12 MEMORABLE BEST PICTURE WINNERS #7

ANNIE HALL (1977)

50th Academy Awards

Nominated With:
The Goodbye Girl
Julia
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
The Turning Point

Directed By:
Woody Allen

Starring:
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Donald Symington

Synopsis:
Listen closely and you can actually hear the stress hormones pumping through the bodies of the characters in Annie Hall. Woody Allen's real, funny ode to love among twitchy city dwellers scooped up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay.

Why this is a great choice:
I think if I had to pick a personal favorite of all the Best Pictures winners, Annie Hall would be among the top 3 (along with Casablanca, and The Best Years of Our Lives). One of the rare times the Academy awarded a romantic comedy just so happens to be one of their finest selections ever. While Woody Allen has made many great films over a long-lasting career, Annie Hall stands as perhaps his most original and definitive masterwork.


12 Memorable Best Picture Winners -- previous enteries:
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- Casablanca (1942)
- How Green Was My Valley (1941)