Directors Rate the Oscar winners (1 Viewer)

[john davies]

I've asterisked deserving winners

1928 Wings 7/10

1929 Broadway Melody-

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front* 9/10

1931 Cimarron-

1932 Grand Hotel 8/10

1933 Cavalcade 5/10

1934 It Happened One Night* 9.5/10

1935 Mutiny on the Bounty 7.5/10

1936 The Great Ziegfeld 5/10

1937 The Life of Emile Zola 5/10

1938 You Can't Take it with You 5.5/10

1939 Gone with the Wind 8.5/10 (flawed by racism)

1940 Rebecca 8.5/10

1941 How Green Was my Valley 4.5/10 (Irish cast, Welsh stereotyping)

1942 Mrs Miniver 5/10

1943 Casablanca* 10/10

1944 Going My Way 3.5/10 (nauseating sentimentality)

1945 The Lost Weekend 7/10

1946 The Best Years of Our Lives 7/10 (worthy but overrated)

1947 Gentleman's Agreement 5.5/10

1948 Hamlet 7.5/10

1949 All the King's Men 6.5/10

1950 All About Eve 8.5/10

1951 An American in Paris 8/10

1952 The Greatest Show on Earth 4.5/10

1953 From Here to Eternity 7.5/10

1954 On the Waterfront 4/10 (shameful moral hypocrisy)

1955 Marty 5/10

1956 Around the World in 80 Days 7/10

1957 Bridge on the River Kwai 8.5/10

1958 Gigi 6/10

1959 Ben Hur 8/10

1960 The Apartment* 10/10

1961 West Side Story 4.5/10 (ludicrous)

1962 Lawrence of Arabia* 10/10

1963 Tom Jones 4.5/10 (a cheap gimmicky travesty of the novel)

1964 My Fair Lady 8/10

1965 The Sound of Music 7.5/10 (aliens would love it)

1966 A Man for all Seasons 6/10

1967 In the Heat of the Night 7/10

1968 Oliver! 3.5/10 (please sir, no more!)

1969 Midnight Cowboy 8.5/10

1970 Patton 8/10

1971 The French Connection 8.5/10

1972 The Godfather 8.5/10

1973 The Sting 6/10

1974 The Godfather II* 9/10

1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 8.5/10

1976 Rocky 3/10 (dumb white trash)

1977 Annie Hall 7/10

1978 The Deer Hunter* 9.5/10

1979 Kramer v Kramer 3.5/10 (sentimental)

1980 Ordinary People 7.5/10

1981 Chariots of Fire 5/10

1982 Gandhi 8/10

1983 Terms of Endearment 7/10

1984 Amadeus 7/10

1985 Out of Africa 7/10

1986 Platoon 7.5/10

1987 The Last Emperor 8/10

1988 Rain Man 5.5/10

1989 Driving Miss Daisy 5.5/10

1990 Dances with Wolves 8/10

1991 The Silence of the Lambs* 9.5/10

1992 Unforgiven 8.5/10

1993 Schindler's List 9.5/10

1994 Forrest Gump 3.5/10 ( A very sickly box of chocolates)

1995 Braveheart 4/10 (simplistic nonsense)

1996 The English Patient* 9/10

1997 Titanic 6.5/10 (dumb, manipulative dialogue)

1998 Shakespeare in Love 6/10

1999 American Beauty 7.5/10

2000 Gladiator 5.5/10 (o.t.t)

2001 A Beautiful Mind 5/10 (phoney coward)

2002 Chicago 6/10

 

[Kristian]

1950 - All About Eve - :star::star::star:¼
1954 - On The Waterfront - :star::star::star:½
1962 - Lawrence of Arabia - :star::star::star::star:
1974 - The Godfather Part II - :star::star::star::star:
1975 - Rocky - :star::star::star:½
1977 - Annie Hall - :star::star::star:½
1979 - Kramer Vs Kramer - :star::star::star:½
1980 - Ordinary People - :star::star::star:½
1984 - Amadeus - :star::star::star::star:
1991 - The Silence of the Lambs - :star::star::star:½
1992 - Unforgiven - :star::star::star::star:
1993 - Schindler's List - :star::star::star::star:
1994 - Forrest Gump - :star::star::star:½
1995 - Braveheart - :star::star::star::star:
1997 - Titanic - :star::star::star::star:
1999 - American Beauty - :star::star::star:½
2001 - A Beautiful Mind - :star::star::star:¼
2002 - Chicago - :star::star:
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - :star::star::star::star:
2004 - Million Dollar Baby - :star::star::star:½
2005 - Crash - :star::star:

 

[Brian Lawrence]

1928- Sunset / A
1930- All Quiet on the Western Front / A+
1937- The Life of Emile Zola / A
1939- Gone with the Wind / A+
1940- Rebecca / A+
1943- Casablanca / A+
1946- The Best Years of Our Lives / A+
1947- Gentleman's Agreement / F-
1950- All About Eve / C-
1953- From Here to Eternity / B
1957- Bridge on the River Kwai / A
1958- Gigi / D
1959- Ben Hur / A
1962- Lawrence of Arabia / A-
1964- My Fair Lady / A+
1969- Midnight Cowboy / B-
1970- Patton / A
1971- The French Connection / B+
1972- The Godfather / B
1973- The Sting / B
1974- The Godfather 2 / C+
1975- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest / B+
1976- Rocky / B+
1977- Annie Hall / A
1978- The Deer Hunter / B+
1979- Kramer v Kramer / C
1980- Ordinary People / B-
1981- Chariots of Fire / D+
1982- Gandhi / B
1983- Terms of Endearment / A+
1984- Amadeus / A
1985- Out of Africa / D
1986- Platoon / A-
1988- Rain Man / C-
1989- Driving Miss Daisy / F
1990- Dances with Wolves / A
1991- The Silence of the Lambs / B
1992- Unforgiven / A+
1993- Schindler's List / A
1994- Forrest Gump / D+
1995- Braveheart / D+
1996- The English Patient / A
1997- Titanic / C
1998- Shakespeare in Love / B+
1999- American Beauty / B
2000- Gladiator / D
2001- A Beautiful Mind / C
2002- Chicago / B-

 

[MartinTeller]

Love:
It Happened One Night
You Can't Take It With You
Casablanca
The Godfather
The Godfather, Part II
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Annie Hall
Amadeus

Like:
Rebecca
Marty
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia
My Fair Lady
The Sting
The Deer Hunter
Ordinary People
Silence of the Lambs
Schindler's List
American Beauty
Chicago

Indifferent:
On the Waterfront
The Apartment
In the Heat of the Night
The French Connection
Rocky
Platoon
Rain Man
Gladiator

Dislike:
Gone With the Wind
Driving Miss Daisy
A Beautiful Mind

 

[John Thomas]

Whew. How about from the 90s and up...

1990 Dances with Wolves 7.5/10
1991 The Silence of the Lambs 9/10
1992 Unforgiven 8/10
1993 Schindler's List 9/10
1994 Forrest Gump 7/10
1995 Braveheart 9/10
1996 The English Patient 6/10
1997 Titanic 5.5/10
1998 Shakespeare in Love 6/10
1999 American Beauty 8/10
2000 Gladiator 6.5/10
2001 A Beautiful Mind 7/10
2002 Chicago 7.5/10

 

[Steve Christou]

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front 3/5

1934 It Happened One Night 4/5

1935 Mutiny on the Bounty 4/5

1939 Gone with the Wind 5/5

1940 Rebecca 5/5

1943 Casablanca 5/5

1946 The Best Years of Our Lives 2/5

1948 Hamlet 4/5

1950 All About Eve 3/5 [My pick - Sunset Boulevard]

1951 An American in Paris 5/5

1952 The Greatest Show on Earth 3/5 [My pick - Singin' in the Rain]

1953 From Here to Eternity 4/5

1954 On the Waterfront 4/5 [My pick - Rear Window]

1956 Around the World in 80 Days 3/5 [My pick - The Ten Commandments]

1957 Bridge on the River Kwai 5/5

1958 Gigi 4/5 [My pick - Vertigo]

1959 Ben Hur 5/5

1960 The Apartment 3/5 [My pick - Spartacus]

1961 West Side Story 5/5

1962 Lawrence of Arabia 5/5

1963 Tom Jones 2/5

1964 My Fair Lady 4/5 [My pick - Dr.Strangelove]

1965 The Sound of Music 3/5 [My pick - Doctor Zhivago]

1966 A Man for all Seasons 3/5

1967 In the Heat of the Night 5/5

1968 Oliver! 4/5 [My pick - 2001 A Space Odyssey]

1969 Midnight Cowboy 2/5 [My pick - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]

1970 Patton 5/5

1971 The French Connection 5/5

1972 The Godfather 5/5

1973 The Sting 3/5 [My pick - The Exorcist]

1974 The Godfather II 5/5

1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4/5 [My pick - Jaws]

1976 Rocky 4/5 [My pick - Taxi Driver]

1977 Annie Hall 2/5 [My pick - Star Wars]

1978 The Deer Hunter 4/5

1979 Kramer v Kramer 1/5 [My pick - Apocalypse Now]

1981 Chariots of Fire 2/5 [My pick - Raiders of the Lost Ark]

1982 Gandhi 4/5

1983 Terms of Endearment 1/5 [My pick - The Right Stuff]

1984 Amadeus 5/5

1985 Out of Africa 4/5 [My pick - Back to the Future]

1986 Platoon 5/5

1987 The Last Emperor 4/5

1988 Rain Man 4/5

1989 Driving Miss Daisy 2/5 [My pick - Glory]

1990 Dances with Wolves 5/5 [My pick - Goodfellas]

1991 The Silence of the Lambs 5/5

1992 Unforgiven 5/5

1993 Schindler's List 4/5

1994 Forrest Gump 4/5 [My pick - Pulp Fiction]

1995 Braveheart 4/5

1996 The English Patient 2/5 [My pick - Jerry Maguire]

1997 Titanic 4/5

1998 Shakespeare in Love 3/5 [My pick - Saving Private Ryan]

1999 American Beauty 4/5 [My pick - The Matrix]

2000 Gladiator 5/5

2001 A Beautiful Mind 4/5 [My pick - Fellowship of the Ring]

2002 Chicago 3/5 [My pick - The Two Towers]

 

[Tommy G]

All of these are out of :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1931 Cimarron :star:

1932 Grand Hotel :star: :star: :star:

1933 Cavalcade :star: :star:

1934 It Happened One Night :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1935 Mutiny on the Bounty :star: :star: :star: :star:

1936 The Great Ziegfeld :star:

1937 The Life of Emile Zola :star: :star:

1938 You Can't Take it with You :star: :star: :star: :star:

1939 Gone with the Wind :star:

1940 Rebecca :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1941 How Green Was my Valley :star: :star: :star: :star:

1942 Mrs Miniver :star: :star: :star:

1943 Casablanca :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1944 Going My Way :star: :star: :star:

1945 The Lost Weekend :star: :star: :star: :star:

1946 The Best Years of Our Lives :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1947 Gentleman's Agreement :star: :star: :star:

1948 Hamlet :star: :star: :star: :star:

1949 All the King's Men :star: :star: :star:

1950 All About Eve :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1951 An American in Paris :star: :star: :star:

1952 The Greatest Show on Earth :star: :star: (how in the world did this win with High Noon and Singin' in the Rain the same year?)

1953 From Here to Eternity :star: :star: :star: :star:

1954 On the Waterfront :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1955 Marty :star: :star: :star:

1956 Around the World in 80 Days :star: :star:

1957 Bridge on the River Kwai :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1958 Gigi :star: :star: :star:

1959 Ben Hur :star: :star: :star: :star:

1960 The Apartment :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1961 West Side Story :star: :star: :star:

1962 Lawrence of Arabia :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1963 Tom Jones :star: :star: :star:

1964 My Fair Lady :star: :star: :star: :star:

1965 The Sound of Music :star: :star: :star:

1966 A Man for all Seasons :star: :star: :star: :star:

1967 In the Heat of the Night :star: :star: :star: :star:

1968 Oliver! :star: :star: :star:

1969 Midnight Cowboy :star: :star: :star: :star:

1970 Patton :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1971 The French Connection :star: :star: :star: :star:

1972 The Godfather :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1973 The Sting :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1974 The Godfather II :star: :star: :star: :star:

1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1976 Rocky :star: :star: :star: :star:

1977 Annie Hall :star:

1978 The Deer Hunter :star: :star: :star: :star:

1979 Kramer v Kramer :star: :star: :star:

1980 Ordinary People :star:

1981 Chariots of Fire :star: :star: :star:

1982 Gandhi :star: :star: :star: :star:

1983 Terms of Endearment :star:

1984 Amadeus :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1985 Out of Africa :star:

1986 Platoon :star: :star: :star: :star:

1987 The Last Emperor :star: :star: :star:

1988 Rain Man :star: :star: :star: :star:

1989 Driving Miss Daisy :star: :star:

1990 Dances with Wolves :star:

1991 The Silence of the Lambs :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1992 Unforgiven :star: :star: :star: :star:

1993 Schindler's List :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

1994 Forrest Gump :star: :star: :star: :star:

1995 Braveheart :star: :star: :star: :star:

1996 The English Patient :star:

1997 Titanic :star:

1998 Shakespeare in Love :star:

1999 American Beauty :star: (worst picks 4 years in a row)

2000 Gladiator :star: :star: :star: :star:

2001 A Beautiful Mind :star: :star:

2002 Chicago :star:

 

[Jim_K]

Top tier

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
1943 Casablanca
1957 Bridge on the River Kwai
1959 Ben Hur
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
1970 Patton
1972 The Godfather
1974 The Godfather II
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1978 The Deer Hunter
1986 Platoon
1990 Dances with Wolves
1991 The Silence of the Lambs
1992 Unforgiven
1993 Schindler's List
1995 Braveheart

2nd tier
1940 Rebecca
1942 Mrs Miniver
1934 It Happened One Night
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
1938 You Can't Take it with You
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
1954 On the Waterfront
1965 The Sound of Music
1966 A Man for all Seasons
1967 In the Heat of the Night
1969 Midnight Cowboy
1971 The French Connection
1973 The Sting
1976 Rocky
1980 Ordinary People
1984 Amadeus
2000 Gladiator
2002 Chicago
1999 American Beauty

Indifferent one way or another
1928 Wings
1932 Grand Hotel
1936 The Great Ziegfeld
1939 Gone with the Wind
1941 How Green Was my Valley
1945 The Lost Weekend
1947 Gentleman's Agreement
1948 Hamlet
1949 All the King's Men
1950 All About Eve
1951 An American in Paris
1953 From Here to Eternity
1955 Marty
1956 Around the World in 80 Days
1960 The Apartment
1961 West Side Story
1964 My Fair Lady
1968 Oliver!
1979 Kramer v Kramer
1981 Chariots of Fire
1982 Gandhi
1983 Terms of Endearment
1985 Out of Africa
1987 The Last Emperor
1988 Rain Man
1996 The English Patient
1997 Titanic
1998 Shakespeare in Love
2001 A Beautiful Mind


Bottom of the barrel
1963 Tom Jones
1977 Annie Hall
1994 Forrest Gump

Haven't seen
1929 Broadway Melody
1931 Cimarron
1933 Cavalcade
1944 Going My Way
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
1958 Gigi
1989 Driving Miss Daisy

 

[Andrew_Sch]

1995 Braveheart 4/10 (simplistic nonsense)

Yep, simplistic and nonsensical enough to inspire a real-life revolution in Scotland.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

For your information, we have a Best Picture discussion thread going on.



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[john davies]

I'm glad it inspired my fellow Celts- but which revolution?

 

[Bill J]

All ratings out of four and the bolded titles are the ones that deserved their award. I haven't seen some of the older ones for a while though...

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front :star::star::star::star:
1931 Cimarron :star:1/2
1932 Grand Hotel :star::star::star:
1933 Cavalcade :star::star::star:
1934 It Happened One Night :star::star::star::star:
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty :star::star::star::star:
1936 The Great Ziegfeld :star::star::star:
1937 The Life of Emile Zola :star::star:1/2
1938 You Can't Take it with You :star::star::star:
1939 Gone with the Wind :star::star:
1940 Rebecca :star::star::star::star:
1941 How Green Was my Valley :star::star::star::star:
1942 Mrs. Miniver :star::star:1/2
1943 Casablanca :star::star::star::star:
1944 Going My Way :star::star::star:
1945 The Lost Weekend :star::star::star::star:
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives :star::star::star::star:
1947 Gentleman's Agreement :star::star::star:
1948 Hamlet :star::star::star::star:
1949 All the King's Men :star::star::star:
1950 All About Eve :star::star::star::star:
1951 An American in Paris :star::star::star:
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth :star::star:
1953 From Here to Eternity :star::star:1/2
1954 On the Waterfront :star::star::star::star:
1955 Marty :star::star::star::star:
1956 Around the World in 80 Days :star:1/2
1957 Bridge on the River Kwai :star::star::star::star:
1958 Gigi :star::star:
1959 Ben-Hur :star::star::star::star:
1960 The Apartment :star::star::star::star:
1961 West Side Story :star::star::star:
1962 Lawrence of Arabia :star::star::star::star:
1963 Tom Jones :star::star:
1964 My Fair Lady :star::star:1/2
1965 The Sound of Music :star::star::star:
1966 A Man for all Seasons :star::star::star::star:
1967 In the Heat of the Night :star::star::star::star:
1968 Oliver! :star::star::star:
1969 Midnight Cowboy :star::star::star::star:
1970 Patton :star::star::star::star:
1971 The French Connection :star::star::star::star:
1972 The Godfather :star::star::star::star:
1973 The Sting :star::star::star::star:
1974 The Godfather II :star::star::star::star:
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest :star::star::star:
1976 Rocky :star::star:
1977 Annie Hall :star::star:
1978 The Deer Hunter :star::star::star::star:
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer :star::star:
1980 Ordinary People :star::star:
1981 Chariots of Fire :star::star:1/2
1982 Gandhi :star::star::star::star:
1983 Terms of Endearment :star::star:1/2
1984 Amadeus :star::star::star::star:
1985 Out of Africa :star::star::star:
1986 Platoon :star::star::star::star:
1987 The Last Emperor :star::star::star::star:
1988 Rain Man :star::star::star:
1989 Driving Miss Daisy :star::star:
1990 Dances with Wolves :star::star::star::star:
1991 The Silence of the Lambs :star::star::star::star:
1992 Unforgiven :star::star::star::star:
1993 Schindler's List :star::star::star::star:
1994 Forrest Gump :star:
1995 Braveheart :star::star::star::star:
1996 The English Patient :star::star:
1997 Titanic :star:1/2
1998 Shakespeare in Love :star::star::star:1/2
1999 American Beauty :star::star::star::star:
2000 Gladiator :star:
2001 A Beautiful Mind :star::star::star::star:

 

[Arman]

1928 Wings

1929 Broadway Melody

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front A-

1931 Cimarron

1932 Grand Hotel A-

1933 Cavalcade

1934 It Happened One Night A

1935 Mutiny on the Bounty

1936 The Great Ziegfeld

1937 The Life of Emile Zola

1938 You Can't Take it with You

1939 Gone with the Wind B-

1940 Rebecca A+

1941 How Green Was my Valley

1942 Mrs Miniver

1943 Casablanca A/A+

1944 Going My Way

1945 The Lost Weekend

1946 The Best Years of Our Lives A-

1947 Gentleman's Agreement A-

1948 Hamlet B+

1949 All the King's Men A-

1950 All About Eve A+

1951 An American in Paris B+

1952 The Greatest Show on Earth

1953 From Here to Eternity B+

1954 On the Waterfront A-

1955 Marty B+

1956 Around the World in 80 Days

1957 Bridge on the River Kwai A+

1958 Gigi

1959 Ben Hur B+

1960 The Apartment A-

1961 West Side Story B+

1962 Lawrence of Arabia A+

1963 Tom Jones

1964 My Fair Lady A-

1965 The Sound of Music B-

1966 A Man for all Seasons

1967 In the Heat of the Night A-

1968 Oliver! A-

1969 Midnight Cowboy B

1970 Patton A-

1971 The French Connection A-

1972 The Godfather A+

1973 The Sting A-

1974 The Godfather II A+

1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest B+

1976 Rocky C-

1977 Annie Hall A-

1978 The Deer Hunter A-

1979 Kramer v Kramer B

1980 Ordinary People B

1981 Chariots of Fire A-

1982 Gandhi B

1983 Terms of Endearment B-

1984 Amadeus A-

1985 Out of Africa A-

1986 Platoon B+

1987 The Last Emperor B+

1988 Rain Man C+

1989 Driving Miss Daisy C

1990 Dances with Wolves B+

1991 The Silence of the Lambs A-

1992 Unforgiven B+

1993 Schindler's List A-

1994 Forrest Gump C+

1995 Braveheart B-

1996 The English Patient B-

1997 Titanic C/C+

1998 Shakespeare in Love C

1999 American Beauty B+

2000 Gladiator C

2001 A Beautiful Mind C/C+

2002 Chicago C+/B-

2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King A++
(But will the Academy gets it right this time?)

 

[Lew Crippen]

Yep, simplistic and nonsensical enough to inspire a real-life revolution in Scotland.

Not a comment on the movie, but you care to check, you will find that the film is only very loosely based on an incident. Very little, including all of the ending has any substitutive basis.

 

[Lew Crippen]

I’m in the process of a reassessment, going back and re-watching them all, but based on how I felt the last time I saw them (out of four stars):


Apartment, The:star: :star: :star: :star:
Casablanca:star: :star: :star: :star:
Godfather Part II, The:star: :star: :star: :star:
Lawrence of Arabia:star: :star: :star: :star:
My Fair Lady:star: :star: :star: :star:
On the WaterFront:star: :star: :star: :star:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:star: :star: :star: :star:
Ordinary People:star: :star: :star: :star:
West Side Story:star: :star: :star: :star:

All About Eve:star: :star: :star:
All Quiet on the Western Front:star: :star: :star:
Amadeus:star: :star: :star:
American Beauty:star: :star: :star:
Annie Hall:star: :star: :star:
Best Years of Our Lives, The:star: :star: :star:
Bridge on the River Kwai, The:star: :star: :star:
Chariots of Fire:star: :star: :star:
Chicago:star: :star: :star:
English Patient, The:star: :star: :star:
Forrest Gump:star: :star: :star:
French Connection, The:star: :star: :star:
Gandhi:star: :star: :star:
Godfather, The:star: :star: :star:
Gone with the Wind:star: :star: :star:
Hamlet:star: :star: :star:
How Green Was My Valley:star: :star: :star:
It Happened One Night:star: :star: :star:
Kramer vs. Kramer:star: :star: :star:
Last Emperor, The:star: :star: :star:
Life of Emile Zola, The:star: :star: :star:
Lost Weekend, The:star: :star: :star:
Man for All Seasons, A:star: :star: :star:
Marty:star: :star: :star:
Midnight Cowboy:star: :star: :star:
Muitny on the Bounty:star: :star: :star:
Oliver!:star: :star: :star:
Out of Africa:star: :star: :star:
Patton:star: :star: :star:
Rebecca:star: :star: :star:
Schindler's List:star: :star: :star:
Shapkspeare in Love:star: :star: :star:
Silence of the Lambs, The:star: :star: :star:
Sunrise:star: :star: :star:
Terms of Endearment:star: :star: :star:
Titanic:star: :star: :star:
Unforgiven:star: :star: :star:
Wings:star: :star: :star:
You Can't Take It with You:star: :star: :star:

All the King's Men:star: :star:
American in Paris, An:star: :star:
Beautiful Mind, A:star: :star:
Deer Hunter, The:star: :star:
Driving Miss Daisy:star: :star:
From Here to Eternity:star: :star:
Gigi:star: :star:
Going My Way:star: :star:
Grand Hotel:star: :star:
In the Heat of the Night:star: :star:
Mrs. Miniver:star: :star:
Platoon:star: :star:
Rain Man:star: :star:
Rocky:star: :star:
Sound of Music, The:star: :star:
Sting, The:star: :star:
Tom Jones:star: :star:

Around the World in Eighty Days:star:
Ben-Hur:star:
Braveheart:star:
Cimarron:star:
Dances with Wolves:star:
Gladiator:star:
Great Zigfeld, The:star:
Greatest Show on Earth, The:star:

 

[Kristian]

Updated with Crash, which overtakes Chicago as the weakest Best Picture in my view.

 

[Steve Christou]

Well, it could have been worse, it could have been Brokeback Mountain.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

1934 It Happened One Night ****

1935 Mutiny on the Bounty **

1938 You Can't Take it with You ****

1939 Gone with the Wind **

1943 Casablanca ***

1947 Gentleman's Agreement **

1950 All About Eve ***

1952 The Greatest Show on Earth ***

1954 On the Waterfront ****

1955 Marty ****

1959 Ben Hur ****

1960 The Apartment **

1969 Midnight Cowboy **

1972 The Godfather ****

1973 The Sting ****

1974 The Godfather II ****

1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ****

1976 Rocky ****

1977 Annie Hall ****

1978 The Deer Hunter **

1979 Kramer v Kramer ****

1983 Terms of Endearment **

1984 Amadeus *

1988 Rain Man ****

1989 Driving Miss Daisy ***

1992 Unforgiven ****

1993 Schindler's List ***

1994 Forrest Gump **

1997 Titanic **

1999 American Beauty **

2002 Chicago ***

2004 Million Dollar Baby **

 

[Joe Karlosi]

In going over my list so far, I'd say that the most undeserving "Best Picture" IMO would be AMADEUS, followed closely by GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT and AMERICAN BEAUTY.

I didn't think much of MILLION DOLLAR BABY, and although ALL ABOUT EVE was a good film, I much preferred SUNSET BLVD. from the same year.

 

[george kaplan]

Completely deserving (the best film of the year):
Casablanca (1942)
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
Apartment, The (1960)
West Side Story (1961)
Sound of Music, The (1965)
Godfather, The (1972)
Sting, The (1973)
Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
Rocky (1976)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

Deserving (but not the best film of the year):
It Happened One Night (1934)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Rebecca (1940)
Going My Way (1944)
Lost Weekend, The (1945)
Ben-Hur (1959)
My Fair Lady (1964)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Patton (1970)
French Connection, The (1971)
Rain Man (1988)
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
Schindler's List (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Gladiator (2000)

Undeserving
Wings (1927)
Broadway Melody, The (1929)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Grand Hotel (1932)
Cavalcade (1933)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Great Ziegfeld, The (1936)
Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Hamlet (1948)
All the King's Men (1949)
American in Paris, An (1951)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Marty (1955)
Gigi (1958)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Tom Jones (1963)
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Annie Hall (1977)
Deer Hunter, The (1978)
Ordinary People (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
Amadeus (1984)
Platoon (1986)
Last Emperor, The (1987)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
American Beauty (1999)
Beautiful Mind, A (2001)
Crash (2004)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Embarrasing
Cimarron (1931)
All About Eve (1950)
Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Oliver! (1968)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Out of Africa (1985)
English Patient, The (1996)
Titanic (1997)
Chicago (2002)