Out of all 94 Academy Award Best Picture winners since 1929, "Forrest Gump" was American viewers' favorite movie. Scoring a total net favorability of 76 percent, it ranked higher than "Titanic" and "Rocky", which ranked second and third with a net rating of 65 and 62 percent respectively.
Ranking of favorite Academy Award Best Picture winners in the United States as of 2023, by net favorability
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Morning Consult. (February 23, 2023). Ranking of favorite Academy Award Best Picture winners in the United States as of 2023, by net favorability [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368761/ranking-favorite-best-picture-winners-favorability-us/
Morning Consult. "Ranking of favorite Academy Award Best Picture winners in the United States as of 2023, by net favorability." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368761/ranking-favorite-best-picture-winners-favorability-us/
Morning Consult. (2023). Ranking of favorite Academy Award Best Picture winners in the United States as of 2023, by net favorability. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368761/ranking-favorite-best-picture-winners-favorability-us/
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