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Top 10 Oscar Best Picture Winners of All Time

filmschoolrejects.com — "Of the 79 Best Pictures named, some films have stood the test of time and remain classics while others are have become duds that leave the viewer scratching their head, wondering what the voters of the time saw. With this list, we chose to attempt to showcase the breadth of the honorees."

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c2frobbo, on 02/20/2008, -14/+3nice list!
- banido, on 02/20/2008, -3/+10nice comment!
- notque, on 02/20/2008, -5/+3But there was no Battlefield Earth! Horrible list.
  
  Battlefield Earth > *
  - BearinG, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1I've heard of all those films listed... not Battlefield earth though..
- skunkman62, on 02/20/2008, -3/+1where are "citizen kane" and "fast times at ridgemont high"? hobbits my ass
  - midejitsu, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1How in the world could either of those films ever end up on a list of “Best Picture Winners?” Only Kane was even nominated.
- manicleek, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1"The Sting" should be on there
federalape, on 02/20/2008, -9/+5Great list! Now, I would love to see that head scratchers list.
- ChaserHimself, on 02/20/2008, -12/+81. Crash
  - DoTheFandango, on 02/20/2008, -6/+4Are you serious?
  - Fungii, on 02/20/2008, -1/+3No *****, Crash was a ridiculously bad movie. Forrest Gump was pretty heinous as well. After those two POS movies won best picture, there's really no point in giving a ***** who wins the Oscars, they have no credibility.
- Guroom, on 02/20/2008, -5/+4Titanic.
  
  done
  - skunkman62, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2sunk
- Guroom, on 02/20/2008, -8/+2Titanic.
  
  done
gkubrick, on 02/20/2008, -7/+2it's coming
Superperson, on 02/20/2008, -14/+10God, these lists are out of control. Top 10 what? 10 Best? 10 Most Enduring? 10 Most Deserving? How vague.
- rejectnation, on 02/20/2008, -1/+11Read the article... It is "The Ten Best Oscar Best Pictures Of All Time"
Happy_Phantom, on 02/20/2008, -5/+16Gone with The Wind and Ben Hur instead of All About Eve or Midnight Cowboy.
- skunkman62, on 02/20/2008, -2/+4citizen kane instead of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  - ben_nushmut, on 02/20/2008, -0/+4Believe it or not, Kane didn't win Best Picture, only Best Screenplay (its only Oscar). Thus, it can't be on this list. Unfortunately.
    - UglieJosh, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2Aye. Citizen Kane is the second best non-winner of all time after "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb".
      
      Any movie buffs know offhand what movies beat Kane and Strangelove?
    - gkubrick, on 02/20/2008, -1/+3Kane=How Green Was My Valley
      Strangelove=My Fair Lady
npg6913, on 02/20/2008, -2/+4all examples of great directing, acting, and storyline
Erez, on 02/20/2008, -17/+4really? other then the godfather its a lame ass list..
Best of all time my ass..
- meburnette, on 02/20/2008, -4/+5I bet you are a 15 year old guido who pretends he is italian and acts like he has mob connections....
  - Erez, on 02/20/2008, -5/+3no i'm 22 and i watched a ton of movies, and for me just cause its and old classic doesn't mean its good..
    so ***** you you old POS who thinks everything was done better back in the day..
    - bagboyrebel, on 02/20/2008, -2/+1well I actually haven't seen a lot of the movies on the list (I know, I probably should) but you do bring up a good point. Just because something is older doesn't mean it's better.
      - ShugNinx21, on 02/20/2008, -0/+3And just because it's old doesn't mean it sucks either.
      - bagboyrebel, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1@ShugNinx21
        do you have a point? I never implied anything like that, I just was agreeing with Erez that old doesn't mean good, it just means old.
ciano, on 02/20/2008, -10/+3This is the absolute epitome of needless top ten lists. Top ten top one movies. Wow.
Niightwitch, on 02/20/2008, -11/+43The Lord of the Rings trilogy is only a couple of years old. How can you say they've "stood the test of time" when no time has passed?
- thecrazyd, on 02/20/2008, -8/+8Don't know why this is getting dug down. It is absolutely true.
- Brasky, on 02/20/2008, -11/+5Plus they are boring as *****.
  - skunkman62, on 02/20/2008, -5/+1dude, i couldnt tell you how many times i tried to watch "the fellowship of the rings" without falling asleep.
  - Syric, on 02/20/2008, -1/+5Speak for yourself man. They thrill me every time.
  - hoovcluck, on 02/20/2008, -0/+15 straight hours of people running is not boring, its artistic
    - Niightwitch, on 04/01/2008, -0/+1They were walking most of the time.
  - TheUngod, on 02/20/2008, -1/+1It's just a bunch of people walkin! `Randal
  - BearinG, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1For your sake...don't rent the extended editions!
    
    I can watch all 3 extended in a day and enjoy it..
    
    not the best movies ever.. but for fantasy movies.. I think so.. (remember, its just my opinion)..
- TheUngod, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1I honestly would have preferred Big Fish anyway. Having a huge budget to adapt an already popular book is sort of an unfair advantage. Not that I disliked Lord of the Rings, I just didn't find it to be a movie that, 10 years down the line, people will still say "wow" about. Special effects are dated, story is not.
bubba9999, on 02/20/2008, -8/+1Wordpress FTL. Down for the count at 100 diggs.
- windmillninja, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1Hopefully this will be the last time this needs to be said: It has NOTHING (NOTHING) to do with WP. NOTHING.
blitzer, on 02/20/2008, -8/+10This probably took the author less then 10 mins to put together. Weak list.
Trustthedust, on 02/20/2008, -12/+5Top 10 most outrageous moments in Oscar history http://digg.com/movies/Top_10_Most_Outrageous_Mome ...
whatthefu, on 02/20/2008, -2/+12This same site said it was strange that Star Wars got beaten out by Annie Hall for best picture.
- Syric, on 02/20/2008, -1/+1Doesn't mean they don't think Annie Hall is good.
  - BearinG, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1I think you meant Starwars
EvoPsy, on 02/20/2008, -3/+3Too bad the Star Wars Holiday Special didn't win an Oscar. It'd take this list in a rout.
- midejitsu, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1That can only be blamed on the Academy’s stupid rule of disallowing films that have been on TV before a certain date.
DCapps, on 02/20/2008, -6/+1http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/?p=23
Hoogs, on 02/20/2008, -12/+18I recently saw Casablanca in my film viewing class, and I didn't think it was that good at all. What do people see in it? However, I really liked One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Jack Nicholson at his best.
- birdly, on 02/20/2008, -1/+13I hear you!
  I saw Casablanca as a teenager and didn't think much of it, but saw it again recently. Twenty five years later I wholeheartedly agree that it's the greatest movie of all time.
  When I was young, I hated the ending. I wanted Bogie and Ingrid to be together. I didn't fully grasp the political implications. As an old fart, I now see that politics should trump love (at least in this case) because humanity's greater good is more important.
  The bravery of Rick as he tells Ilsa to leave at the end is one of the greatest moments I've ever seen in a movie. It's amazing to me that I didn't appreciate it when I was young. Try it again in twenty five years, and I bet you'll love it.
  - Hoogs, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2Will do, thanks.
  - MutatedNantuko, on 02/20/2008, -0/+4You win at movies. That, and Ilsa was hot as hell.
    - birdly, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2Yeah, man...probably the most beautiful woman that ever lived!
    - bat-21, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1I was informed that you were the most beautiful woman ever to visit Casablanca. That was a gross understatement.
- jakobmakob, on 02/20/2008, -0/+6The writing is absolutely brilliant. If you compare it to other films of its time, it holds your attention extremely well throughout, which many other films of the same period fail to do. The acting was also outstanding, and the story was top notch. Casablanca was the first to do techniques in the story that are considered normal today.
- quomen, on 02/20/2008, -0/+7I think it's just a matter of taste. I'm 20 (is that young/old?), and Casablanca is one of my favorite movies of all time. There are so many wonderful quotes in the movie that i've heard before watching the movie, then I saw the movie and it's like wow this movie made them all. It's kindve like Godfather. Amazing writing.
  - birdly, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2It's young, but you're more mature than I was.
- BryanUT, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2Bogart rules. All hs movies have merit. Period.
  
  And no one has seen this:
  
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028096/plotsummary
  
  Yeah, it sucks, but suspend disbelief and be there in the desert. In the time.
  
  An amazing character study.
  
  All his movies were political and relevant to his day and time, and the truths hold true today. ***** timeless.
  
  Bogart, FTW.
- phazon88, on 02/20/2008, -0/+3I saw it 2 years ago when I was 18 and immediately thought it was the greatest movie of all time. To each his own I guess.
bonjourmr, on 04/25/2008, -3/+10Casablanca is well placed even by todays standards...not that there are m/any standards left today.
OneHandBandito, on 02/20/2008, -19/+16Casablanca at #1? *****.
tomgsmyth, on 02/20/2008, -12/+0wheres harold and kumar?!?!? who writes this shyte it should be top ten movies that a bunch of ***** ***** yuppee decided should win based on what the experts say are good movie making skills. FTO's
- AdHaR, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2who let you out into the internet?
meburnette, on 02/20/2008, -6/+7Lawrence of Arabia should have been number 1
- grp77, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1I agree. It's my favorite film of all time.
pedo, on 02/20/2008, -15/+5dude what makes this asshole's opinion more important than anyone else's?? it's just some guys lameass movie list. who ***** cares what he thinks. ***** you and your dumbass list. get off the goddamn front page bitch.

BURIED AS LAME
- alacrity2005, on 02/20/2008, -2/+4I think you're the exact right amount of upset about this.
pudgyv, on 02/20/2008, -5/+0The Best Years of Our Lives, not on the list?
diggerbez, on 02/20/2008, -3/+18List:

10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9. All About Eve
8. Midnight Cowboy
7. Unforgiven
6. West Side Story
5. Annie Hall
4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. The Godfather
2. Lawrence of Arabia
1. Casablanca
zoxx, on 02/20/2008, -0/+8Holy crap does Jack Nicholson look young...
- ShugNinx21, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2Crazy how time works isn't it?
- Syric, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1But to be fair, not THAT young.
- BearinG, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1Saw the Shining recently and was surprised too.. 5 years after cuckoo but still..
NightVortez, on 02/20/2008, -4/+5Casablanca was a great movie, but in no way better, or more deserving, of an Oscar than the Godfather.
eminor, on 02/20/2008, -10/+3forrest gump
andsix, on 02/20/2008, -6/+1http://duggmirror.com
IAmLegend24, on 02/20/2008, -14/+1300
PropCulture, on 02/20/2008, -14/+1A top pictures list without The Godfather as #1 is immediately proved invalid.
Teku, on 02/20/2008, -17/+9This list sucks, it is an atypical list that I would expect to be generated by a person who has very little knowledge of movies.

Casablanca? Give me a break.
- TinternAbbot, on 02/20/2008, -0/+4What would your list look like?
  - quomen, on 02/20/2008, -0/+3He probably has "I Know Who Killed Me" at number one.
- gmprunner, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2The funny thing is, if the writer made it "unique" and put less conventional movies on the list, people would be screaming about how completely inaccurate it is. It may be generic, but it's also true, and that's much more important.
- bagboyrebel, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2don't you mean typical, atypical would mean it was a unique list.
elizabethb221, on 02/20/2008, -1/+5All About Eve!

I love Bette Davis.

I'm really glad that it made the list.
- Fungii, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2I love that movie, too. I like how your perception of the characters changes as the story unfolds. Definitely worthy of all the accolades it receives.
  
  And Marilyn Munroe has a small part in it, which was kind of surprising for me the first time I watched it.
control98408, on 02/20/2008, -11/+5What about Forrest Gump? I still rewatch it every once in while and see new things I've never seen before.
tomgsmyth, on 02/20/2008, -5/+5*****
j4nj1m3n3z, on 02/20/2008, -5/+2No Ben Hur, no digg.
bleutuna, on 02/20/2008, -4/+6Amadeus should replace Unforgiven. Very much.
- MutatedNantuko, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1The play of Amadeus is better than the movie.
- hoovcluck, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1deserves got nothing to do with it
  - gkubrick, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1LOL. That, good sir, was brilliant
    - hoovcluck, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1one of the best movies ever, i couldn't help myself
suinmind, on 02/20/2008, -2/+9#1 Getting an Oscar doesn't imply it is THE BEST movie of that year.
#2 Some know-it-all "experts" always think his opinions are superior.
- gmprunner, on 02/20/2008, -0/+2Winning "Best Picture" does IMPLY that it is the best movie of the year, what it doesn't do is GUARANTEE it.
  - BearinG, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1For that award show...
borez, on 02/20/2008, -11/+6Where the hell is "The Lost Weekend" and "On the Waterfront" and "Patton" and "The sting" and "The Deer Hunter" and "Kramer vs Kramer" and " Chariots of Fire" and "Rain man" and "Platoon" and "The Silence of the Lambs" and and...

Lawrence of Arabia? Casa-sodding-blanca?

No mate, your list does not equate in any way to mine.
- alacrity2005, on 02/20/2008, -1/+4Please. Lost Weekend? The Sting!!!?? Get over yourself.
  - borez, on 02/20/2008, -2/+3Lost Weekend is one of the most accurate depictions of a man " going down the rabbit hole " due to alcohol addiction I've ever seen mate. Believe me, I've been there ( albeit with cocaine + alchohol ) and lived to tell the tale.
    - alacrity2005, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1Great.. accurate depiction bla bla bla... STILL not one of the best movies ever made. I noticed you didn't defend "the sting."
      - borez, on 02/20/2008, -1/+1Don't feel the need to + we're not talking about the best movies ever made. I would have an entirely different set of movies for that list.
    - alacrity2005, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1Not one of the best oscar winners either... neither is Lost Weekend, clearly. Interestingly enough, neither even belong in the same sentence as a number of your other mentions... Platoon, Deer Hunter, Silence of the Lambs, etc.. and neither are near the movies that Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia are. Just bad choices, that's all.
- Pyroteknik, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1Lawrence of Arabia is a fantastic movie. Just because it came out a long time ago doesn't mean it's bad.
worthone, on 02/20/2008, -5/+3Much like the Nobel awards, the Oscars are also a sham. Movies (or art in general) don't need prizes to be recognized for their artistic merit.
TinternAbbot, on 02/20/2008, -9/+4List is pretty good, but including Lord of the Rings on a "best ever" list is sickening.
- gmprunner, on 02/20/2008, -0/+3Why? Is there an age limit for good films to be on lists or what? I fit's better than all but 9 films that came before it, then what's the problem?
  - TinternAbbot, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1No, it just wasn't that great of a movie. It was entertaining and well done but it doesn't seem to fit in with the truly great films. Age has nothing to do with it.
Postoasted, on 02/20/2008, -5/+3I vote for Aliens 2. http://tinyurl.com/23mqlh
birdly, on 02/20/2008, -3/+2Fast Times at Ridgemount High must have finished at number 11.
sexysadie86, on 02/20/2008, -3/+6I can't believe all you people bad-mouthing Casablanca. That film is pure cinematic perfection.
AlexanderZero, on 02/20/2008, -2/+4Am I the only person who thinks The Godfather wasn't that amazing? Acting, style, drama, sure it had it. The movie lacked drive and it was too long. I think to be listed as number three on that list you can't have a movie that's boring.
- Pyroteknik, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1Just because you heard it on Family Guy doesn't make it true.
brainboy77, on 02/20/2008, -3/+1lawrence of arabia and casablanca beat the godfather????!!! somebody has been working for barzini...
Brasky, on 02/20/2008, -7/+5Burried....LOTR? Ugh.
bluebovine, on 02/20/2008, -3/+5Worst list ever...is Digg ever gonna get over their hard on for 'lists?" Thanks for a another waste of 3 minutes of my life, fellow Diggers.
- skunkman62, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1topics that always make the front page
  apple
  lists
  digg news
  stories submitted by kevin rose (with a ton of ass kissing in the comments)
- gmprunner, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Lusts are popular because you can read them much more quickly than you can an article and they are much more concise, and they are often more interesting.
bdbr, on 02/20/2008, -2/+1No movie with dancing gansters will ever get my vote, unless some real gansters came in and beat the ***** out of them.
Drkboarder, on 02/20/2008, -0/+6If you're going to put a newer film on there, why not Schindler's List or Braveheart. LOTR is not better than Schindler's List, not even close, and Braveheart used actual people in battle. Not a bunch of CG. Give the directing of that some major credit. But whatever, digg me down because I'm hating on LOTR.
Pyroteknik, on 02/20/2008, -1/+3Lord of the Rings, like mentioned, was more for the three movies, all of which were triumphs of cinematography. Not to mention the scope of the project. Not many films were so successfully ambitious as the Lord of the Rings.

They absolutely nailed the top three. All three are timeless classics, each one awesome and breathtaking in its own way. Each one is blessed with a lead actor with stage presence and charisma enough to carry the movie alone, if necessary. Casablanca is simply the best love story ever filmed. Lawrence of Arabia has a scope unmatched and, like the Lord of the Rings, is a cinematographic masterpiece. If you have the chance to see it in a theater, do so. And The Godfather, between Al Pacino at his best, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, James Caan and others, puts together what is arguably the best ensemble cast ever. Overall, a great top 3.
isayre020888, on 02/20/2008, -0/+3Damn straight Casablanca better be at number 1.
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