As of now, 61 people have sent me their rankings of the Academy's choices for best picture from 1927 to 2011. That's about 55 more people than I thought we were going to get.

We'll crunch the numbers in more detail soon, but I thought I'd let you know the tally so far.

For the No. 1 slot? The best best picture? Nineteen different movies got votes.

Five movies got one vote each:

• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
• The Sound of Music (1965)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)

Two movies got two votes:

• Amadeus (1984)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)

Four movies got three votes:

• The Apartment (1960)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• American Beauty (1999)

Four movies got four votes each:

• Sunrise: A Tale of Two Humans (1928)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
• Annie Hall (1977)
• Titanic (1997)

Two movies are tied for third place with five votes:

• Casablanca (1943)
• The Godfather (1972)

In second place, with six votes:

• The Godfather: Part II

And leading the pack with eight votes:

• All About Eve (1950)

“Eve” is surprising. So are the four votes both “Titanic” and “Sunrise” received: the former because I thought it wasn't well-liked; the latter because it's a silent film most of us (including me) haven't seen.

No complaints, by the way, if you haven't voted.

A few of these movies also made the worst list. Which we'll get to next.

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