A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Starring Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham, Jack Gwillim, and Vanessa Redgrave

A wonderfully-acted adaptation of fine play, A Man for All Seasons tells the story of a man who sticks to his convictions, no matter the consequences. Paul Scofield is brilliant as Thomas More, a roll he created on stage. This movie is often heralded by religious, particularly Catholic, people as a story about how God is more important that worldly things, but I see it in a more universal light. Thomas More was the best example to show a real-life man who risked all for what he believed in, and it happened to be his religion. It's a great film for any fans of literature or history.

Other nominees: Alfie (Lewis Gilbert), The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (Norman Jewison), The Sand Pebbles (Robert Wise), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols)