Once more, however, my list will be much longer, being an old fart and such.
1967: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey
1969: Easy Rider (but Midnight Cowboy is a close second)
1970: M*A*S*H
1971: A Clockwork Orange
1972: The Godfather (What's Up, Doc? is a close second)
1973: Mean Streets
1974: The Godfather, Part II (Chinatown is a very close second)
1975: Nashville
1976: Taxi Driver (can't believe this lost "best picture" to Rocky)
1977: Eraserhead
1978: The Deer Hunter
1979: Apocalypse Now
1980: Raging Bull
1981: Taps (so shoot me, I liked this film)
1982: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1983: Videodrome (but looking back, Koyaanisqatsi is a better film)
1984: Birdy (Blood Simple is a close second)
1985: Brazil
1986: Sid and Nancy
1987: Full Metal Jacket
1988: Dead Ringers & Drowning By Numbers (tie)
1989: Sex, lies, and videotape & Baxter (tie)
1990: Goodfellas & Dreams (tie)
1991: Naked Lunch (The Fisher King is a close second)
1992: Reservoir Dogs
1993: Three Colors: Blue & Schindler's List (tie), (Short Cuts close behind)
1994: Farinelli Il Castrato & Pulp Fiction (the high and the low of culture) -- The Ref would make my favorite Xmas movie list
1995: The City of Lost Children
1996: Secrets & Lies & The Pillow Book (tie)
1997: Lost Highway (The Sweet Hereafter close second)
1998: American History X
1999: Being John Malkovich & Fight Club (tie)
2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (loved Pollock & Remember the Titans though)
2001: Spirited Away & Atanarjuat (tie)
2002: Hero
2003: Whale Rider
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (loved I ♥ Huckabees too)
2005: Travellers and Magicians
2006: The Fountain & The Departed (tie)
2007: 300
2008, so far, Iron Man
Yeah, I know, lots of ties and mentions of other films. It's just too hard to pick only one for some years.
I tag ~C4Chaos (again) and Jay.
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