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The 15 Strongest Best Picture Competitions in Oscar History

t is always fascinating to see how The Academy votes in any given year. Certain genres go in and out of fashion, and the group that votes the Best Picture has changed over the years, from the early years when The Screen Extras Guild was allowed to vote to a more narrow range of voters today. The voters tend to be older, and more conservative than the voters in other categories, so the films chosen tend to reflect an older sensibility.
New blood is coming in though, which is reflected in the nominees for the past few years. Here is a list of what is considered to be the 15 strongest Oscar Best Picture competitions. by MICHAEL GIFFEY
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Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
2
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
3
Ninotchka (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Nashville (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
12
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
18
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
19
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
20
The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
21
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
22
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
23
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
Ordinary People (1980)
Ordinary People (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
25
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
27
Tess (1979)
Tess (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
28
The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
30
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
31
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
33
Network (1976)
Network (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
34
All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
36
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
38
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
39
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
40
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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