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.