{"id":5489,"date":"2016-02-18T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5489"},"modified":"2016-02-22T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T12:17:56","slug":"which-is-the-best-best-picture-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/02\/18\/which-is-the-best-best-picture-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best &#8216;Best Picture&#8217; winner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oscars are fast approaching, with 10 films vying for the ultimate honour of being named \u201d\u02dcBest Picture\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>But which Best Picture winner is the best of them all? We took every Best Picture winner from 1970 onwards, pulled their scores from Rotten Tomatoes (critics and users) and IMDB and worked out an average score. Below is the top 10: how did your favourite do?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gpyIac0zg8I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#10: The Sting (1974)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 91<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 93<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 89<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dream team of Paul Newman and Robert Redford team up for this classic crime caper, in which two con men team up to pull off an audacious con against an unscrupulous banker.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y2rYRu8UW8M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#9: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 91.2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 95<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 87.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final part of The Lord of the Rings saga is the biggest and best, with huge battles galore and a surprisingly emotional conclusion in the fires of Mount Doom.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ftTX4FoBWlE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#8: Unforgiven (1993)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 91.7<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 95<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 88.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clint Eastwood\u2019s gritty Western took the genre back to its roots, recreating and the glory days of Sergio Leone and Don Siegel with a dark and sombre take on legends of the Old West.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yIzhAKtEzY0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#7: Amadeus (1985)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 92<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 95<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 89<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Classical composers don\u2019t sound like the most exciting topic for a film, but this entertaining take on the life and death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart remains popular over 30 years later.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqVgCfZX-yE\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#6: Annie Hall (1978)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 92.5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 98<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Woody Allen\u2019s classic romcom captures his unique sense of humour at its best, with brilliant performances from both Allen and Diane Keaton as a TV writer and an aspiring musician couple.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W6Mm8Sbe__o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#5: Silence of the Lambs (1992)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 92.7<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 95<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 90.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hannibal the Cannibal and pals investigate the crimes of one Buffalo Bill, taking time out for the odd snack and anecdotes about eating liver with a nice chianti *weird noise*.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWZXL_anruA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#4: One Flew Over The Cuckoo\u2019s Nest (1976)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 93.2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 95<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 91.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 30 years later, One Flew Over The Cuckoo\u2019s Nest remains the most powerful non-conformist film ever made and arguably Jack Nicholson\u2019s defining performance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JdRGC-w9syA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#3: Schindler\u2019s List (1994)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 93.2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 96<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 93<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Powerful, emotional and life-affirming, Steven Spielberg\u2019s classic Holocaust drama depicts humanity at its best and very worst, and features some of the strongest scenes ever committed to film.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9O1Iy9od7-A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#2: The Godfather Part II<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 95.2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 97<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 93.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some would say it\u2019s the best, but our scores put the classic Part II , which depicts the rise (and moral downfall) of Michael Corleone as the head of the Corleone family, in 2nd place. We know it was you, Fredo!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sY1S34973zA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">#1: The Godfather<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total: 97<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Critics: 99<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Audience: 95<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No surprises here: Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s crime classic is frequently called the best movie of all time, with Marlon Brando turning in one of cinema&#8217;s most iconic performances. A worthy winner!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What is your favourite Best Picture winner of all time? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>You can find all of the films in this post, as well as many more Oscar winners and nominees, in the musicMagpie Store\u2019s Oscars collection! Prices start from just \u00a31.19; click below to start shopping!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/category\/film-and-tv\/?filter=collections:oscar-nominated-movies\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5210\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SHOP-NOW.png\" alt=\"SHOP NOW\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/jgC8LR\">Leo Hidalgo on Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oscars are fast approaching, with 10 films vying for the ultimate honour of being named \u201d\u02dcBest Picture\u2019. But which Best Picture winner is the best of them all? 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