12 greatest Oscar best pictures

By Tom O'Neil

Growl. I don't care at all what that wolf pack of film snobs say are tops among the Oscars' choices for best picture. Go 'head — try to bite my head off. I adore "Titanic," "Marty," "The Sound of Music," "Shakespeare in Love" and even — can you hear the gnashing of fangs? — "Oliver!" I also rank high more politically correct fare like "The Godfather" and "The Apartment." But in what order, you wonder? And why? Click through this gallery to view my top 12 favorites in ascending order. And growl away, as you wish. I can't hear you.

Hannibal gets his just desserts and Hanks goes back-to-back.