And the winner is....

For something different for the blog, I looked at the list of Best Picture winners, and made some lists:

Winners of the award that I saw and liked:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – 2003
Chicago – 2002
A Beautiful Mind – 2001
Titanic – 1997
The Silence of the Lambs – 1991
The Sound of Music – 1965

My favorite nominees for 2010:
The King’s Speech

Nominees for the award that I saw and liked:
Avatar – 2009
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings -- 2001
Chocolat – 2000
The Sixth Sense – 1999
Sense and Sensibility – 1995
Apollo 13 – 1995
Four Weddings and a Funeral – 1994
The Fugitive – 1993
A Few Good Men – 1992
Beauty and the Beast – 1991
Ghost -1990
Working Girl – 1988
The Right Stuff – 1983
ET – 1982
Raiders of the Lost Ark – 1981
Heaven Can Wait – 1978
Star Wars – 1977
Mary Poppins – 1964
The Music Man – 1962
The Ten Commandments – 1956
The King and I – 1956
The Quiet Man – 1952
The Wizard of Oz -- 1939

Winners I have seen and did not like:
Chariots of Fire – 1981
Ordinary People – 1980
Gone with the Wind -- 1939

What did I learn?  There are several movies on the list that I haven't seen and would like to see.  There are several on the list I have not seen and have no interest in seeing at all.
 
Which one is your favorite?  You can find the total list here.