They may be largely missing from this
year's roster of best-film Oscar contenders, but a new U.S.
survey shows war and sci-fi epics top the list of all-time
favorite movies.
Nearly 70 years after it was made, the Civil War classic
"Gone with the Wind" ranked No. 1, just ahead of
science-fiction space adventure "Star Wars," in the Harris poll
of people's favorite films that stand the test of time.
Coming in third was the sweeping Oscar-winning World War II
romance "Casablanca," followed by fantasy film "The Lord of the
Rings" in the online January poll of 2,279 U.S. adults.
Harris noted the gender and generational differences among
the results with men and younger people such as Generation X
favoring "Star Wars" and women and older baby boomers
preferring "Gone With the Wind."
"Gone With The Wind" won eight Oscars in 1939, including
best picture and best actress for Vivien Leigh. In 1977 "Star
Wars" failed to win a best picture Oscar, losing out to Woody
Allen's "Annie Hall."
Rounding out the top ten in the survey were musicals "The
Sound of Music" and "The Wizard of Oz" at Nos. 5 and 6,
respectively, followed by "The Notebook" at No. 7 and "Forrest
Gump" in eighth place. Tied for No. 9 was "The Princess Bride"
and "The Godfather" starring Al Pacino.
One wartime epic film, "Atonement," did make it into the
nominees circle of this year's Oscar race for best picture. It
will be competing with the gritty chase movie "No Country For
Old Men," teen pregnancy comedy "Juno," the period oil drama
"There Will Be Blood" and legal thriller "Michael Clayton."
Reuters/Nielsen
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