair Lady
5. Godfather
6. Godfather II
7. Dances with Wolves
8. Unforgiven
9. Schindler's List
10. Braveheart
My top ten favorite Best Picture nominees in release order:
1. 12 Angry Men
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Goodfellas
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Sense and Sensibility
6. Fargo
7. L.A. Confidential
8. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
9. There Will Be Blood
10. Lincoln
Half of these movies came out in the 90's, which shows my bias. But Lawrence of Arabia belongs on a list of the best of the Best Pictures.
All subjective of course and for 1 on my list, I could just as easily chose an un-nominated film, as being greater than what won.
1-AMADEUS-84'
2-MIDNIGHT COWBOY-69'
3-OUT OF AFRICA-85'
4-DANCES WITH WOLVES-90'
5-ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST-75'
6-THE GODFATHER PART II-74'
7-LAWRENCE OF ARABIA-62'
8-PATTON-70'
9-ALL ABOUT EVE-50'
10-THE GODFATHER-72'
I haven't seen anywhere near all the best picture winners, so I can't have a completely informed opinion, but from what I've seen... (the first two are my favorite two and the rest are ordered as I recall them.
1. Midnight Cowboy
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. All About Eve
4. Annie Hall
5. West Side Story
6. Ordinary People
7. Terms of Endearment
Okay, I guess I can't come up with ten BP winners that I love. The Deer Hunter, The Apartment, Lawrence of Arabia all have stuff that I really l like in it, but I don't lover them. I do need to see Amadeus as I know several people that love it. And it looks interesting.
I haven't seen anywhere near all the best picture winners, so I can't have a completely informed opinion....
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Neither have I Mr. H; but going by public sentiment, many that get listed as being a worthy winner, tend to have popular consensus and I have seen all the films on my list, some several times. Of course, there is the "film that didn't win" scenario and could now be considered more deserving, or those that go un-nominated and are now considered classics over the winner or nominees. It is all personal taste and I am quite open to what others can perceive to be "great" film, even if it might not be considered one of my favorites.
I just realized I dismissed GONE WITH WIND-39'; but I don't know what to replace it with and I had initially listed THE DEER HUNTER-78', until I realized I forgot "Cuckoo's Nest"-75'. while ORDINARY PEOPLE-80', is a personal favorite of mine, I can't rate it as "greatest", in relation to the other winners on my list. It would certainly rate very highly, if it was 10 "Favorite" BP winners, and my list would change drastically.
I do need to see Amadeus as I know several people that love it. And it looks interesting.
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Yes, you do Mr. H. I don't normally associate with people who haven't seen AMADEUS.......😄 If you do get an opportunity to see it, can I suggest you watch the Theatrical Cut first. I have some issues with the Director's Cut and while not major, it can change the tone of the film and some scenes appear unnecessary. Besides, the original version is the one that won Picture. Love to hear your opinion, on what I consider not only a worthy winner; but also one of my favorites and one of the best American films produced in the 80's.
Agree about the theatrical cut vs the director's. The added scenes did nothing for the movie.
share1. The Godfather
2. Lawrence of Arabia
3. Schindler's List
4. No Country for Old Men
5. Casablanca
6. The Godfather: Part II
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8. Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
9. The Deer Hunter
10. The Bridge on the River Kwai
One and two are undebatable. The rest are pretty much interchangeable.
1. Amadeus 1984
2. Bridge on the river Kwai 1957
3. Lawrence of Arabia 1962
4. One Flew over the CuCoocko's Nest 1975
5. Casablanca 1943
6. West Side Story 1961
7. My Fair Lady 1964
8. Ben Hur 1959
9. Best Years of or Lives 1946
10. Forest Gump 1994
Top 10 for me:
Rocky
Godfather
On the Waterfront
Gone w/the Wind
Forest Gump
The Best Years of Our Lives
Godfather II
The Apartment
Casablanca
Mutiny on the Bounty
Lawrence and Amadeus do make my top 20 though