Alternate Oscars (Danny Peary) - Best Picture
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These are the movies that film critic Danny Peary picked as his "best picture" choices from 1927-28 to 1991 in his book "Alternate Oscars" from 1993. Note that Peary selected no films to win for 1963.
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Wind
1928, in 14 top lists Check -
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Scarlet Empress
1934, in 12 top lists Check -
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The 39 Steps
1935, in 16 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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Stage Door
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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They Were Expendable
1945, in 4 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948, in 25 top lists Check -
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Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Shane
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
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Salt of the Earth
1954, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check -
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Ride the High Country
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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Repulsion
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
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Cul-de-sac
1966, in 6 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check -
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Five Easy Pieces
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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American Graffiti
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Man Who Would Be King
1975, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Front
1976, in 1 top list Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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Coming Home
1978, in 5 top lists Check
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