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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