As you may know, I watched all of the 88 films that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. And when I finished, I started putting together a list I called, ‘The Best Of The Best Pictures.’

And then I forgot about it.

One thing led to another, and before I knew it, I didn’t really feel like finishing up the lists properly, at least not yet. So, I decided I would throw something together to leave you with.

So, these are my official winners. One day, I plan on going into more detail, but for now please enjoy what I consider to be… The Best Of The Best Pictures.

(NOTE: I decided that I could only nominate performances in the category that the Oscars recognized them, regardless of category fraud.)

BEST PICTURE

All About Eve
Amadeus
American Beauty
Annie Hall
Birdman
Casablanca
Forrest Gump
The Godfather Part II
Ordinary People
Titanic

BEST DIRECTOR

James Cameron – Titanic
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II
Milos Forman – Amadeus
Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman
William Wyler – Ben-Hur

BEST ACTOR

F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Ben Kingsley – Gandhi
Ray Milland – The Lost Weekend
Al Pacino – The Godfather Part II

BEST ACTRESS

Bette Davis – All About Eve
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall
Vivian Leigh – Gone With The Wind
Meryl Streep – Out Of Africa
Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Lionel Barrymore – You Can’t Take It With You
Robert DeNiro – The Godfather Part II
Barry Fitzgerald – Going My Way
Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People
Al Pacino – The Godfather

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Judith Anderson – Rebecca
Ingrid Bergman – Casablanca
Diane Keaton – The Godfather Part II
Rita Moreno – West Side Story
Meryl Streep – Kramer Vs. Kramer

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

American Beauty
Annie Hall
The Apartment
Birdman
Rain Man

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

All About Eve
Amadeus
Casablanca
The Godfather Part II
Kramer Vs. Kramer

BEST FILM EDITING

Amadeus
Casablanca
The Godfather Part II
Midnight Cowboy
Titanic

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

American Beauty
Birdman
The Lost Weekend
Out Of Africa
Rebecca

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Amadeus
An American In Paris
Ben-Hur
Oliver!
Titanic

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Amadeus
Gone With The Wind
My Fair Lady
Shakespeare In Love
Titanic

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Amadeus
A Beautiful Mind
Gandhi
The Godfather
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

A Beautiful Mind
Ben-Hur
Forrest Gump
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Titanic

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Forrest Gump
Gone With The Wind
Lawrence Of Arabia
Out Of Africa
Titanic

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“As Time Goes By” – Casablanca
“I Remember It Well” – Gigi
“In The Deep” – Crash
“My Heart Will Go On” – Titanic
“Swinging On A Star” – Going My Way

BEST SOUND EDITING

All Quiet On The Western Front
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Platoon
Titanic
Unforgiven

BEST SOUND MIXING

Amadeus
Midnight Cowboy
Platoon
Rebecca
Titanic

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NOMINATION TALLY

10 – Titanic

9 – Amadeus

7 – The Godfather Part II

5 – Birdman
5 – Casablanca

3 – All About Eve
3 – American Beauty
3 – Annie Hall
3 – Ben-Hur
3 – Forrest Gump
3 – Gone With The Wind
3 – Ordinary People
3 – Out Of Africa
3 – Rebecca

2 – A Beautiful Mind
2 – Gandhi
2 – The Godfather
2 – Going My Way
2 – Kramer Vs. Kramer
2 – The Lost Weekend
2 – Midnight Cowboy
2 – Platoon

1 – All Quiet On The Western Front
1 – An American In Paris
1 – The Apartment
1 – Crash
1 – Gigi
1 – Lawrence Of Arabia
1 – My Fair Lady
1 – Oliver
1 – Shakespeare In Love
1 – Unforgiven
1 – West Side Story
1 – You Can’t Take It With You