15 correct guesses
No. 21 was “The Sting” (George Roy Hill, 1973).
Oscars: Won Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design and Original Screenplay; nominated for Best Actor (Robert Redford), Cinematography and Sound.
16 correct guesses
No. 20 was “The Right Stuff” (Philip Kaufman, 1983).
Oscars: Won Film Editing, Original Score, Sound and Sound Effects Editing; nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sam Shepard), Art Direction and Cinematogrpahy.
11 correct guesses
No.19 was “The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara” (Errol Morris, 2003).
Oscars: Won Best Documentary.
15 correct guesses
No.18 was “Memento” (Christopher Nolan, 2000).
Oscars: Nominated for Film Editing and Original Screenplay.
8 correct guesses
No.17 was “The Deer Hunter” (Michael Cimino, 1978).
Oscars: Won Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Directing, Film Editing and Sound; nominated for Best Actor (Robert DeNiro), Best Actress (Meryl Streep), Cinematography and Original Screenplay.
19 correct guesses
No.16 was “On The Waterfront” (Elia Kazan, 1954).
Oscars: Won Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Directing, Cinematography, Art Direction (black-and-white), Film Editing and Original Screenplay; nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger) and Musical Score.
11 correct guesses
No.15 was “Oklahoma!” (Fred Zinnemann, 1955).
Oscars: Won Musical Score and Sound Recording; nomiated for Cinematography and Film Editing.
9 correct guesses
No.14 was “Shakespeare In Love” (John Madden, 1998).
Oscars: Won Best Picture, Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design and Original Score; nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Directing, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup and Sound.