A new Best Picture winner will be named at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony on March 15. Originally titled “Outstanding Picture,” a Best Picture win brings entertainment industry credibility and often a box office boost for the winning film. USA Today ranked all 97 winning films and named the best Best Picture winner of all time.
Keep reading to find out USA Today’s pick for the best of the best when it comes to the Academy Awards.
USA Today ranked the 97 Best Picture winners, starting with The Broadway Melody, the second Best Picture winner, as its pick for the 97th-ranked film. The outlet ranked The English Patient, which won the award in 1996, as the 90th-ranked winner and 1994’s winner Forrest Gump at No. 77. The 1995 winner Braveheart comes in at No. 63, while Kramer vs. Kramer, the winner in 1979, ranks at No. 33.
And the winner is…
USA Today names The Godfather, which won the Best Picture award in 1973, as the No. 1 winner of all time. Here’s why:
“With violence, betrayal, drama, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, the sprawling gangster epic is the cannoli on top of the Oscars' best picture cake.”
Why The Godfather Still Tops the List
Let’s face it, movie fans would be hard pressed to find a best-of film list that didn’t place The Godfather somewhere near the top. Considered by film critics and fans alike as one of the greatest films of all time, the epic family crime drama was released in 1972 and tells the story of the powerful Corleone crime family and their influence on organized crime in mid-20th-century America. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the bestselling novel by Mario Puzo, The Godfather reshaped the gangster genre and raised the bar for storytelling in Hollywood.
Featuring a talent-packed cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, and Talia Shire, The Godfather won three major Oscars, including Best Actor for Marlon Brando, Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo, and Best Picture.
Both a critical and commercial success, critics celebrated the film’s rich storytelling, exploration of family, loyalty, power, and morality, and Coppola’s ability to elevate gangster films into a serious and respected form of cinematic drama.
More than fifty years after its release, The Godfather’s influence can be seen across film, television, and popular culture. Scenes from the film are endlessly referenced and studied by filmmakers and audiences, and lines from the movie remain instantly recognizable and widely quoted.
Even among the best films of all time, The Godfather still stands as the No. 1 Best Picture winner of all time.
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