Who Deserved Their Oscar?

Poll reveals those who most deserved their Oscar gong and those who should never have been honoured in such a way!

In tune with Oscar fever, Total Film Magazine in association with Sky Movies, invited the public to select their all-time Oscar winning favourites and those who plainly didn't really deserve a golden statue.

The Godfather (1972) was voted as the best film, beating off competition from Casablanca (1942) and Schindler's List (1993).

The top acting honours went to Robert De Niro for his performance in Raging Bull (1980), with Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando coming in second and third respectively.

In the ladies' category, Jodie Foster was voted as the most worthy of her Oscar for her role in Silence Of The Lambs (1991), Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep were also up there amongst the greats.

Steven Spielberg managed to pip The Godfather's Francis Ford Coppola to the post for being the most deserving director for his 1993 film, Schindler's List.

It wasn't such good news for Gwyneth Paltrow or Russell Crowe though - they were nominated as the least deserving best actress (Shakespeare In Love) and actor (Gladiator).

Also deemed as not worthy of their Oscar statue was James Cameron for his efforts on Titantic (1997) - the Oscar-winning film that voters also decided was a pile of rubbish.

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Full results:

Best Actor
1. Robert De Niro - Raging Bull (1980)
2. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
3. Marlon Brando - The Godfather (1972)
4. James Stewart - The Philadelphia Story (1940)
5. Kevin Spacey - American Beauty (1999)
6. Gregory Peck - To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
7. Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man (1988)
8. Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot (1989)
9. Alec Guiness - The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
10. Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen (1951)

Best Actress
1. Jodie Foster - The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
2. Katharine Hepburn - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)
3. Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice (1982)
4. Kathy Bates - Misery (1990)
5. Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
6. Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday (1953)
7. Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich (2000)
8. Vivien Leigh - Gone With The Wind (1939)
9. Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking (1995)
10. Frances McDormand - Fargo (1996)

Best Director
1. Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List (1993)
2. Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather (1972)
3. Frank Capra - It Happened One Night (1934)
4. Oliver Stone - Platoon (1986)
5. William Friedkin - The French Connection (1971)
6. David Lean - Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
7. Billy Wilder - The Apartment (1960)
8. Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven (1992)
9. Steven Soderbergh - Traffic (2000)
10. Sam Mendes - American Beauty (2000)

Best Picture
1. The Godfather (1972)
2. Casablanca (1942)
3. Schindler's List (1993)
4. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
5. Gladiator (2000)
6. Gone With The Wind (1939)
7. The Godfather Part II (1974)
8. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
9. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
10. American Beauty (1999)

The Least Deserving Best Actor
1. Russell Crowe - Gladiator (1997)
2. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (1994)
3. John Wayne - True Grit (1969)
4. Denzel Washington - Training Day (2001)
5. Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

The Least Deserving Best Actress
1. Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare In Love (1998)
2. Halle Berry - Monster's Ball (2001)
3. Cher - Moonstruck (1987)
4. Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich (2000)
5. Helen Hunt - As Good As It Gets (1997)

The Least Deserving Best Director
1. James Cameron - Titanic (1997)
2. Woody Allen - Annie Hall (1977)
3. Roman Polanski - The Pianist (2002)
4. Oliver Stone - Platoon (1986)
5. Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump (1994)

The Least Deserving Best Picture
1. Titanic (1997)
2. Chicago (2002)
3. Forrest Gump (1994)
4. Rocky (1976)
5. The English Patient (1996)