The Best Pictures 1971-2000

Year - The Right Choice                              Oscar Winner (Blue if the same)

1971 - Bananas                                            The French Connection (didn't see it)
1972 - The Godfather
1973 - Papillon                                            The Sting
1974 - Young Frankenstein                          The Godfather, Part II
1975 - Love and Death                                One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1976 - The Pink Panther Strikes Again        Rocky
1977 - Star Wars                                         Annie Hall
1978 - Superman                                        The Deer Hunter (see most over-rated)
1979 - All That Jazz                                    Kramer vs. Kramer
1980 - The Empire Strikes Back                  Ordinary People (never saw it)
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark                    Chariots of Fire
1982 - My Favorite Year                              Gandhi
1983 - Return of the Jedi                             Terms of Endearment
1984 - The Natural                                      Amadeus
1985 - Back to the Future                            Out of Africa
1986 - Aliens                                               Platoon (see m.o.)
1987 - Raising Arizona                                The Last Emperor
1988 - Bull Durham                                     Rain Man
1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors               Driving Miss Daisy
1990 - Miller's Crossing                              Dances with Wolves (see m.o.)
1991 - Silence of the Lambs
1992 - Strictly Ballroom                              Unforgiven (see m.o.)
1993 - Short Cuts                                        Schindler's List
1994 - Shawshank Redemption                   Forrest Gump (see m.o.)
1995 - Toy Story                                         Braveheart (see m.o.)
1996 - Fargo                                                The English Patient
1997 - Boogie Nights                                   Titanic
1998 - Rushmore                                         Shakespeare in Love
1999 - American Beauty
2000 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon     Gladiator

Note: The Academy has chosen correctly 3 out of 30 times – 10% correct….not bad.

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