I have been a movie buff ever since I can remember.

It really began with my fathers passion for English movies, as we called the Hollywood movies that made their way to our Indian movie theater screens, and my mothers passion for Hindi cinema, or Bollywood movies as they are termed these days. So, a large chunk of my growing years were spent in darkened cinema halls as I experienced the thrills of war movies, action films, and westerns, the chills of horror movies, going into splits over the comedies, and being enthralled by the dramas and the historical epics Indeed I have seen Hollywood movies ranging across a wide spectrum of genres, right from their black and white days to the movies of today with their computer generated special effects. Hence, its really hard to make a list of the top 10 best Hollywood movies without leaving out many, many others that deserve to be chosen, because so many are unique and great in their own way. Of course, selecting the top 10 Hollywood movies is a subjective exercise at best; however, great movies usually have a few common factors about them. First of all, as far as I am concerned, I enjoy movies that have great performances, a storyline that grips my imagination and that indefinable something about them that just reaches out and touches your inner core a universal human experience, is the best way that I can describe it. Secondly, great movies have an ageless, timeless quality about them, and can be seen over and over, without ever getting old. And that is certainly the case with the movies I have listed below (and many more besides) I can see them again and again, which I have, without ever tiring of them. And thirdly, great movies are not merely entertaining, but somehow manage to get themselves

etched in your memory because of a certain statement they make it could be about an era, or about a philosophical conundrum, or about the human situation anything, really! Anyway, so here are my top 10 best Hollywood movies, with brief movie reviews, which are given in a chronological order: Casablanca: This 1942 Oscar winning romantic movie, with the backdrop of World War II, starring the brooding Humphrey Bogart in the role of Rick Blaine and the beauteous Ingrid Bergman in the role of Ilsa Lund, has become an all-time classic. Redolent with smoke filled, emotionally charged scenes, it is about the conflict faced by Rick of choosing between doing the right thing and helping the husband of his former lover, Ilsa, and his love for her. Today, Casablanca is ranked amongst the all time best Hollywood movies ever made. Singin' in the Rain: This wonderful musical-cum-comedy movie of 1952, which stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald OConnor, directed by Stanley and Kelly Donen, with the choreography also provided by Kelly, is a hilarious take on the transition of Hollywood movies from the silent film era to the talkies. And of course, one of the most memorable scenes in the movie is Gene Kellys performance in the title song, Singin in the Rain, which is regarded now as iconic. Ben-Hur: This epic film first screened in 1959, based on the novel by Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ, and directed by William Tyler, starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Jack Hawkins, and many more, is one of the most memorable movies in my mind. Who can forget that galley scene, and of course that simply stupendous chariot race scene! Even by todays hi-

tech, computer-generated special effects standards, that chariot race scene in Ben-Hur is regarded as one of the most sensational action sequences ever to be captured on film. Ben-Hur won eleven Academy Awards, which included Best Picture. Psycho: This genre defining horror-cum-suspense movie of 1960, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, has won acclaims as one of the most effective in its class. Practically all the scenes have become legends cinematically, and have gone on to spawn several remakes and sequels, none of which have managed to come anywhere close to the original. The movie is about the encounter between Marion Crane, played by Janet Leigh, a secretary who goes to hide at a motel after stealing from her employer, and the lonely owner of the motel, Norman Bates, played brilliantly by Anthony Perkins. Can one talk about Psycho and not mention the shower scene? It still sends shivers down my spine! It has been studied closely and has aroused endless debates about why it inspires such terror and how it was made. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Oh, how can I ever forget the languid, gun-on-hip toting saunter of Clint Eastwood, his blue eyes crinkled against the sun, the comic effects of Eli Wallach, and the villainous depiction of Lee Van Cleef . And then there is the famous score of the film, of course, which was composed by Ennio Morricone. This 1966 film, categorized as a spaghetti Western and considered an epic, was directed by Sergio Leone. The movies spectacular widescreen cinematography was created by Tonino Delli Colli, the director of photography. The plot revolves around the three gunslingers who are competing with each other to locate the hidden Confederate gold, which involves gunfights, Civil War battles, hangings, violent chaos, and prison camps all the classic themes of a great Western.

2001: A Space Odyssey: Based partly on the short stories written by Arthur C. Clarke, particularly The Sentinel, this science fiction movie of 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick, extensively collaborating with Clark, deals with fascinating themes like extraterrestrial life, artificial intelligence, technology, and human evolution. The special effects used in it were pioneering, and it was marked by its scientific realism, and the intriguingly equivocal sound effects and imagery used instead of the traditional techniques of narrative. Although the movie got mixed reviews when it was released, critics today proclaim it as one of the greatest movies ever made. The Godfather: This 1972 movie, which has won the Academy Award, based on the Mario Puzo novel of the same name, is another of my all-time favorites. With the direction given by Francis Ford Coppola, from the screenplay written by him and Puzo, the movie has some fantastic performances given by Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Diane Keaton. This crime film, spanning ten years from 1945-1955, is a chronicle of the Corleone family. No other movie made about the mafia since this movie comes anywhere close to The Godfather, in my opinion. I found the two sequels, The Godfather Part II (1974) as well as The Godfather III (1990), equally engrossing. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest: The viewer is taken into the environs of a mental hospital in this 1975 movie. It delves into the life of a man called Randall McMurphy, a convict who chooses to spend time in the hospital, rather than serve time in prison. He achieves this by feigning to be slightly crazy. The time he spends in the mental ward, the interactions he has with the other patients there, his conflicts with the insensitive and cold nurse, named Ratched, are what make this one of the best Hollywood

movies. The movie went on to sweep all the major Oscar awards of that year, such as Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. Its star cast includes Jack Nicholson, Danny Devito, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Peter Brocco, Michael Berryman, and Alonzo Brown. Apocalypse Now: This 1979 movie, takes you as much into the dark jungles of Vietnam where Benjamin L. Willard, an army captain, is sent to eliminate Walter E. Kurtz, a Colonel of the United States Army Special Forces, who is thought to have gone insane, as it takes you into the dark depths of the human psyche. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and based in large part on the novel, Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, it has the brooding presence of an aging and corpulent Marlon Brando at his best, Robert Duvall in the Oscar-nominated role of Lt. Colonel Bill Kilgore, Dennis Hopper in the role of a photojournalist, and of course Martin Sheen in the role of Captain Benjamin, which was based on Conrads character, Marlow. Apocalypse Now is the winner of the Academy Award of 1979, the Cannes Palme dOr, and the Golden Globe. Schindlers List: Although Oskar Schindler was an unlikely figure to be an
historic hero, he became exactly that, and his story has been told brilliantly in this evocative film of 1993. Schindler, the businessman, whose primary motive was to make money, spends all his fortune on saving one thousand Jews from the gas chambers of the Nazis. Starring Ben Kingsley and Liam Neeson, many consider it to be a masterpiece of the director, Steven Spielbergs film making career.

[AA] - Academy Award for Best picture

300 (2006) * A Very Long Engagement (2004) France * Aliens (1986)

All Quiet On the Western Front (1930) bw [AA] * Apocalypse Now! (1979) Army of Shadows (France) Atonement (2007) Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) France, bw * Ballad of a Soldier (1959) Russia, bw Band of Brothers (2001) tv Battle of Algiers (1965) France, bw The Battleship Potemkin (1925) USSR, bw The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) bw [AA] Black Hawk Down (2001) * Bloody Sunday (2002) Breaker Morant (1979) Australia Brideshead Revisited (1981) tv The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) [AA] Casablanca (1942) bw [AA] Che (2008) * The Children of Huang Shi (2007) Australia * The Civil War (1990) tv Come and See (1985) Russia The Conformist (1970) Italy Control Room (2004, doc.) * The Cuckoo (2002) Russia Dances With Wolves (1990) [AA] Das Boot (The Boat) (1981) Germany Days of Glory (2006) Algeria * The Deer Hunter (1978) [AA] Devils On the Doorstep (2000), China, bw * Doctor Zhivago (1965) Downfall (2004) Germany * Dr. Strangelove (1964) bw El Alamein (2002) Italy * Enemy at the Gates (2001) * Farewell My Concubine (1993) China

Fateless (2005) Hungary-France-UK, bw * Full Metal Jacket (1987)* Gallipoli (1981) Gladiator (2000) [AA] Goodnight Mister Tom (1998) tv Grand Illusion (1937) France, bw Green Zone (2010) * Hero (2002) China Hope and Glory (1987) The Hurt Locker (2009) * I Am Cuba (1964) Cuba-Russia, bw * Into the West (2005) * Ivan's Childhood (1962) Russia, bw John Adams (2008) Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) bw The Kingdom of Heaven The Last Emperor (1987) [AA] Lawrence of Arabia (1962) [AA] Lebanon (2009) Israel * Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2003) New Zealand [AA] Lord of War (2005) MASH (1970) * The Matrix Trilogy (1999-2004) * Mephisto (1981) Hungary Mister Roberts (1955) Mongol (2007) Russia * Mrs. Miniver (1942) bw [AA] Munich (2005) No Mans Land (2001) Bosnia * The Pacific (2010) * Paths of Glory (1957) bw Patton (1970) [AA] Platoon (1986) [AA] Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) *

The Red Badge of Courage (1951) bw * Red Cliff (2008) China * Reds (1981) Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) tv * The Road Warrior (1981) Australia Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) Japan * Saving Private Ryan (1998) Schindler's List (1993) bw [AA] Seven Days in May (1964) bw The Seven Samurai (1957) Japan, bw The Shop on Main St. (1965) Czechoslavakia, bw * Spartacus (1960) * Stalag 17 (1953) Star Wars Trilogy (1983) Sunshine (1999) * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The Thin Red Line (1998) * To Live (1994) China * The Train (1964) bw Triumph of the Will (1935) Germany, bw * Turtles Can Fly (2004) Iran-Iraq * United 93 (2006) * V for Vendetta (2005) * Valkyrie (2008) * War and Peace (1968) Russia War Photographer (2001) Switzerland * Warriors (Guerreros, 2007) Spain * When Trumpets Fade (1998) The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) * Zelary (2003) Czech Republic

The Rest

A Canterbury Tale (1944) bw *

Ashes of Time Redux (1994) China Australia (2008) * Avatar (2009) * Ben-Hur (1959) [AA] The Big Red One (1980) The Book of Eli (2010) * Brothers (2004) Denmark * Carrie's War (2004) * Closely Watched Trains (1966) Czechoslovakia, bw The Counterfeiters (2007) Austria The Cranes Are Flying (1957) Russia * Defiance (2008) * Era Notte a Roma (1960) Italy, bw * Gangs of New York (2002) * The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) Italy * Gettysburg (1993) Gloomy Sunday (1999) Germany * Glory (1989) Gone With the Wind (1939) [AA] Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Japan * The Great Escape (1963) Hara-Kiri (1962) Japan, bw * The Harmonists (1997) Germany * House of Flying Daggers (2004) China How the West Was Won (1962) The Hunt For Red October (1990) I Served the King of England (2006) Czech Rep. * In the Valley of Elah (2007) * The Informer (1935) bw * Inglourious Basterds (2009) * Iron Man (2008) * Kap (1959) Italy, bw * The Kingdom (2007) *

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) The Longest Day (1963) The Power of Nightmares (2007, doc.) Rendition (2007) * Sahara (1943) bw Stalingrad (Russia) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) Star Trek (2008) Throne of Blood (2008) Japan, bw Troy (2004) The Tunnel (2001) Germany

Band of Brothers is probably the best war on film, so it had to be included; Hanks and Spielberg reportedly spent over $100 million to film the 12hr series. The Pacific is their followup, the counterpoint that follows the stories of several marines in the war against Japan. I include Best Years of Our Lives here because it's about the effect of war on its participants and their families for the rest of their lives. Many films on this list won Best Picture oscars: Best Years, Bridge on Kwai, Deer Hunter, Lawrence, Patton, Platoon, Schindler's, All Quiet on the Western Front. Many others were nominated. Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace still has the soapy parts of the novel but also has 250,000 extras from the Red Army, in costume and at the time was the most expensive movie ever made (est. 100m in 1968) Even though Seven Samurai is a small skirmish, not a war, it still looks like a war film, and as such is one of the best ever.

Apocalypse Now! I like the longer, director's cut version, called "Redux" - it seems to flow more leisurely like a relaxed boat ride up the Mekong (!) Not at good artistically, just more interesting and at nearly an hour longer, if you like something you don't want it to end, right? "One day this war film's gonna end." (Robert Duvall) I added Breaker Morant (thanks for the commentarian), though not technically a war film, it's a court martial, so really a "legal film", similar to Paths of Glory, but based on a true event of the Boer War. An early Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) masterpiece. I also added La Grande Illusion, Jean Renoir's anti-war masterpiece, which also has no war scenes but is about Allied prisoners in a WW1 German prison castle. It's a beautifully shot b&w film, the first foreign film nominated for the best picture Oscar Seven Beauties garnered Lina Wertmuller the first Oscar nomination for directing for a woman. Kathryn Bigelow became the first female Oscar winner for director for The Hurt Locker.

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Ever wondered what the Hollywood top ten movies are? Here's the top ten list of the best Hollywood movies of all time according to IMDB. If you haven't seen some of them, better go and get your hands on the DVD. These are the movies everyone should watch for the cultural enrichment

and for the real magical movie experience that seems to be rare now in recent Hollywood movies. Without further ado, here's the Top Ten Hollywood Movies of all time.

The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) Watch the movie. Amazon Price: $3.67 List Price: $12.98 Shawshank Redemption Read the novel. Amazon Price: $16.50 Watch The Shawshank Redemption Trailer Here Number 1: The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prison drama film, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film stars Tim Robbins as Andrew "Andy" Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding. The film portrays Andy spending nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison, a fictional penitentiary in Maine, and his friendship with Red, a fellow inmate. This movie exemplifies the potential gap between initial box office success and ultimate popularity. Despite a lukewarm box office reception that was barely enough to cover its budget, The Shawshank Redemption received favorable reviews from critics and has since enjoyed a remarkable life on cable television, home videotape, DVD and Blu-ray. It continues to be hailed by critics and audiences alike, 15 years after its initial release, and is ranked among the greatest films of all time.

Reference -Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption The Godfather Read the book. Amazon Price: $6.43 List Price: $16.95 The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset DVD Watch the movie. Amazon Price: $31.21 List Price: $59.97 Number 2: The Godfather The Godfather is an American 1972 crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne, who was not credited.[3] It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton, and features John Cazale and Abe Vigoda. The story spans ten years from 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. The Godfather received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In addition, it is ranked as the second greatest film in American cinematic history, behind Citizen Kane on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) list by the American Film Institute. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather

The Godfather II Play the game. Amazon Price: $11.76 List Price: $19.99 The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) Watch the movie. Amazon Price: $6.93 List Price: $14.98 Number 3: The Godfather: Part 2 The Godfather Part II is an American 1974 crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script cowritten with Mario Puzo. The film is both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, chronicling the story of the Corleone family following the events of the first film while also depicting the rise to power of the young Vito Corleone. The film stars Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale, and Talia Shire. New cast members include Robert De Niro, Michael V. Gazzo and Lee Strasberg. The Godfather Part II was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won six, including Best Picture[1] and Best Supporting Actor for Robert De Niro, and it has been selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_2 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Two-Disc Bluray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) Watch the movie in Blueray. Amazon Price: $11.65 List Price: $24.99

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Watch in DVD. Amazon Price: $4.95 List Price: $14.98 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Trailer Number 5: The Good, The Bad And the Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Italian: Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo) is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles. The screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone, based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed the famous film score. It is the third and final film in the Dollars trilogy following A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965). The plot centers around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, and Civil War battles and prison camps.[2] Opening on December 15, 1966 in Italy and in the U.S. on December 23, 1967, the film grossed $6.1 million,[2] but was criticized for its depiction of violence.[3] Leone explains that "the killings in my films are exaggerated because I wanted to make a tongue-in-cheek satire on run-of-the-mill westerns... The west was made by violent, uncomplicated men, and it is this strength and simplicity that I try to recapture in my pictures."[4] To this day, Leone's effort to reinvigorate the timeworn Western is widely acknowledged:[5] The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has been described as European cinema's best representative of the Western genre film,[6] and Quentin Tarantino has called it "the best-directed film of all

time."[7] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the _Ugly Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Watch DVD. Amazon Price: $9.99 List Price: $19.99 Pulp Fiction (Import) [Blu-ray] Watch Blueray. Amazon Price: Watch Pulp Fiction Trailer Number 6: Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction (1994) is an American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. A major commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Pulp Fiction is self-referential from its opening moments, beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp". The plot, in keeping with most of Tarantino's other works, is presented out of chronological

sequence. The picture's self-reflexivity, unconventional structure, and extensive use of homage and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a prime example of postmodern film. Pulp Fiction is viewed as the inspiration for many later movies that adopted various elements of its style. The nature of its development, marketing, and distribution and its consequent profitability had a sweeping effect on the field of independent cinema. A cultural watershed, Pulp Fiction's influence has been felt in several other popular media. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction_(film) Watch The Dark Knight Trailer The Dark Knight (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition) Watch the DVD. Amazon Price: $3.19 List Price: $14.98 Dark Knight [Blu-ray] Watch in Blu-ray. Amazon Price: $14.99

Number 7: The Dark Knight The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed and cowritten by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale reprises the lead role. The film follows Bruce Wayne/Batman (Bale), District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal), and Police Commissioner James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and their struggles and journey in combating the new rising threat of a criminal who goes by

the name of the "Joker" (Heath Ledger). His identity is left a mystery in the film, while Dent's transformation from heroic district attorney to disfigured killer Two-Face is presented entirely. Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Two-Face's origin. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as well as in several other locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Nolan used an IMAX camera to film some sequences, including the Joker's first appearance in the film. On January 22, 2008, after he had completed filming The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger died from a toxic combination of prescription drugs, leading to intense attention from the press and moviegoing public. Warner Bros. had initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screen shots of Ledger as the Joker, but after Ledger's death, the studio refocused its promotional campaign.[2] [3] The film was released on July 16, 2008 in Australia, on July 18, 2008 in North America, and on July 24, 2008 in the United Kingdom. Before its box office debut in North America, record numbers of advanced tickets were sold for The Dark Knight. It was greeted with positive reviews upon release,[4] and became only the second film to earn more than $500 million at the North American box office, setting numerous other records in the process. It is also the fourth highest grossing film worldwide, and only the fourth film to earn more than $1 billion. Following its critical and commercial success, The Dark Knight has gone to garner multiple awards ranging from Best Picture to Best Special Effects. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_(film)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Watch DVD Amazon Price: $8.86 List Price: $14.98 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Blu-ray Book) Watch Blu-Ray Amazon Price: $26.89 List Price: $34.99 One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Trailer Number 8: One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an American 1975 drama film directed by Milo Forman. The film is an adaptation of the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The movie was the first to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, Screenplay) since It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991, by The Silence of the Lambs. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is frequently called one of the greatest films in the history of American cinema. There had been an earlier stage version of the book, in 1963, but the film does not use the script of the stage version. The movie was filmed at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, which was the setting of the novel. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo %27s_Nest_(film) 12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition) Amazon Price: $6.97 List Price: $14.98

12 Angry Men Trailer Number 9: 12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from a play. Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: with the exception of two short scenes at the beginning and the end of the film set on the steps of the court building and two short scenes in an adjoining washroom, the entire movie takes place in the jury room. Apart from two of the jurors swapping names while leaving the courthouse, no names are used in the film: the defendant is referred to as "the boy" and the witnesses as the "old man" and "the lady across the street". In 2007, 12 Angry Men was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Angry_Men Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) Amazon Price: $10.74 List Price: $19.98 Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc) Amazon Price: $39.99 List Price: $69.98

Star Wars Trilogy (Full Screen Edition with Bonus Disc) Amazon Price: $44.98 List Price: $69.98 Watch the trailer Number 10: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. It was the second film released in the Star Wars saga, being followed by Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and the fifth in terms of internal chronology. The film is set three years after the destruction of the Death Star. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and the rest of the Rebel Alliance are being pursued by Darth Vader and the elite forces of the Galactic Empire. While Han and Leia are chased across the galaxy by the Empire, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. Vader is secretly plotting a trap for Luke that will lead to a vicious confrontation and a shocking revelation. Following a difficult production, The Empire Strikes Back was released on May 21, 1980, and received mixed reviews from critics, though it has since grown in esteem to become one of the most well-regarded chapters of the saga and one of the most highly rated films in history.[3][4] [5][6] It earned more than US$538 million worldwide over the original run and several re-releases, making it the highest grossing film of 1980. When adjusted for inflation, it is the 12th highest grossing film of all time in the United States.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_V__The_Empire_Strikes_Back DID YOU KNOW? Did you know that you can watch all these movies for FREE at Netflix? Give it a try. ----->>>CLICK HERE<<<----VOTE UPVOTE DOWNSHAREPRINTFLAG Was this Hub ...? Useful (2) Funny Awesome (2) Beautiful Comments Follow (0) girly_girl09 22 months ago Very cool hub. I never would've thought that some of these would be the Top 10! I have only seen a few of them: some of the Godfather's, Pulp Fiction, and Star Wars. I guess I have some new movies to rent on netflix! :) I wonder if these are based on sales volume, revenue or just the personal opinion of a few editors at IMDB?

Cris A 22 months ago Hey I've seen all these great movies - the movie buff that I am I should've! LOL Though I'm quite surprised with 12 Angry Men as it normally does not get mentioned in lists such as this - but i

don't mean it's not good or anything. Actually it's great, it's just not a popular choice. Anyways, how did IMDB come up with their list? Cool hub! Lurve it! :D

Kudlit 22 months ago This is based on the votes of the members of IMDB. And there hundreds of thousands of votes. Thanks for dropping by girly_girl09 and my idol, Cris A.

Cris A 22 months ago Oh okay. Thanks for the info. Now I think I'm going to revisit 12 Angry Men! And Cuckoo's Nest! :D Ahsan 18 months ago A list without Forrest Gump doesn't seem complete. ipodmovies 14 months ago Wait to you see the new Sherlock Holmes movies. You will add it to your list! muhammad jawad kamla 11 months ago Saw them,enjoyed them,loved them and now i hate them ayur 11 months ago nice collection but skip some movies swati 10 months ago i think u skip some movies

film critic 8 months ago I read everything but the first paragraph on my first read. I went back to see what I was missing before commenting, and realize that you are using imdb as your source for generating the list, and it makes sense. The problem is that imdb is relatively new in relation to the length of time movies have been around. I went to college in the 90's and it was only during my second senior year that e-mail had even been made available on campus, and that was an archaic version with green characters on a black screen. The votes represent what people have seen over the last ten years (which is why I am also surprised that 12 Angry Men would have made it to the list.) The other problem is that a lot of voting is influenced by marketing dollars and popularity, not on the quality of a film. The Shawshank Redemption is a very good movie, but best of all time? Still, a good hub, and thanks for making me spin my head. Shrikant Kale. 7 months ago There should be "Schindler's List" on the list ...awesome and heart touching movie..!! Must see...! Kristy 6 months ago Godfather is really the best movie of all time

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Academy Award

An Academy Award statuette Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Presented by Sciences Country United States First awarded May 16, 1929 Official Oscars.org website The Academy Award, also known as the Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)[1] to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world, and is televised live in more than 200 countries annually. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media; its equivalents, the Grammy Awards (for music), Emmy Awards (for television), and Tony Awards (for theatre) are modeled after the Academy. The AMPAS was originally conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer as a professional honorary organization to help improve the film industrys image and help mediate labor disputes. The Oscar itself was later initiated by the Academy as an award "of merit for distinctive achievement" in the industry.[2] The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of the 1927/1928 film season. The most recent ceremony, honoring films in 2010, was held at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011.

CONTENTS

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1 History 2 Oscar statuette o 2.1 Design o 2.2 Naming o 2.3 Ownership of Oscar statuettes 3 Nomination o 3.1 Voters o 3.2 Rules 4 Ceremony o 4.1 Telecast o 4.2 Past ceremonies and ratings 5 Venues 6 Academy Awards of Merit o 6.1 Current awards o 6.2 Retired awards o 6.3 Proposed awards 7 Special Academy Awards o 7.1 Current special awards o 7.2 Retired special awards 8 Criticism 9 Associated events 10 See also 11 References 12 Sources 13 External links

[EDIT] HISTORY

The first awards were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private brunch at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people. The post Academy Awards party was held at the Mayfair Hotel.[3] The cost of guest tickets for that night's ceremony was $5. Fifteen statuettes were awarded, honoring artists, directors and other personalities of the filmmaking industry of the time for their works during the 19271928 period. Winners had been announced three months earlier of their triumphs; however that was changed in the second ceremony of the Academy Awards in 1930. Since then and during the first decade, the results were given to newspapers for publication at 11 pm on the night of the awards.[3] This method was used until the Los Angeles Times announced the winners before the ceremony began; as a result, the Academy has used a sealed envelope to reveal the name of the winners since 1941.[3] For the first six ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned two calendar years. For example, the 2nd Academy Awards presented on April 3, 1930, recognized films that were released between August 1, 1928 and July 31, 1929. Starting with the 7th Academy Awards, held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

The first Best Actor awarded was Emil Jannings, for his performances in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. He had to return to Europe before the ceremony, so the Academy agreed to give him the prize earlier; this made him the first Academy Award winner in history. The honored professionals were awarded for all the work done in a certain category for the qualifying period; for example, Emil Jannings received the award for two movies in which he starred during that period. Since the fourth ceremony, the system changed, and the professionals were honored for a specific performance in a single film. As of the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony held in 2010, a total of 2,789 Oscars have been given for 1,825 awards.[4] A total of 302 actors have won Oscars in competitive acting categories or been awarded Honorary or Juvenile Awards. The 1939 film Beau Geste is the only movie (non-documentary) that features as many as four Academy Award winners for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, Broderick Crawford). At the 29th ceremony, held on March 27, 1957, the Best Foreign Language Film category was introduced. Until then, foreign language films were honored with the Special Achievement Award.
[EDIT] OSCAR STATUETTE

[edit] Design
Although there are seven other types of awards presented by the Academy (the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, the Scientific and Engineering Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, and the Student Academy Award), the best known one is the Academy Award of Merit more popularly known as the Oscar statuette. Made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes each represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.[5] MGM's art director Cedric Gibbons, one of the original Academy members, supervised the design of the award trophy by printing the design on a scroll.[6] In need of a model for his statuette Gibbons was introduced by his then wife Dolores del Ro to Mexican film director and actor Emilio "El Indio" Fernndez. Reluctant at first, Fernndez was finally convinced to pose nude to create what today is known as the "Oscar". Then, sculptor George Stanley (who also did the Muse Fountain[7] at the Hollywood Bowl) sculpted Gibbons's design in clay and Sachin Smith cast the statuette in 92.5 percent tin and 7.5 percent copper and then gold-plated it. The only addition to the Oscar since it was created is a minor streamlining of the base. The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois, which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Awards statuettes. Since 1983,[8] approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by Illinois manufacturer R.S. Owens & Company.[9] In support of the American effort in World War II, the statuettes were made of plaster and were traded in for gold ones after the war had ended.[10]

[edit] Naming

Lyricist Don Black shows his Best Original Song Oscar for Born Free from the 1966 film of the same name The root of the name Oscar is contested. One biography of Bette Davis claims that she named the Oscar after her first husband, band leader Harmon Oscar Nelson;[11] one of the earliest mentions in print of the term Oscar dates back to a Time magazine article about the 1934 6th Academy Awards[12] and to Bette Davis's receipt of the award in 1936.[13] Walt Disney is also quoted as thanking the Academy for his Oscar as early as 1932. Another claimed origin is that the Academy's Executive Secretary, Margaret Herrick, first saw the award in 1931 and made reference to the statuette's reminding her of her "Uncle Oscar" (a nickname for her cousin Oscar Pierce).[14] Columnist Sidney Skolsky was present during Herrick's naming and seized the name in his byline, "Employees have affectionately dubbed their famous statuette 'Oscar'". [15] The trophy was officially dubbed the "Oscar" in 1939 by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.[16] Another legend reports that the Norwegian-American Eleanor Lilleberg, executive secretary to Louis B. Mayer, saw the first statuette and exclaimed, "It looks like King Oscar II!".[17] At the end of the day she asked, "What should we do with Oscar, put him in the vault?" and the name stuck.

[edit] Ownership of Oscar statuettes

Since 1950, the statuettes have been legally encumbered by the requirement that neither winners nor their heirs may sell the statuettes without first offering to sell them back to the Academy for US$1. If a winner refuses to agree to this stipulation, then the Academy keeps the statuette. Academy Awards not protected by this agreement have been sold in public auctions and private deals for six-figure sums.[18] While the Oscar is under the ownership of the recipient, it is essentially not on the open market.[19] The case of Michael Todd's grandson trying to sell Todd's Oscar statuette illustrates that there are some who do not agree with this idea. When Todd's grandson attempted to sell Todd's Oscar statuette to a movie prop collector, the Academy won the legal battle by getting a permanent injunction. Although Oscar sales transactions have been successful, some buyers have subsequently returned the statuettes to the Academy, which keeps them in its treasury.[20]

[EDIT] NOMINATION

Since 2004, Academy Award nomination results have been announced to the public in late January. Prior to 2004, nomination results were announced publicly in early February.

[edit] Voters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, maintains a voting membership of 5,835 as of 2007.[21] Academy membership is divided into different branches, with each representing a different discipline in film production. Actors constitute the largest voting bloc, numbering 1,311 members (22 percent) of the Academy's composition. Votes have been certified by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor Price Waterhouse) for the past 73 annual awards ceremonies.[22] All AMPAS members must be invited to join by the Board of Governors, on behalf of Academy Branch Executive Committees. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination or a member may submit a name based on other significant contribution to the field of motion pictures. New membership proposals are considered annually. The Academy does not publicly disclose its membership, although as recently as 2007 press releases have announced the names of those who have been invited to join. The 2007 release also stated that it has just under 6,000 voting members. While the membership had been growing, stricter policies have kept its size steady since then.[23]

[edit] Rules
Currently, according to Rules 2 and 3 of the official Academy Awards Rules, a film must open in the previous calendar year, from midnight at the start of January 1 to midnight at the end of December 31, in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify (except for the Best Foreign Language Film).[24] For example, the 2010 Best Picture winner, The Hurt Locker, was actually first released in 2008, but did not qualify for the 2009 awards as it did not play its Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles until mid2009, thus qualifying for the 2010 awards. Rule 2 states that a film must be feature-length, defined as a minimum of 40 minutes, except for short subject awards, and it must exist either on a 35 mm or 70 mm film print or in 24 frame/s or 48 frame/s progressive scan digital cinema format with native resolution not less than 1280x720. Producers must submit an Official Screen Credits online form before the deadline; in case it is not submitted by the defined deadline, the film will be ineligible for Academy Awards in any year. The form includes the production credits for all related categories. Then, each form is checked and put in a Reminder List of Eligible Releases. In late December ballots and copies of the Reminder List of Eligible Releases are mailed to around 6000 active members. For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees only in their respective categories (i.e.

only directors vote for directors, writers for writers, actors for actors, etc.); there are some exceptions though in the case of certain categories, like Foreign Film, Documentary and Animated Feature Film in which movies are selected by special screening committees made up of members from all branches. In the special case of Best Picture, all voting members are eligible to select the nominees for that category. Foreign films must include English subtitles, and each country can only submit one film per year.[25] The members of the various branches nominate those in their respective fields while all members may submit nominees for Best Picture. The winners are then determined by a second round of voting in which all members are then allowed to vote in most categories, including Best Picture.[26]
[EDIT] CEREMONY

[edit] Telecast

31st Academy Awards Presentations, Pantages Theater, Hollywood, 1959

81st Academy Awards Presentations, Hollywood and Highland, Hollywood, 2009 The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, most commonly in February or March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees. It is the culmination of the film awards season, which usually begins during November or December of the previous year. This is an elaborate extravaganza, with the invited guests walking up the red carpet in the creations of the most prominent fashion designers of the day. Black tie dress is the most common outfit for men, although fashion may dictate not wearing a bow-tie, and

musical performers sometimes do not adhere to this. (The artists who recorded the nominees for Best Original Song quite often perform those songs live at the awards ceremony, and the fact that they are performing is often used to promote the television broadcast). The Academy Awards is televised live across the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), Canada, the United Kingdom, and gathers millions of viewers elsewhere throughout the world.[27] The 2007 ceremony was watched by more than 40 million Americans.[28] Other awards ceremonies (such as the Emmys, Golden Globes, and Grammys) are broadcast live in the East Coast but are on tape delay in the West Coast and might not air on the same day outside North America (if the awards are even televised). The Academy has for several years claimed that the award show has up to a billion viewers internationally, but this has so far not been confirmed by any independent sources. The Awards show was first televised on NBC in 1953. NBC continued to broadcast the event until 1960 when the ABC Network took over, televising the festivities through 1970, after which NBC resumed the broadcasts. ABC once again took over broadcast duties in 1976; it is under contract to do so through the year 2020.[29] After more than sixty years of being held in late March or early April, the ceremonies were moved up to late February or early March starting in 2004 to help disrupt and shorten the intense lobbying and ad campaigns associated with Oscar season in the film industry. Another reason was because of the growing TV ratings success of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, which would cut into the Academy Awards audience. The earlier date is also to the advantage of ABC, as it now usually occurs during the highly profitable and important February sweeps period. (Some years, the ceremony is moved into early March in deference to the Winter Olympics.) Advertising is somewhat restricted, however, as traditionally no movie studios or competitors of official Academy Award sponsors may advertise during the telecast. The Awards show holds the distinction of having won the most Emmys in history, with 47 wins and 195 nominations.[30] After many years of being held on Mondays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m Pacific, in 1999 the ceremonies were moved to Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Pacific. [31] The reasons given for the move were that more viewers would tune in on Sundays, that Los Angeles rush-hour traffic jams could be avoided, and that an earlier start time would allow viewers on the East Coast to go to bed earlier.[32] For many years the film industry had opposed a Sunday broadcast because it would cut into the weekend box office.[33] On March 30, 1981, the awards ceremony was postponed for one day after the shooting of President Ronald Reagan and others in Washington DC. In 1993, an In Memoriam segment was introduced,[34] honoring those who had made a significant contribution to cinema who had died in the preceding 12 months, a selection compiled by a small committee of Academy members.[35] This segment has drawn criticism over the years for the omission of some names. In 2010, the organizers of the Academy Awards announced that winners' acceptance speeches must not run past 45 seconds. This, according to organizer Bill Mechanic, was to ensure the elimination of what he termed "the single most hated thing on the show" overly long and embarrassing displays of emotion.[36]

The Academy has also had recent discussions about moving the ceremony even further back into January, citing TV viewers' fatigue with the film industry's long awards season. But such an accelerated schedule would dramatically decrease the voting period for its members, to the point where some voters would only have time to view the contending films streamed on their computers. Also, a January ceremony may have to compete with National Football League playoff games.[37]

[edit] Past ceremonies and ratings

The following is a listing of all Academy Awards ceremonies and ratings since 1929.
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Ceremony

Date

Best Picture Length of winner broadcast Wings No broadcast

Number of Rating viewers

Host(s) Douglas Fairbanks, William C. deMille William C. deMille Conrad Nagel Lawrence Grant Lionel Barrymore, Conrad Nagel Will Rogers Irvin S. Cobb Frank Capra George Jessel Bob Burns None Bob Hope Bob Hope

1st Academy May 16, Awards 1929 2nd Academy Awards April 3, 1930

The Broadway Melody All Quiet on 3rd Academy November the Western Awards 5, 1930 Front 4th Academy November Cimarron Awards 10, 1931 5th Academy November Grand Hotel Awards 18, 1932 6th Academy Awards 7th Academy Awards 8th Academy Awards 9th Academy Awards 10th Academy Awards 11th Academy Awards 12th Academy Awards 13th Academy March 16, 1934 February 27, 1935 March 5, 1936 March 4, 1937 Cavalcade It Happened One Night Mutiny on the Bounty The Great Ziegfeld

March 10, The Life of 1938 Emile Zola You Can't February Take It With 23, 1939 You February 29, 1940 February 27, 1941 Gone with the Wind Rebecca

Awards 14th Academy Awards 15th Academy Awards 16th Academy Awards 17th Academy Awards 18th Academy Awards 19th Academy Awards 20th Academy Awards 21st Academy Awards 22nd Academy Awards 23rd Academy Awards 24th Academy Awards 25th Academy Awards 26th Academy Awards 27th Academy Awards

February 26, 1942 March 4, 1943

How Green Was My Valley Mrs. Miniver

None Bob Hope Jack Benny Bob Hope, John Cromwell Bob Hope, James Stewart Jack Benny Agnes Moorehead, Dick Powell Robert Montgomery Paul Douglas Fred Astaire Danny Kaye Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint

March 2, Casablanca 1944 March 15, Going My 1945 Way March 7, 1946 The Lost Weekend

The Best March 13, Years of Our 1947 Lives March 20, Gentleman's 1948 Agreement March 24, 1949 Hamlet

March 23, All the 1950 King's Men March 29, All About 1951 Eve An March 20, American in 1952 Paris The Greatest March 19, Show on 1953 Earth March 25, From Here 1954 to Eternity

40 million

43 million

March 30, On the 1955 Waterfront

28th Academy Awards 29th Academy Awards 30th Academy Awards

March 21, 1956

Marty

Around the March 27, World in 80 1957 Days The Bridge March 26, on the River 1958 Kwai

31st Academy Awards

April 6, 1959

Gigi

Rod Steiger, Claudette Colbert, Joseph L. Mankiewicz David Niven, Mario Moreno William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor Charlton Heston Bob Hope Bob Hope Frank Sinatra Jack Lemmon Bob Hope Bob Hope Bob Hope Bob Hope

32nd Academy Awards 33rd Academy Awards 34th Academy Awards 35th Academy Awards 36th Academy Awards 37th Academy Awards 38th Academy Awards 39th Academy Awards 40th Academy

April 4, 1960 April 17, 1961 April 9, 1962

Ben-Hur The Apartment West Side Story

1 hour, 40 minutes 2 hours, 10 minutes

April 8, Lawrence of 1963 Arabia April 13, Tom Jones 1964 April 5, 1965 April 18, 1966 My Fair Lady The Sound of Music

April 10, A Man for 2 hours, 31 1967 All Seasons minutes April 10, In the Heat 1968 of the Night

Awards 41st Academy Awards 42nd Academy Awards 43rd Academy Awards 44th Academy Awards

April 14, 1969 April 7, 1970 April 15, 1971

Oliver! Midnight Cowboy Patton

2 hours, 25 minutes

43.4%

None None None Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson John Huston, Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Diana Ross Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal, Robert Shaw Warren Beatty, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Richard Pryor Bob Hope Johnny Carson

April 10, The French 1972 Connection

45th Academy Awards

March 27, The 1973 Godfather

2 hours, 38 minutes

46th Academy Awards

April 2, 1974

The Sting

3 hours, 23 minutes

47th Academy Awards

April 8, 1975

The Godfather Part II

3 hours, 20 minutes

48th Academy Awards

One Flew March 29, Over the 1976 Cuckoo's Nest

3 hours, 12 minutes

49th Academy Awards 50th Academy Awards 51st Academy Awards

March 28, 1977 April 3, 1978 April 9, 1979

Rocky

3 hours, 38 minutes 3 hours, 30 minutes 3 hours, 25 minutes

Annie Hall The Deer Hunter

39.73 million

31.1%

52nd Academy Awards 53rd Academy Awards 54th Academy Awards 55th Academy Awards 56th Academy Awards 57th Academy Awards 58th Academy Awards 59th Academy Awards 60th Academy Awards 61st Academy Awards 62nd Academy Awards 63rd Academy Awards 64th Academy Awards 65th Academy Awards 66th Academy

April 14, Kramer vs. 3 hours, 12 1980 Kramer minutes March 31, 1981 Ordinary People 3 hours, 13 minutes

Johnny Carson Johnny Carson Johnny Carson Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau Johnny Carson Jack Lemmon

March 29, Chariots of 3 hours, 24 1982 Fire minutes

April 11, 1983

Gandhi

3 hours, 15 minutes

April 9, Terms of 3 hours, 42 1984 Endearment minutes March 25, 1985 March 24, 1986 March 30, 1987 April 11, 1988 Amadeus Out of Africa Platoon The Last Emperor 3 hours, 10 minutes 3 hours, 02 minutes 3 hours, 19 minutes 3 hours, 33 minutes 3 hours, 19 minutes

38.65 million 39.72 million 42.04 million 42.77 million 40.22 million 42.79 million 44.44 million 45.84 million 46.26 million

38.0

Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, 25.71 Robin Williams Chevy Chase, 25.94 Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan 27.80 28.41 26.42 28.06 29.84 32.85 31.86 Chevy Chase None Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Whoopi Goldberg

March 29, Rain Man 1989

March 26, Driving 3 hours, 37 1990 Miss Daisy minutes March 25, Dances with 3 hours, 35 1991 Wolves minutes March 30, The Silence 3 hours, 33 1992 of the Lambs minutes March 29, 3 hours, 30 Unforgiven 1993 minutes March 21, Schindler's 3 hours, 18 1994 List minutes

Awards 67th Academy Awards 68th Academy Awards 69th Academy Awards 70th Academy Awards 71st Academy Awards 72nd Academy Awards 73rd Academy Awards 74th Academy Awards 75th Academy Awards 76th Academy Awards 77th Academy Awards 78th Academy Awards 79th Academy Awards 80th Academy Awards 81st Academy Awards 82nd

March 27, 1995

Forrest Gump

3 hours, 35 minutes

48.87 million 44.81 million 40.83 million 57.25 million 45.63 million 46.53 million 42.93 million 40.54 million 33.04 million 43.56 million 42.16 million 38.64 million 39.92 million 31.76 million 36.94 million 41.62

33.47 30.48 25.83 35.32 28.51 29.64 25.86 25.13 20.58

David Letterman Whoopi Goldberg Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Whoopi Goldberg Billy Crystal Steve Martin Whoopi Goldberg Steve Martin

March 25, 3 hours, 38 Braveheart 1996 minutes March 24, The English 3 hours, 34 1997 Patient minutes March 23, 1998 Titanic 3 hours, 47 minutes

March 21, Shakespeare 4 hours, 02 1999 in Love minutes March 26, American 2000 Beauty March 25, Gladiator 2001 4 hours, 04 minutes 3 hours, 23 minutes

March 24, A Beautiful 4 hours, 23 2002 Mind minutes March 23, 2003 Chicago 3 hours, 30 minutes

The Lord of February the Rings: 3 hours, 44 29, 2004 The Return minutes of the King February Million 3 hours, 14 27, 2005 Dollar Baby minutes March 5, 2006 February 25, 2007 Crash The Departed 3 hours, 33 minutes 3 hours, 51 minutes

26.68

Billy Crystal

25.29 22.91 23.65 18.66 21.68 24.75

Chris Rock Jon Stewart Ellen DeGeneres Jon Stewart Hugh Jackman Steve Martin,

February No Country 3 hours, 21 24, 2008 for Old Men minutes February Slumdog 3 hours, 30 22, 2009 Millionaire minutes March 7, The Hurt 3 hours, 37

Academy 2010 Locker minutes million Alec Baldwin Awards 83rd James Franco, February The King's 3 hours, 15 37.63 Academy 21.97 Anne 27, 2011 Speech minutes million Awards Hathaway Historically, the "Oscarcast" has pulled in a bigger haul when box-office hits are favored to win the Best Picture trophy. More than 57.25 million viewers tuned to the telecast for the 70th Academy Awards in 1998, the year of Titanic, which generated close to US$600 million at the North American box office pre-Oscars.[41] The 76th Academy Awards ceremony in which The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (pre-telecast box office earnings of US$368 million) received 11 Awards including Best Picture drew 43.56 million viewers.[42] The most watched ceremony based on Nielsen ratings to date, however, was the 42nd Academy Awards (Best Picture Midnight Cowboy) which drew a 43.4% household rating on April 7, 1970.[43] By contrast, ceremonies honoring films that have not performed well at the box office tend to show weaker ratings. The 78th Academy Awards which awarded lowbudgeted, independent film Crash (with a pre-Oscar gross of US$53.4 million) generated an audience of 38.64 million with a household rating of 22.91%.[44] In 2008, the 80th Academy Awards telecast was watched by 31.76 million viewers on average with an 18.66% household rating, the lowest rated and least watched ceremony to date, in spite of celebrating 80 years of the Academy Awards.[45] The Best Picture winner of that particular ceremony was another low-budget, independently financed film (No Country for Old Men).
[EDIT] VENUES

In 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented at a banquet dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. From 19301943, the awards were presented first at the Ambassador Hotel in Hollywood. Then the Oscar ceremonies were held at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles from 1930 to 1943. Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood then hosted the awards from 1944 to 1946, followed by the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles from 1947 to 1948. The 21st Academy Awards in 1949 were held at the Academy Award Theater at what was the Academy's headquarters on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood.[46] From 1950 to 1960, the awards were presented at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre. With the advent of television, the 19531957 awards took place simultaneously in Hollywood and New York first at the NBC International Theatre (1953) and then at the NBC Century Theatre (19541957), after which the ceremony took place solely in Los Angeles. The Oscars moved to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California in 1961. By 1969, the Academy decided to move the ceremonies back to Los Angeles, this time to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Music Center. In 2002, Hollywood's Kodak Theatre became the permanent home of the award ceremonies.
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