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'''''Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time''''' was a two-hour television special that aired on March 22, 2011, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the United States. Hosted by [[Tom Bergeron]] and [[Cynthia McFadden]], it was a collaboration between [[ABC News]] and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine that gave American film fans the chance to choose their favorite movies of all time. The results were presented on the program, which included interviews with some of the stars and directors of the chosen films including [[Harrison Ford]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], and [[Olivia Newton-John]]. It also showed out-takes, screen tests and behind-the-scenes footage.

''People'' magazine featured a story that corresponded with the special in its March 28, 2011, issue, which came out on March 18.

The categories for the special were Best Film, Best Sci-Fi Film, Best Musical, Best Action Film, Greatest Film Character, Best Horror Film, Best Chick Flick, Greatest Screen Kiss, Best Comedy, Best Animated Film, Best Suspense/Thriller, Most Romantic Screen Couple, Greatest Line, Best Western Film and Best Political/Historical Film.

To vote for their favorite films, movie fans went online at abcnews.com and people.com to select the winners from a list of nominees created by a group of film industry experts. Online voting was open from late November 2010 to January 2011. The televised special counted down the top five films in 10 of the 15 categories: Best Comedy, Best Sci-Fi Film, Best Musical, Greatest Screen Kiss, Greatest Line, Best Action Film, Best Suspense/Thriller, Best Animated Film, Greatest Film Character and Best Film. The results in the remaining five categories (Best Horror Film, Best Chick Flick, Most Romantic Screen Couple, Best Western Film and Best Political/Historical Film) were revealed online.

John Green was the executive producer of the special.  Associate producers were Monica DelaRosa, Andy Genovese and Mia Trovato.

==Television results==

===Best Comedy===
# ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980)
# ''[[Monty Python And The Holy Grail]]'' (1975)
# ''[[Some Like It Hot]] (1959)
# ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' (1974)
# ''[[Tootsie]]'' (1982)

===Best Sci-Fi Film===
# ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope]]'' (1977)
# ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982)
# ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' (2009)
# ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999)
# ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'' (2015)

===Best Musical===
# ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' (1978)
# ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939)
# ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952)
# ''[[West Side Story (film)|West Side Story]]'' (1961)

===Greatest On-Screen Kiss===
# ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939)
# ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' (1953)
# ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955)
# ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'' (1982)
# ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1942)

===Greatest Line===
# "[[Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn]]." – ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939)
# "[[Go ahead, make my day]]!" – ''[[Sudden Impact]]'' (1983)
# "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." – ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972)
# "I'll have what she's having." – ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]'' (1989)
# "Here's looking at you, kid." – ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1942)

===Best Action Film===
# ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981)
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001)
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003)
# ''[[Die Hard]]'' (1988)
# ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000)

===Best Suspense/Thriller===
# ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991)
# ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975)
# ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (1960)
# ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' (1980)
# ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975)

===Best Animated Film===
# ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994)
# ''[[Toy Story]]'' (1995)
# ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991)
# ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937)
# ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' (1940)

===Greatest Film Character===
# [[Forrest Gump (character)|Forrest Gump]] in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994)
# [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] in the [[List of James Bond films|James Bond films]]
# [[Scarlett O'Hara]] in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939)
# [[Hannibal Lecter|Dr. Hannibal Lecter]] in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991)
# [[Indiana Jones]] in the [[Indiana Jones (franchise)#Films|Indiana Jones films]]

===Best Film===
# ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939)
# ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939)
# ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972)
# ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1942)
# ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982)

==Online results==

===Most Romantic On-Screen Couple===
# [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Kate Winslet]] – ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997)
# [[Clark Gable]] and [[Vivien Leigh]] – ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939)
# [[Richard Gere]] and [[Julia Roberts]] – ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990)
# [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[Ingrid Bergman]] – ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1942)
# [[Spencer Tracy]] and [[Katharine Hepburn]] – ''[[Adam's Rib]]'' (1949)

===Best Horror Film===
# ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'' (1973)
# ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978)
# ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982)
# ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' (1976)
# ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984)

===Best Western Film===
# ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' (1990)
# ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' (1966)
# ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992)
# ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'' (1960)

===Best Chick Flick===
# ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]'' (2004)
# ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'' (1987)
# ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990)
# ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' (1993)
# ''[[The Way We Were]]'' (1973)

===Best Political/Historical Film===
# ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993)
# ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' (1965)
# ''[[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]]'' (1957)
# ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'' (1976)
# ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939)

==See also==
* [[Best in TV: The Greatest TV Shows of Our Time]]

==External links==
* [http://abcnews.go.com/entertainment/best_film/ ABC News - Best in Film]
* [https://archive.li/20120324211714/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/best-film-greatest-movies-our-time-recap-03-22-2011 Best in Film results]
* [http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/03/abc-looks-at-the-greatest-movies-of-our-time-tonight/ Online category results]

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