Best Picture Survey (western, oscar, watched, George C. Scott)

[dano04631]

I saw this survey a couple of times on another site, really liked it, and decided it would be fun to post it here. It asks which of the 80 Academy Award winners for Best Picture that you've seen. I got 52 the first time I saw it and have watched 6 more since. All the ones that Blockbuster has available are in my queu so that should get me close -- Wings and The Broadway Melody will probably be the hardest finds for me.

The 20's

[ ] "WINGS"
[ ] "THE BROADWAY MELODY"
[x] "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT"

Total: 1


The 30's

[ ] "CIMARRON"
[ ] "GRAND HOTEL"
[ ] "CAVALCADE"
[ ] "IT HAPPENED ON NIGHT"
[x] "MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY"
[ ] "THE GREAT ZIEGFELD"
[ ] "THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA"
[x] "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU"
[x] "GONE WITH THE WIND"

Total all together: 4


The 40's

[x] "REBECCA"
[x] "HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY"
[ ] "MRS. MINIVER"
[x] "CASABLANCA"
[ ] "GOING MY WAY"
[x] "THE LOST WEEKEND"
[ ] "THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES"
[ ] "GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT"
[ ] "HAMLET"
[x] "ALL THE KING'S MEN"

Total all together: 9


The 50's

[x] "ALL ABOUT EVE"
[x] "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS"
[x] "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH"
[x] "FROM HERE TO ETERNITY"
[x] "ON THE WATERFRONT"
[ ] "MARTY"
[x] "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS"
[x] "THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI"
[ ] "GIGI"
[x] "BEN-HUR"

Total all together: 17


The 60's

[x] "THE APARTMENT"
[x] "WEST SIDE STORY"
[x] "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA"
[x] "TOM JONES"
[x] "MY FAIR LADY"
[x] "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"
[x] "A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS"
[x] "IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT"
[ ] "OLIVER!"
[x] "MIDNIGHT COWBOY"

Total all together: 26


The 70's

[x] "PATTON"
[x] "THE FRENCH CONNECTION"
[x] "THE GODFATHER"
[x] "THE STING"
[x] "THE GODFATHER, PART II"
[x] "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST"
[x] "ROCKY"
[x] "ANNIE HALL"
[x] "THE DEER HUNTER"
[x] "KRAMER vs. KRAMER"

Total all together: 36


The 80's

[ ] "ORDINARY PEOPLE"
[ ] "CHARIOTS OF FIRE"
[x] "GANDHI"
[x] "TERMS OF ENDEARMENT"
[x] "AMADEUS"
[ ] "OUT OF AFRICA"
[x] "PLATOON"
[ ] "THE LAST EMPEROR"
[x] "RAIN MAN"
[x] "DRIVING MISS DAISY"

Total all together: 42


The 90's

[ ] "DANCES WITH WOLVES"
[x] "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS"
[x] "UNFORGIVEN"
[x] "SCHINDLER'S LIST"
[x] "FORREST GUMP"
[x] "BRAVEHEART"
[x] "THE ENGLISH PATIENT"
[x] "TITANIC"
[x] "SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE"
[x] "AMERICAN BEAUTY"

Total all together: 51


The 2000's

[x] "GLADIATOR"
[x] "A BEAUTIFUL MIND"
[ ] "CHICAGO"
[x] "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING"
[x] "MILLION DOLLAR BABY"
[x] "CRASH"
[x] "THE DEPARTED"
[x] "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN"

Total all together: 58 out of 80

[Mark S.]

I only got 31. This told me two things:

My movie knowledge prior to the 1970s is sorely lacking.

Oscar is blind. Most decades had way better movies that didn't make their list.

[dano04631]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

I only got 31. This told me two things:

My movie knowledge prior to the 1970s is sorely lacking.

Oscar is blind. Most decades had way better movies that didn't make their list.

Most years had way better movies that didn't make the list. I saw "Tom Jones" a couple of weeks ago and not only am I wondering why it was nominated and won, I'm wondering why it was made. And I finally watched "How Green Was My Valley" and it was a travesty that "Citizen Kane" didn't win that year. It was a sweet movie, but it was no Citizen Kane.

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by dano19606

Most years had way better movies that didn't make the list.

Agreed. When it comes to the Academy Awards, I tend to agree with George C. Scott.