Oscar Madness - Best Picture Winners (R4)

Round 3 results (winners in Bold Blue)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. [4] The Best Years of Our Lives (Wyler, 1946) 17-1
[3] It Happened One Night (Capra, 1934) vs. [7] All Quiet on the Western Front (Milestone, 1930) 6-11

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) vs. [4] The Apartment (Wilder, 1960) 14-3
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954) [3] All About Eve (Mankiewicz, 1950) 10-7

1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) vs. [4] Platoon (Stone, 1986) 17-1
[2] One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman, 1975) vs. [11] The French Connection (Friedkin, 1971) 12-6

1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) vs. [4] The Silence of the Lambs (Demme, 1991) 9-9; tie goes to my choice
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993) vs. [3] American Beauty (Mendes, 1999) 15-3

This is one of 4 Oscar Madness showdowns running, with this one having Best Picture winners square off against each other in four different time periods. This is the fourth round.

Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. November 10 at Noon PST.

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. [7] All Quiet on the Western Front (Milestone, 1930)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) vs. [2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) vs. [2] One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman, 1975)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) vs. [2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

This was easy. I am not thrilled with the options, but at least it was easy.

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)

1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

1988-2007
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)

1928-1947
[7] All Quiet on the Western Front (Milestone, 1930)
1948-1967
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
1988-2007
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)

1968-1987
[2] One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman, 1975)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

Joe

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
1988-2007
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)

1968-1987
[2] One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman, 1975)
1988-2007
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)

1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
[2] One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman, 1975)
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

1948-1967
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
1948-1967
[2] On the Waterfront (Kazan ,1954)
Tough one to call – L of A tends to ramble at times, gotta go with O the W.
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
1988-2007
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)

1988-2007
[2] Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)