Frankly, both Best Picture winners from those two years had about six other movies in their respective years, that I would consider superior movies to "An American in Paris" and "The Greatest Show on Earth". Of course, over the years, there are several other BP winners you can say the same...
I finally watched "The Greatest Show on Earth" Blu-ray and I agree with RAH that it looked great. I don't agree with this movie winning the Best Picture Oscar, but I always enjoyed it since I first watched it as a kid back in the early 1960's. My hometown is Bridgeport, CT so the circus came...