How many Best Picture Oscar Winners have you seen?

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  1. Catman Avenger

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    Here is the list of all the movies that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture

    Now, how many of them have you seen?

    My list (so far):
    1. Gone with the Wind
    2. Casablanca
    3. On the Waterfront
    4. The Sound of Music
    5. In the Heat of the Night
    6. The French Connection
    7. The Godfather
    8. The Sting
    9. The Godfather, Part II
    10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    11. Rocky
    12. Annie Hall
    13. The Deer Hunter
    14. Kramer vs Kramer
    (wow, with the exception of Patton I saw every Best Picture winner of the `70s. :wow: )
    15. Gandhi
    16. Terms of Endearment
    17. Platoon
    18. Rain Man
    19. Dances With Wolves
    20. The Silence of the Lambs
    21. Unforgiven
    22. Schindler's List
    23. Forrest Gump
    24. Braveheart
    25. Titanic
    26. Shakespear in Love
    27. American Beauty
    (with the exception of English Patient I saw all the `90s best picture winners :up: )
    28. Gladiator
    29. A Beautiful Mind
    30. Chicago
    31. LOTR: Return of the King
    32. Million Dollar Baby
    33. Crash
    34. The Departed
    (Haven't see No Country yet :csad: )
     
  2. Jake Cassidy Avenger

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    I've only seen 10
     
  3. Poetic Chaos Hella fetch.

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    Everyone since Dances With Wolves plus The Godfathers, Rocky and Platoon.
     
  4. Carmine Falcone So it goes.

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    Casablanca
    The French Connection
    The Godfather
    The Godfather Part II
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    The Deer Hunter
    Gandhi
    The Silence of the Lambs
    Unforgiven
    Schindler's List
    American Beauty
    Lord of the Rings 3
    Million Dollar Baby
    The Departed
    No Country for Old Men

    That's 15.
     
  5. odiin Sidekick

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    Funny you should ask since I just so happen to keep a list handy:

    Casablanca
    Westside Story
    The Godfather
    The Godfather Part II
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Rocky
    Ghandi
    Amadeus
    The Silence of the Lambs
    Unforgiven
    Forrest Gump
    Braveheart
    Titanic
    American Beauty
    Gladiator
    Chicago
    Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
    The Departed
    No Country for Old Men
     
  6. Rac Deadite

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    All Quiet in the Western Front (1930)
    Gone with the Wind (1939)
    Ben-Hur (1959)
    West Side Story (1961)
    Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    The Sound of Music (1965)
    The Godfather (1972)
    The Godfather: Part II (1974)
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    Rocky (1976)
    The Deer Hunter (1978)
    Gandhi (1982)
    Amadeus (1984)
    Platoon (1986)
    Unforgiven (1992)
    Forrest Gump (1994)
    Braveheart (1995)
    American Beauty (1999)
    Gladiator (2000)
    A Beautiful Mind (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    Crash (2004)
    The Departed (2006)
    No Country for Old Men (2007)

    24.

    + Not seen completely:

    Rain Man (1988)
    The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    Schindler's List (1993)
    Titanic (1997)
     
  7. QueerMike Sidekick

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    Seen 16 of 80 = 20%

    and am trying to watch 5 others which would raise me 21/80 for 26%.
     
  8. Movies205 Corporate Money

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    I've seen 50 of the 80 movies (63%) that have received Best Picture... I watch too many movies :(
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    All Quiet on the Western Front
    It Happened One Night
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    Gone with the Wind
    Rebecca
    Casablanca
    The Best Years of our Lives
    All About Eve
    An American In Paris
    From Here to Eternity
    On the Waterfront
    Bridge over the River Kwai
    Ben-Hur
    The Apartment
    West Side Story
    Lawrence of Arabia
    My Fair Lady
    Man of All Seasons
    Midnight Cowboy
    Patton
    French Connection
    The Godfather
    The Godfather 2
    One Flew Over hte Cukoo Nest
    Rocky
    Annie Hall
    Deer Hunter
    Kramer Vs. Kramer
    Gandhi
    Amadeus
    Platoon
    Rain Man
    Dances with Wolves
    Silence of the Lambs
    Schindler's List
    Unforgiven
    Forest Gump
    Brave Heart
    Titantic
    American Beauty
    Gladiator
    A Beautiful Mind
    Chicago
    Lord of the Rings
    Crash
    Departed
    No Country for Old Men
     
  9. Shuley Sidekick

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  10. FaT_tONle Avenger

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    Recent years:

    No Country for Old Men
    Departed
    Crash
    Million Dollar Baby
    LOTR: ROTK
    Beautifil Mind
    Gladiator
    American Beauty
    Shakespeare in Love
    Titantic
    Brave Heart
    Forest Gump
     
  11. Kent The Lord of Thwipp

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    01. Gone With the Wind
    02. Rebecca
    03. Casablanca
    04. Hamlet
    05. Around the World in Eighty Days
    06. The Bridge on the River Kwai
    07. Ben-Hur
    08. West Side Story
    09. Lawrence of Arabia
    10. The Sound of Music
    11. Midnight Cowboy
    12. Patton
    13. The French Connection
    14. The Godfather
    15. The Sting
    16. The Godfather Part II
    17. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    18. Rocky
    19. Annie Hall
    20. The Deer Hunter
    21. Kramer vs. Kramer
    22. Chariots of Fire
    23. Gandhi
    24. Terms of Endearment
    25. Amadeus
    26. Platoon
    27. Rain Man
    28. Dances With Wolves
    29. The Silence of the Lambs
    30. Unforgiven
    31. Schindler's List
    32. Forrest Gump
    33. Titanic
    34. Shakespear in Love
    35. American Beauty
    36. Gladiator
    37. A Beautiful Mind
    38. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    39. Million Dollar Baby
    40. Crash
    41. The Departed
    42. No Country for Old Men

    42? I would never have guessed. I need a life.
     
  12. C. Lee Superherohype Administrator

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    Don't feel bad....when they did the countdown of the past winners last night...I found out that I had seen all but 5 of them. But I've had a longer time than you to watch them.
     
  13. Nirvana Slowly Losing My Mind

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    Casablanca
    Ben-Hur
    My Fair Lady
    The Sound of Music
    Dances with Wolves
    Forrest Gump
    Titanic*
    American Beauty*
    Gladiator*
    A Beautiful Mind*
    Chicago*
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
    Million Dollar Baby
    Crash (Should have gone to Brokeback Mountain)
    The Departed*
    No Country For Old Men



    * Some of my favorite films of all time

    I need to watch some of these best pictures...never saw Rocky, a single Godfather movie, The Silence of the Lambs, A Clockwork Orange or The French Connection... :(

    16/80= 20%
     
  14. Majik1387 Avenger

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    EDIT: Hold on

    EDIT 2: Okay, here's my full list of Oscar winners I've seen

    1. The Great Ziegfield
    2. You Can't Take It With You
    3. Gone With the Wind
    4. Casablanca
    5. Hamlet
    6. All About Eve
    7. An American in Paris
    8. The Greatest Show on Earth
    9. Gigi
    10. Ben-Hur
    11. West Side Story
    12. Lawrence of Arabia
    13. My Fair Lady
    14. The Sound of Music
    15. In the Heat of the Night
    16. Oliver!
    17. The French Connection
    18. The Godfather
    19. The Godfather Part II
    20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    21. Rocky
    22. Annie Hall
    23. Ordinary People
    24. Terms of Endearment
    25. Amadeus
    26. Platoon
    27. Rain Man
    28. Driving Miss Dais
    29. Dances With Wolves
    30. The Silence of the Lambs
    31. Schindler's List
    32. Forrest Gump
    33. Braveheart
    34. Titanic
    35. Shakespeare in Love
    36. American Beauty
    37. Gladiator
    38. A Beautiful Mind
    39. Chicago
    40. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    41. Crash
    42. The Departed
     
  15. Drizzle Avenger

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    1. On The Waterfront
    2. West Side Story
    3. Oliver
    4. The Godfather
    5. The Godfather Part II
    6. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
    7. Rocky
    8. Platoon
    9. Rain Man
    10. The Silence of the Lambs
    11. Schindler's List
    12. Forrest Gump
    13. Braveheart
    14. Titanic
    15. Gladiator
    16. A Beautiful Mind
    17. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    18. Crash
    19. The Departed
    20. No Country For Old Men
     
  16. Apollo Superhero

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    The sound of music
    The Godfather
    The Godfather Part II
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Annie Hall (star wars should have won)
    Rocky
    Ghandi
    Platton
    The last Emperor
    Rain man
    Dances with wolves
    The Silence of the Lambs
    Forrest Gump
    Braveheart
    Titanic
    American Beauty
    Gladiator
    A Beautiful Mind
    Chicago
    The lord of the rings: return of the King
    Million dollar Baby
    Crash
    The departed


    I think i saw west side story and Oliver as a kid, but i forget everything about, so for me it doesn't really count.
     
  17. William_C StylelessKnave

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    13! :wow:
    I've surprised myself.

    1. The Bridge on the River Kwai
    2. West Side Story
    3. The Sound of Music
    4. The Godfather
    5. The Godfather Part II
    6. The Silence of the Lambs
    7. Schindler's List
    8. Forrest Gump
    9. Gladiator
    10. A Beautiful Mind
    11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    12. The Departed
    13. No Country for Old Men
     
  18. Doomed_hero Superhero

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    Gone with the Wind
    Casablanca
    On the Waterfront
    Ben-Hur
    The Godfather
    West Side Story
    Lawrence of Arabia
    The Godfather Part II
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Rocky
    Kramer vs. Kramer
    Terms of Endearment
    Rain Man
    The Last Emperor
    Dances with Wolves
    The Silence of the Lambs
    Schindler's List
    Braveheart
    The English Patient
    Titanic (should have been L.A. Confedentail)
    Shakespeare in Love (should have been Saving Private Ryan)
    American Beauty
    Gladiator
    A Beautiful Mind
    Chicago(should have been Gangs Of New York)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Million Dollar Baby
    Crash
    The Departed
    No Country For Old Men

    About 30
     
  19. Apollo Superhero

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    i was going to go see no country for old men today, but of course my friend had to dick me over and went to see Jumper instead.
     
  20. JTStarkiller Sidekick

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    32 for me. Looks I'm in 4th place or something. :D
     
  21. Apollo Superhero

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    its pretty much the older films i have never seen.
     
  22. Majik1387 Avenger

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    You're missing a lot of classics.:o
     
  23. Knightsaber Priss Lone Wolf

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    Let see, I've watched:

    1. Gone with the Wind

    2. Rebecca (Great Hitchcock movie!)

    3. All About Eve (Bette Davis is snarky perfection.)

    4. Lawrence of Arabia

    5. My Fair Lady

    6. The Sound of Music

    7. Patton (A Necessity in our family since my dad was a Patton fanatic.)

    8. The Godfather

    9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    10. Rocky

    11. Chariots of Fire

    12. Gandhi

    13. Amadeus

    14. Out of Africa

    15. The Last Emperor

    16. Rain Man

    17. Driving Miss Daisy

    18. Dances with Wolves

    19. Forrest Gump

    20. Braveheart

    21. Titanic

    22. Gladiator

    23. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Duh!!! This one's a given since I'm a Tolkien Fan. Here's too Guillermo Del Toro and the Hobbot movies!)
     
  24. Catman Avenger

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    Yea. I noticed I've seen almost all the best picture winners of the `70s, `80s, `90s, and `00s. But hardly any from before the `70s. :csad:
     
  25. Motown Marvel Crimson and Clover

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    i've seen 36/80.
     

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