# Oscar Madness - The Eras/Quarter Finals! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 19, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390 "2008-11-19T00:53:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/1 "2008-11-19T00:53:11Z")
This is one of 2 Oscar Madness Quarter Final rounds running, with this one having the finalists of the four groupings\* paired off by eras. Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. November 24 at Noon PST. 1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) vs. [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) vs. [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) vs. [2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) vs. [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) vs. [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) Groupings are: The Best Picture Winners, The Also-Rans, The Losers, and The Forgotten ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/2 "2008-11-19T00:58:38Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/3 "2008-11-19T01:24:14Z")
1928-1947 [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/4 "2008-11-19T02:16:36Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/5 "2008-11-19T02:29:56Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/6 "2008-11-19T02:34:19Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/7 "2008-11-19T03:20:37Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/8 "2008-11-19T03:21:03Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/9 "2008-11-19T04:56:48Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/10 "2008-11-19T05:06:05Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) Groupings are: The Best Picture Winners, The Also-Rans, The Losers, and The Forgotten [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/11 "2008-11-19T09:01:10Z")
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) Joe ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/12 "2008-11-19T13:37:57Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) The first cut hurt the most. \*The General \*is a great, great film. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/13 "2008-11-19T15:19:54Z")
Again, assuming I’m eligible to vote after ignoring the first bunch of rounds: \ 1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/14 "2008-11-19T20:00:00Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/15 "2008-11-19T21:50:14Z")
1928-1947 [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) 1948-1967 [1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) [3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) 1988-2007 [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/16 "2008-11-22T00:00:46Z")
Bump for the weekend ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-eras-quarter-finals/473390/17 "2008-11-23T02:35:43Z")
1928-1947 [1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) 1948-1967 [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) 1988-2007 [1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)