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What is the best Best Picture winner of the 1950s?

by YPB Team

A decade of Hollywood at its most ambitious, from intimate character studies to sweeping epics that swept the Oscars. Which golden-age winner still reigns supreme?

  1. On the Waterfront — ranked #11
    On the Waterfront
    The 1954 Best Picture winner starring Marlon Brando as a conflicted dockworker.
    1000pts
  2. Ben-Hur — ranked #22
    Ben-Hur
    William Wyler's 1959 Best Picture winner, a Roman epic that won a record 11 Oscars.
    930pts
  3. From Here to Eternity — ranked #33
    From Here to Eternity
    The 1953 Best Picture winner, a wartime drama famous for its beach embrace scene.
    848pts
  4. Around the World in 80 Days — ranked #44
    Around the World in 80 Days
    The 1956 Best Picture winner, a globe-trotting adaptation of the Jules Verne novel.
    818pts
  5. The Greatest Show on Earth — ranked #55
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 Best Picture winner, a sprawling circus spectacle.
    521pts
  6. All About Eve — ranked #66
    All About Eve
    The 1950 Best Picture winner, a razor-sharp drama about ambition in the theater world starring Bette Davis.
    520pts
  7. Marty — ranked #77
    Marty
    The 1955 Best Picture winner, an intimate romance about a lonely Bronx butcher.
    520pts
  8. Gigi — ranked #88
    Gigi
    The 1958 Best Picture winner, a Lerner and Loewe musical set in belle epoque Paris.
    382pts
  9. An American in Paris — ranked #99
    An American in Paris
    The 1951 Best Picture winner, a lavish Gene Kelly musical set to the music of George Gershwin.
    0pts
  10. The Bridge on the River Kwai — ranked #1010
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    David Lean's 1957 Best Picture winner, an epic WWII POW drama.
    0pts

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