1970/2004 - You choose the Oscar!
 

Great idea!

1970 Nominees:
Midnight Cowboy, Anne of the Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hello, Dolly!, and Z
My Choice: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid


1971 Nominees:
Patton, Airport, Five Easy Pieces, Love Story, and M*A*S*H
My Choice: M*A*S*H - while we are at it, give him the OSCAR!


1972 Nominees:
The French Connection, A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show, and Nicholas and Alexandra
My Choice: Clockwork Orange


1973 Nominees:
The Godfather, Cabaret, Deliverance, Sounder, and Utvandrarna
My Choice: The Godfather


1974 Nominees:
The Sting, American Graffiti, The Exorcist, A Touch of Glass, and Viskningar och rop (Cries & Whispers)
My Choice: American Graffiti


1975 Nominees:
The Godfather: Part II, Chinatown, The Conversation, Lenny, and The Towering Inferno
My Choice: Chinatown


1976 Nominees:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, and Nashville
My Choice: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


1977 Nominees:
Rocky, All the President’s Men, Bound for Glory, Network, and Taxi Driver
My Choice: Network


1978 Nominees:
Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, Star Wars, and The Turning Point
My Choice: Annie-Hall


1979 Nominees:
The Deer Hunter, Coming Home, Heaven Can Wait, Midnight Express, and An Unmarried Woman
My Choice: The Deer Hunter


1980 Nominees:
Kramer vs. Kramer, All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, and Norma Rae
My Choice: Apocalypse Now


1981 Nominees:
Ordinary People, Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, and Tess
My Choice: Raging Bull


1982 Nominees:
Chariots of Fire, Atlantic City, On Golden Pond, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Reds
My Choice: Raiders of the Lost Ark


1983 Nominees:
Gandhi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Missing, Tootsie, and The Verdict
My Choice: Tootsie


1984 Nominees:
Terms of Endearment, The Big Chill, The Dresser, The Right Stuff, and Tender Mercies
My Choice: The Right Stuff


1985 Nominees:
Amadeus, The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart, and A Soldier’s Story
My Choice: Amadeus


1986 Nominees:
Out of Africa, The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Prizzi’s Honor, and Witness
My Choice: The Color Purple


1987 Nominees:
Platoon, Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission, and A Room with a View
My Choice:Platoon


1988 Nominees:
The Last Emperor, Broadcast News, Fatal Attraction, Hope and Glory, and Moonstruck
My Choice: The Last Emporer


1989 Nominees:
Rain Man, The Accidental Tourist, Dangerous Liaisons, Mississippi Burning, and Working Girl
My Choice: Rain Man


1990 Nominees:
Driving Miss Daisy, Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot
My Choice: Born on the Fourth of July


1991 Nominees:
Dances with Wolves, Awakenings, Ghost, The Godfather: Part III, and Goodfellas
My Choice: Dances With Wolves


1992 Nominees:
The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, JFK, and The Prince of Tides
My Choice: Silence of the Lambs


1993 Nominees:
Unforgiven, The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, and Scent of a Woman
My Choice: Unforgiven


1994 Nominees:
Schindler’s List, The Fugitive, In the name of the Father, The Piano, and The Remains of the Day
My Choice: Schindler's List


1995 Nominees:
Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, and The Shawshank Redemption
My Choice: Forrest Gump


1996 Nominees:
Braveheart, Apollo 13, Babe, Il Postino (The Postman), and Sense and Sensibility
My Choice: Sense and Sensibility


1997 Nominees:
The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, and Shine
My Choice: Fargo


1998 Nominees:
Titanic, As Good As It Gets, The Full Monty, Good Will Hunting, and L.A. Confidential
My Choice: L.A. Confidential


1999 Nominees:
Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, and La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful)
My Choice: Elizabeth


2000 Nominees:
American Beauty, The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile, The Insider, and Sixth Sense
My Choice: Sixth Sense


2001 Nominees:
Gladiator, Chocolat, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
My Choice: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon


2002 Nominees:
A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, and Moulin Rouge!
My Choice: LOTR: FOTR


2003 Nominees:
Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist
My Choice: Chicago


2004 Nominees:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mystic River, and Seabiscuit
My Choice: LOTR: ROTK

btw -- I selected mine from only the films nominated, I'll put another selection out of all movies later, it will just take a little while to figure out all the movies in a year -- which one is best :)

Isn't this just a favourite movie by year thread?

I think it's more like a we're-better-than-the-oscars-panel thread. Far superior ;)

I selected mine from the oscar nominations

1970 Nominees:
Midnight Cowboy, Anne of the Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hello, Dolly!, and Z
My Choice: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid


1971 Nominees:
Patton, Airport, Five Easy Pieces, Love Story, and M*A*S*H
My Choice: Five Easy Pieces


1972 Nominees:
The French Connection, A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show, and Nicholas and Alexandra
My Choice: A Clockwork Orange


1973 Nominees:
The Godfather, Cabaret, Deliverance, Sounder, and Utvandrarna
My Choice: The Godfather


1974 Nominees:
The Sting, American Graffiti, The Exorcist, A Touch of Glass, and Viskningar och rop (Cries & Whispers)
My Choice: The Exorcist


1975 Nominees:
The Godfather: Part II, Chinatown, The Conversation, Lenny, and The Towering Inferno
My Choice: Chinatown


1976 Nominees:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, and Nashville
My Choice: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


1977 Nominees:
Rocky, All the President’s Men, Bound for Glory, Network, and Taxi Driver
My Choice: Taxi Driver


1978 Nominees:
Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, Star Wars, and The Turning Point
My Choice: Star Wars


1979 Nominees:
The Deer Hunter, Coming Home, Heaven Can Wait, Midnight Express, and An Unmarried Woman
My Choice: The Deer Hunter


1980 Nominees:
Kramer vs. Kramer, All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, and Norma Rae
My Choice: Apocalypse Now


1981 Nominees:
Ordinary People, Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, and Tess
My Choice: Raging Bull


1982 Nominees:
Chariots of Fire, Atlantic City, On Golden Pond, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Reds
My Choice: Raiders of the Lost Ark


1983 Nominees:
Gandhi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Missing, Tootsie, and The Verdict
My Choice: E.T.


1984 Nominees:
Terms of Endearment, The Big Chill, The Dresser, The Right Stuff, and Tender Mercies
My Choice: The Right Stuff


1985 Nominees:
Amadeus, The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart, and A Soldier’s Story
My Choice: Amadeus


1986 Nominees:
Out of Africa, The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Prizzi’s Honor, and Witness
My Choice: The Color Purple


1987 Nominees:
Platoon, Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission, and A Room with a View
My Choice:Platoon


1988 Nominees:
The Last Emperor, Broadcast News, Fatal Attraction, Hope and Glory, and Moonstruck
My Choice: The Last Emporer


1989 Nominees:
Rain Man, The Accidental Tourist, Dangerous Liaisons, Mississippi Burning, and Working Girl
My Choice: Rain Man


1990 Nominees:
Driving Miss Daisy, Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot
My Choice: Dead Poets Society


1991 Nominees:
Dances with Wolves, Awakenings, Ghost, The Godfather: Part III, and Goodfellas
My Choice: Goodfellas


1992 Nominees:
The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, JFK, and The Prince of Tides
My Choice: The Silence of the Lambs


1993 Nominees:
Unforgiven, The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, and Scent of a Woman
My Choice: Unforgiven


1994 Nominees:
Schindler’s List, The Fugitive, In the name of the Father, The Piano, and The Remains of the Day
My Choice: Schindler's List


1995 Nominees:
Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, and The Shawshank Redemption
My Choice: Pulp Fiction


1996 Nominees:
Braveheart, Apollo 13, Babe, Il Postino (The Postman), and Sense and Sensibility
My Choice: Braveheart


1997 Nominees:
The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, and Shine
My Choice: Fargo


1998 Nominees:
Titanic, As Good As It Gets, The Full Monty, Good Will Hunting, and L.A. Confidential
My Choice: As Good As It Gets


1999 Nominees:
Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, and La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful)
My Choice: Saving Private Ryan


2000 Nominees:
American Beauty, The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile, The Insider, and Sixth Sense
My Choice: American Beauty


2001 Nominees:
Gladiator, Chocolat, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
My Choice: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon


2002 Nominees:
A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, and Moulin Rouge!
My Choice: Gosford Park


2003 Nominees:
Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist
My Choice: Chicago


2004 Nominees:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mystic River, and Seabiscuit
My Choice: Mystic River

Yeah, I guess it is. Whaddaya know? Go ahead and merge them, bullet m'boy.