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Oscars Best Picture Poll! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-03-13 16:00:08
Imported:
2026-06

Poll

Oscars Best Picture Poll!

  • Casablanca (1942) 99
  • Ben-Hur (1959) 37
  • The French Connection (1971) 43
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 75
  • Platoon (1986) 49
  • Rain Man (1988) 79
  • Million Dollar Baby (2004) 54
  • The Hurt Locker (2008) 48
  • 12 Years a Slave (2013) 35
  • Parasite (2019) 61
  • 2025-03-11
  • multiple choice
  • 580 votes
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Content

The Oscars were recently, and it reminded me that there are still so many Best Picture Winners that I haven't seen! Help me choose a movie to watch next!

Comments

Chris Shine

Parasite is bonkers

Ali D

Some very serious contenders, but Rain Man is just SO lovely

Randee Carreno

Happy Thursday, Addie! 😊 All great choices for this poll. I ended up voting for "Rain Man" followed by "Casablanca" as my second pick. Have a great day today! 😊

Joeheg758

The French Connection would be a nice way to celebrate Gene Hackman's career.

Alex Tan

Happy Thursday, Addie. These Oscar-winning movies are REALLY reaction worthy, but my votes belong to Casablanca (1942), Ben-Hur (1959), The French Connection (1971), Rain Man (1988), and Million Dollar Baby (2004), basically half of the movies listed here. I also suggest a rewatch reaction to Titanic (1997), for a future poll. #TitanicRewatchReactionForAddieCounts

Adrian Towers

Cuckoo's nest is a Jack Nicholson masterpiece, unique. Enjoy your day Addie.

Alex Tan
>>167648151

Speaking of Gene Hackman (RIP), I also suggest Crimson Tide (1995) and Enemy of the State (1998), both produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. #MoreGeneHackmanForAddieCounts

Phil Stubblefield

I'm so pleased that Casablanca is doing well! It's such a timeless classic, made more poignant by the knowledge that it was filmed during the Second World War and features extras who actually *had* escaped from the Nazi regime. Even viewers who say they don't like black and white movies wind up being entranced by this story!

Jack Dees

Casablanca is awesome. I would also recommend The Best Year's of Our Lives.

Pickupthepieces76

Due to the recent and sad passing of one of the greatest actors and my favorite I have to go with The French Connection.

Byrd N. Hand
>>167648748

It's indeed one of the few pre-'60s movies many reaction viewers seem to care about -- along with "The Wizard of Oz," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th Street," and "12 Angry Men"... and maybe some of Alfred Hitchcock's films. I wish they'd be open to more, though. 🤷‍♂️

Doug

Hard to pick this one, they’re all great movies obviously. 🙂 I suppose if I had to pick just one or two I might go with Rain Man and Million Dollar Baby, maybe with Casablanca as number three? But honestly I’m down for whatever wins this.

Doug
>>167649358

That’s a shame, I didn’t realize Gene Hackman died last month. Really great actor!

Jeff I.

A shame to see 12 Years A Slave rarely get attention from reactors or on polls. It's such a well-made movie all around.

Doug

P.S. On a trivia tangent, this poll got me wondering what the “worst Best picture winner of all time” might be. A little digging comes up with The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) which I haven’t seen but is apparently a big extravagant Cecil B DeMille picture about the Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was very successful in the box office when it came out but never caught on much in reruns on television and is only a 50% on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus basically being it’s all style and no substance. 🤷‍♂️ Fortunately there are no duds on today’s poll though. 😄

Philip Davetas

I chose HURT LOCKER. But it looks like CASABLANCA is gonna own it. I saw CASABLANCA twice in my life and I thought it was okay. But I saw it late in my life. So, maybe it just seemed corny at the time.

Byrd N. Hand
>>167657221

I feel "Around the World in 80 Days" often gets mentioned as well. "Coda" won Best Picture just a few years ago, but I feel as though it's already been largely forgotten. 🤔 Of course, there have been plenty of years when an inferior nominee ended up winning over a superior one, but that's another matter.

Jeff I.
>>167648589

It's a shame most people forget about (or are unaware of) Nicholson's early movie Five Easy Pieces. It shows him in a more complex, subdued role, and his performance won him an Oscar nomination for best actor.

Byrd N. Hand

"Rain Man" and "Casablanca" running away with it so far. Hopefully "Cuckoo's Nest" also comes within striking distance. 🙏

Adrian Towers
>>167648589

The Last Detail was underrated, acquired taste I suppose, point taken with the Oscar nomination though

ButtercupsTrueLove
>>167648748

I think maybe a younger audience hasn't been exposed to as many earlier movies since today's modern age of streaming media is so overwhelming with more recent content. Oftentimes, once they sit down and watch a really good classic film they come away impressed that something so 'old' can be so good! As far as black & white films, one of my go-to suggestions for those who are 'b&w averse' is 1973's "Paper Moon". They often quickly forget that they are watching black & white.

Alex Tan
>>167648748

I second an Alfred Hitchcock poll. I've been watching several of his movies recently. #MoreAlfredHitchcockForAddieCounts

Cameron Kerby

Good poll. There’s so many that I have not seen myself. I voted for Cuckoo’s Nest since I’ve seen that one. Only other two that I’ve seen is Platoon and Rain Man, but only once. I did like them though. Anyways, whatever wins I’ll watch even though it’s for the first time. There’s some big ones on this list that I should see finally.

Doug
>>167657221

For sure, there are LOTS of times people complain that one of the other nominees should have won! (I think my favorite example of that is Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture against Saving Private Ryan largely because of a massive insider push by producer Harvey Weinstein. Talk about highway robbery!) Out of curiosity, I looked it up and Around the World in 80 Days is 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, which isn't great but not terrible. 🤷‍♂️ The Greatest Show on Earth is 50%, which is pretty bad. Coda is 94%, so it's pretty well reviewed apparently! (I haven't seen that one so can't really comment beyond that.) P.S. And to be fair, Shakespeare in Love was a fun movie! But... come on, there's no way it should have beaten Saving Private Ryan!

Karl Ries
>>167657628

I can see Casablanca being seen as corny, but I imagine that's at least partially due to how much it's been referenced and parodied, especially in rom coms and sitcoms.

Byrd N. Hand
>>167657221

Frankly, I still don't even feel SIL and SPR were even the best respective Elizabethan drama and WWII film nominated that year; those would've been "Elizabeth" and "The Thin Red Line," IMO. Of course, the 3 best films that year for me didn't even get nominated: "Pleasantville," "A Simple Plan," and "American History X." 🤔

Michael Tucker

I picked One flew over the cookoo nest. I also like the French Connections staring the Late Gene Hackman.

Doug
>>167657221

I didn't see American History X so no comment on that one, but I do like Pleasantville, it's a fun one (and honestly probably a better comedy than Shakespeare in Love too). 🙂 I like Saving Private Ryan better than Thin Red Line and A Simple Plan personally, but that's just me. 🤷‍♂️ P.S. And don't forget The Truman Show was also that year, another good one that didn't win any Oscars!

Robert Lemond

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is an eternal classic

Byrd N. Hand
>>167648589

Nicholson had a great run there, starting with "Easy Rider" (though he only had a supporting role in that; it nonetheless earned him his first Oscar nomination). There was also "Carnal Knowledge," "The King of Marvin Gardens," and "Chinatown." The oddball Western "The Missouri Breaks" is also highly underrated.

Byrd N. Hand
>>167657221

Yes, that one was up there, too. The biggest dubious Best Picture winners for me are probably "Rocky" and "Titanic." I know why they won, but I personally feel they were both the weakest of the 5 nominees in their respective years. "Kramer Vs. Kramer" over "Apocalypse Now" is another tough one to swallow, but I know it most likely happened because "The Deer Hunter" (another Vietnam War film) had just won Best Picture the previous year. 🤔

Doug
>>167657221

I’ll disagree on Titanic, I’m ok with that one winning over the other nominees that year (even though I do like Good Will Hunting more as a story). I agree that Rocky probably shouldn’t have beaten All The President’s Men and Taxi Driver though (I like Rocky but I’d have given it to All the President’s Men.)

Byrd N. Hand

C'mon, y'all. Pump those numbers up for "Rain Man" and "Cuckoo's Nest"! I cannot abide Addie merely watching *one* title from this poll. 😬

DarkApple_07

Ben hur is great but very long to watch. Im with Casablanca since i watched it recently and enjoyed it.

Adrian Towers

Cuckoo's Nest is a bit mental 😳

MrAustincummings

I'm glad Casablanca is winning. Cuckoo's nest, and Rain man are also good, but Casablanca is my absolute favorite Bogart movie.

sarCC

Sooooo happy Casablanca is winning. A perfect movie. Parasite is excellent as well.