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Too big?

I think that even removing the bullets and years, or just having the years with links to the films, would still be too big. Maybe something like template:succession box?, tho I'm not sure if there really is a need to connect them. -- Jeandré, 2006-03-03t20:43z

Nominated for deletion

This template was nominated for deletion on March 4, 2006. The result was keep. The discussion has been archived here. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:54, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New Version?

Just so you can see them side by side: This is the new version:

Academy Award for Best Picture

1920s	1927–28: Wings • 1927–28: Sunrise • 1928–29: The Broadway Melody • 1929–30: All Quiet on the Western Front
1930s	1930–31: Cimarron • 1931–32: Grand Hotel • 1932–33: Cavalcade • 1934: It Happened One Night • 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty • 1936: The Great Ziegfeld • 1937: The Life of Emile Zola • 1938: You Can't Take It with You • 1939: Gone with the Wind
1940s	1940: Rebecca • 1941: How Green Was My Valley • 1942: Mrs. Miniver • 1943: Casablanca • 1944: Going My Way • 1945: The Lost Weekend • 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives • 1947: Gentleman's Agreement • 1948: Hamlet • 1949: All the King's Men
1950s	1950: All About Eve • 1951: An American in Paris • 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth • 1953: From Here to Eternity • 1954: On the Waterfront • 1955: Marty • 1956: Around the World in Eighty Days • 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai • 1958: Gigi • 1959: Ben-Hur
1960s	1960: The Apartment • 1961: West Side Story • 1962: Lawrence of Arabia • 1963: Tom Jones • 1964: My Fair Lady • 1965: The Sound of Music • 1966: A Man for All Seasons • 1967: In the Heat of the Night • 1968: Oliver! • 1969: Midnight Cowboy
1970s	1970: Patton • 1971: The French Connection • 1972: The Godfather • 1973: The Sting • 1974: The Godfather Part II • 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest • 1976: Rocky • 1977: Annie Hall • 1978: The Deer Hunter • 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer •
1980s	1980: Ordinary People • 1981: Chariots of Fire • 1982: Gandhi • 1983: Terms of Endearment • 1984: Amadeus • 1985: Out of Africa • 1986: Platoon • 1987: The Last Emperor • 1988: Rain Man • 1989: Driving Miss Daisy
1990s	1990: Dances With Wolves • 1991: The Silence of the Lambs • 1992: Unforgiven • 1993: Schindler's List • 1994: Forrest Gump • 1995: Braveheart • 1996: The English Patient • 1997: Titanic • 1998: Shakespeare in Love • 1999: American Beauty
2000s	2000: Gladiator • 2001: A Beautiful Mind • 2002: Chicago • 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • 2004: Million Dollar Baby • 2005: Crash

This is the old version:

Academy Award for Best Picture

1927–28: Wings • 1927–28: Sunrise • 1928–29: The Broadway Melody • 1929–30: All Quiet on the Western Front • 1930–31: Cimarron • 1931–32: Grand Hotel • 1932–33: Cavalcade • 1934: It Happened One Night • 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty • 1936: The Great Ziegfeld • 1937: The Life of Emile Zola • 1938: You Can't Take It with You • 1939: Gone with the Wind • 1940: Rebecca • 1941: How Green Was My Valley • 1942: Mrs. Miniver • 1943: Casablanca • 1944: Going My Way • 1945: The Lost Weekend • 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives • 1947: Gentleman's Agreement • 1948: Hamlet • 1949: All the King's Men • 1950: All About Eve • 1951: An American in Paris • 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth • 1953: From Here to Eternity • 1954: On the Waterfront • 1955: Marty • 1956: Around the World in Eighty Days • 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai • 1958: Gigi • 1959: Ben-Hur • 1960: The Apartment • 1961: West Side Story • 1962: Lawrence of Arabia • 1963: Tom Jones • 1964: My Fair Lady • 1965: The Sound of Music • 1966: A Man for All Seasons • 1967: In the Heat of the Night • 1968: Oliver! • 1969: Midnight Cowboy • 1970: Patton • 1971: The French Connection • 1972: The Godfather • 1973: The Sting • 1974: The Godfather Part II • 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest • 1976: Rocky • 1977: Annie Hall • 1978: The Deer Hunter • 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer • 1980: Ordinary People • 1981: Chariots of Fire • 1982: Gandhi • 1983: Terms of Endearment • 1984: Amadeus • 1985: Out of Africa • 1986: Platoon • 1987: The Last Emperor • 1988: Rain Man • 1989: Driving Miss Daisy • 1990: Dances With Wolves • 1991: The Silence of the Lambs • 1992: Unforgiven • 1993: Schindler's List • 1994: Forrest Gump • 1995: Braveheart • 1996: The English Patient • 1997: Titanic • 1998: Shakespeare in Love • 1999: American Beauty • 2000: Gladiator • 2001: A Beautiful Mind • 2002: Chicago • 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • 2004: Million Dollar Baby • 2005: Crash

This is my proposal:

Academy Award for Best Picture

1927 • Wings† • Sunrise† • The Broadway Melody† • 1930 • All Quiet on the Western Front† • Cimarron† • Grand Hotel† • Cavalcade† • It Happened One Night • Mutiny on the Bounty • The Great Ziegfeld • The Life of Emile Zola • You Can't Take It with You • Gone with the Wind • 1940 • Rebecca • How Green Was My Valley • Mrs. Miniver • Casablanca • Going My Way • The Lost Weekend • The Best Years of Our Lives • Gentleman's Agreement • Hamlet • All the King's Men • 1950 • All About Eve • An American in Paris • The Greatest Show on Earth • From Here to Eternity • On the Waterfront • Marty • Around the World in Eighty Days • The Bridge on the River Kwai • Gigi • Ben-Hur • 1960 • The Apartment • West Side Story • Lawrence of Arabia • Tom Jones • My Fair Lady • The Sound of Music • A Man for All Seasons • In the Heat of the Night • Oliver! • Midnight Cowboy • 1970 • Patton • The French Connection • The Godfather • The Sting • The Godfather Part II • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest • Rocky • Annie Hall • The Deer Hunter • Kramer vs. Kramer • 1980 • Ordinary People • Chariots of Fire • Gandhi • Terms of Endearment • Amadeus • Out of Africa • Platoon • The Last Emperor • Rain Man • Driving Miss Daisy • 1990 • Dances With Wolves • The Silence of the Lambs • Unforgiven • Schindler's List • Forrest Gump • Braveheart • The English Patient • Titanic • Shakespeare in Love • American Beauty • 2000 • Gladiator • A Beautiful Mind • Chicago • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • Million Dollar Baby • Crash
†From 1927-1933, the Academy Awards did not follow a calendar year

Discussion

I didn't like that the new version increased the size while decreasing the font. It has a lot of blank space. My version incorporates the idea of listing them by decades but compacts that into the space efficient older version. The disclaimer is a lot better than listing heiphenated dates. If someone wants to change the wording of it that would be fine by me. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 19:42, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Two winners?

Why are Wings and Sunrise both listed for the same year? It is not explained on this template (obviously), and not in either article. —Goodtimber (walk/talk) 04:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind. Question answered on Academy Award for Best Picture. —Goodtimber (walk/talk) 16:14, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]