And the Oscar Went to…

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This week’s film, In the Heat of the Night, is the 40th winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, so that means it’s time for a rankings update! May I just say that 1.) I can’t believe we are almost half-way through the BPs, and 2.) I very much appreciate the support of those of you who faithfully read the posts every week–even when the films might not be to your particular liking. Thank you for sticking with FlicksChick.com in its inaugural year as I bumble about, learning the art of this blogging thing!

This is the first rankings update that features The Sound of Music as the top film and Tom Jones as the bottom one. There are not too many negative things one can say about either Julie Andrews or a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical–especially one with such vivid backdrops, solid casting, and the historical setting of the Second World War (Sorry, Scarlett). As far as what I could say about Tom Jones…I just didn’t get it. I feel like anything positive I might find in the film should probably be credited to the novel instead (like the half-decent attempt at a plot twist at the end of the movie). But, hey, there’s gotta be a film to bring up the rear end of the list, right?

Without further ado, here are my current rankings:

  1. The Sound of Music (1965)
  2. Gone with the Wind (1939)
  3. Ben-Hur (1959)
  4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  5. You Can’t Take It with You (1938)
  6. All Quiet on the Western Front (1929/30)
  7. All About Eve (1950)
  8. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  9. West Side Story (1961)
  10. My Fair Lady (1964)
  11. Casablanca (1943)
  12. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
  13. It Happened One Night (1934)
  14. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
  15. Rebecca (1940)
  16. On the Waterfront (1954)
  17. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
  18. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
  19. Gigi (1958)
  20. All the King’s Men (1949)
  21. Hamlet (1948)
  22. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  23. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
  24. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  25. The Apartment (1960)
  26. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
  27. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
  28. The Lost Weekend (1945)
  29. Going My Way (1944)
  30. Marty (1955)
  31. An American in Paris (1951)
  32. The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
  33. Cavalcade (1932/33)
  34. Wings (1927/28)
  35. Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
  36. Cimarron (1930/31)
  37. The Broadway Melody (1928/29)
  38. Grand Hotel (1931/32)
  39. From Here to Eternity (1953)
  40. Tom Jones (1963)

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