Favorite 'Best Picture' Winner: 1950s

[J_UNTITLED]

Vote and tote, Blu-ers.

[P@t_Mtl]

Ben-Hur

[dahoover]

I really liked both, The Bridge On The River Kwai and Ben-Hur, but my vote goes to Ben-Hur because of Charlton Heston's amazing performance and it being such a memorable movie.

[Crim122]

On the waterfront, brought tears to my eyes

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by dahoover

I really liked both, The Bridge On The River Kwai and Ben-Hur, but my vote goes to Ben-Hur because of Charlton Heston's amazing performance and it being such a memorable movie.

And to think Leslie Nielsen almost played Messala


I vote for On The Waterfront

[Blu Titan]

The Bridge on the River Kwai with Ben Hur a very close second.

[tacoreed]

Bridge Over River

Then Ben-hur, On the Waterfront, Around the World

[quirkmanly]

The Bridge on the River Kwai - Great film, and Jack Hawkins and Alec Guinness are two of my favorite actors

[naturephoto1]

Great films including On the Waterfront and The Bridge Over the River Kwai, but I would pick Ben Hur.

Rich

[Pirate King]

Ben Hur. I am still amazed at the chariot race with no CGI. Amazing.

[Ator the Invincible]

Wow. So many great movies from the 50s. I've seen all of these, and this is a very hard choice. In fact, the only one I didn't like was Around the World in 80 Days. I ended up picking On the Waterfront as my favorite, but it was very tough not to pick From Here to Eternity... or Ben-Hur... or River Kwai... or Greatest Show on Earth... or Marty... etc.

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

Wow. So many great movies from the 50s. I've seen all of these, and this is a very hard choice. In fact, the only one I didn't like was Around the World in 80 Days. I ended up picking On the Waterfront as my favorite, but it was very tough not to pick From Here to Eternity... or Ben-Hur... or River Kwai... or Greatest Show on Earth... or Marty... etc.

Hi Ator.. (Brings back memories)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). The best of the ten winners. The one that has dated the least. On the Waterfront (1954) is a close second. But Lean's epic takes the gold. At least for me.

[Ferris]

It was really tough choosing between Ben Hur and On the Waterfront.

Given On the Waterfront was Marlon Brando's best role (in my opinion), I gave it the edge over a pretty typical role for Heston.

[Hindustani]

Thank God A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE wasnt in the list.

ON THE WATERFRONT for me easily.

[Mrdamron]

10. The Greatest Show on Earth
9. Marty
8. Around the World in Eighty Days
7. Gigi
6. Ben Hur
5. All About Eve
4. From Here to Eternity
3. An American in Paris
2. The Bridge of the River Kwai
1. On the Waterfront

[L.J.]

Ben Hur is my favorite.

[baheidstu]

My fave was Bridge on the River Kwai with the caveat that I have never seen Gigi (even though I own it!)

Least fave was An American In Paris - big disappointment as someone who likes Gene Kelly.

[ck03dancediva]

“An American in Paris”
Gene Kelly

[Blumacaw]

Greatest Show on Earth

[Cremildo]

Tough choice between On the Waterfront and Marty.