9. The Grapes of Wrath - 1940, directed by John Ford (lost to Rebecca)
I love Rebecca as much as the next Alfred Hitchcock fan, but John Ford's first masterpiece was the best film on 1940. Although Ford had won a Best Director statue for 1935's The Informer, his adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath really showed that Ford was a master of the medium. Everything that made him a genius is there. Plus, there's Henry Fonda's performance as Tom Joad is heartbreaking and monumental. Grapes only won two Oscars – Ford won Best Director (for the second of four times) and for Jane Darwell's supporting performance as Ma Joad.
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