1970 Nominees:
Midnight Cowboy, Anne of the Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hello, Dolly!, and Z
My Choice: Andrei Rublyov
1971 Nominees:
Patton, Airport, Five Easy Pieces, Love Story, and M*A*S*H
My Choice: Little Big Man
1972 Nominees:
The French Connection, A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show, and Nicholas and Alexandra
My Choice: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
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: The Godfather: Part II
1976 Nominees:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, and Nashville
My Choice: Barry Lyndon
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: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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: Alien
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: Blade Runner
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: Brazil
1987 Nominees:
Platoon, Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission, and A Room with a View
My Choice:Jean de Florette
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: A Fish Called Wanda
1990 Nominees:
Driving Miss Daisy, Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot
My Choice: Driving Miss Daisy
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: JFK
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: Léon
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: Sling Blade
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 The Sixth Sense
My Choice: Being John Malkovich
2001 Nominees:
Gladiator, Chocolat, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
My Choice: Dancer in the Dark
2002 Nominees:
A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, and Moulin Rouge!
My Choice: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie)
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: American Splendor
Midnight Cowboy, Anne of the Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hello, Dolly!, and Z
My Choice: Andrei Rublyov
1971 Nominees:
Patton, Airport, Five Easy Pieces, Love Story, and M*A*S*H
My Choice: Little Big Man
1972 Nominees:
The French Connection, A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show, and Nicholas and Alexandra
My Choice: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
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: The Godfather: Part II
1976 Nominees:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, and Nashville
My Choice: Barry Lyndon
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: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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: Alien
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: Blade Runner
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: Brazil
1987 Nominees:
Platoon, Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission, and A Room with a View
My Choice:Jean de Florette
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: A Fish Called Wanda
1990 Nominees:
Driving Miss Daisy, Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot
My Choice: Driving Miss Daisy
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: JFK
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: Léon
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: Sling Blade
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 The Sixth Sense
My Choice: Being John Malkovich
2001 Nominees:
Gladiator, Chocolat, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
My Choice: Dancer in the Dark
2002 Nominees:
A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, and Moulin Rouge!
My Choice: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie)
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: American Splendor
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"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."
"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."