TIME is hosting a bracket-style competition to determine the best Best Picture of all time. Sixteen films have made the cut, and the first round begins tomorrow (Monday). Additional info here.
I'm throwing down the gauntlet and inviting last year's host of Oscar Trivia experts Jacqie Lipton, Kelly Anders, Lance McMillian, Colin Miller, and Garrett Levin to join me in this online daily competition. No doubt other friends (Jeff Lipshaw, are you out there?!?!?) will be part of the fun.
And what sixteen films made the cut? We'll soon find out. If I had a say in that decision (trying to keep in mind that "best" may not mean "most popular" or "my personal favorite"), my picks would come from the following list of twenty winners (in order by year):
It Happened One Night (1934)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Casablanca (1943)
All About Eve (1950)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
On the Waterfront (1954)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
West Side Story (1961)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather II (1974)
Annie Hall (1977)
Gandhi (1982)
Amadeus (1984)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Schindler's List (1993)
Titanic (1997)
We'll see you on Monday! Let the competition begin!
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