Tournaments I've hosted and the winners thereof (or in the cases of tournaments still running, links to the most recent rounds):

The Great Best Picture Nominee Tournament (1946-2009):

The Godfather (1972)

View the trailer.

The Godfather beat Pulp Fiction 13-8 in the final, claiming 1st place in a seven-round tournament out of 320 potential candidates. Check out more celebratory videos at the end of this thread.

The Great Best Actor Nominee Tournament (1946-2009):

The Final: Dr. Strangelove vs. Jake LaMotta.

Best Debut Album of the '50s Tournament:

Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)

Long Tall Sally.

Tutti Frutti.

Little Richard beat Chuck Berry 8-3 in the final, claiming 1st place in a four-round tournament out of 26 nominations. Check out more celebratory videos here.

Best Debut Album of the '60s Tournament:

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

The Velvet Underground beat Led Zeppelin 26-15 in the final, claiming 1st place in a five-round tournament out of 59 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

The Velvet Underground & Nico also won the title Best Debut Album of All Time in a tournament against the other decades' champions, culminating in a 20-12 win over Unknown Pleasures in the final.

Best Debut Album of the '70s Tournament:

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Day of the Lords.

Candidate.

Joy Division beat Television 20-18 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 82 nominations. Check out more celebratory videos here.

Best Debut Album of the '80s Tournament:

Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)

Bone Machine.

The Pixies beat The Smiths 23-14 in the final, claiming 1st place in a seven-round tournament out of 133 nominations. Check out more celebratory videos here.

Best Debut Album of the '90s Tournament:

Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)

Summer Babe (Winter Version).

Here.

Pavement beat Portishead 15-14 in the final, claiming 1st place in a seven-round tournament out of 201 nominations. Check out more celebratory videos here.

Best Debut Album of the '00s Tournament:

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)

Arcade Fire beat Interpol 21-11 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament seeded from over 200 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Best Love Song Ever Tournament:

The Beatles - "Something" (1969)



"Something" beat "Wild Horses" 19-4 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 87 nominations. Check out more celebratory videos (the song performed by Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and James Brown) here.

Best Break Up Song Ever Tournament:

Sinead O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)



"Nothing Compares 2 U" beat "Knowing Me, Knowing You" 10-5 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 64 nominations.

Best Hip Hop Track Ever Tournament:

Public Enemy - "Fight the Power" (1989)



"Fight the Power" beat "Paid in Full" 11-5 in the final, claiming 1st place in a seven-round tournament out of 178 nominations. Check out more celebratory videos (two, well, kinda awful covers - just be glad I couldn't find the Vanilla Ice take; and the sources for some of the tracks samples) here.

The Best Action Film of the '80s Tournament:

Aliens (1986)

Aliens beat Back to the Future 9-4 in the final, claiming 1st place in a five-round tournament out of 38 nominated candidates. See a quick reminder of the winner's action credentials here.

The Best Action Film of the '90s Tournament:

Army of Darkness (1992)

Army of Darkness beat Face/Off 6-4 in the final, claiming 1st place in a five-round tournament out of 38 nominated candidates. See Bruce Campbell earning his action hero credentials here.

The Best Action Film of the '00s Tournament:

The Dark Knight (2008)

View the trailer.

The Dark Knight beat Batman Begins 9-4 in the final, claiming 1st place in a five-round tournament out of 48 nominated candidates. Check out more celebratory videos here.

Best Sophomore Album of the '50s Tournament:

John Coltrane - Blue Train (1958):

Blue Train beat Little Richard 10-2 in the final, claiming 1st place in a three-round tournament out of 13 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Best Sophomore Album of the '60s Tournament:

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Led Zeppelin II beat Axis: Bold as Love 12-11 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 72 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Best Sophomore Album of the '70s Tournament:

The Stooges - Fun House (1970)

Fun House beat Bryter Layter 19-7 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 94 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Fun House also won the title Best Sophomore Album of All Time in a tournament against the other decades' champions, culminating in a 12-11 win over Closer in the final.

Best Sophomore Album of the '80s Tournament:

Joy Division - Closer (1980)

Closer beat Seventeen Seconds 19-3 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 117 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Best Sophomore Album of the '90s Tournament:

Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)

Nevermind beat The Downward Spiral 21-5 in the final, claiming 1st place in a seven-round tournament out of 186 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Best Sophomore Album of the '00s Tournament:

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)

Neon Bible beat De Stijl 12-11 in the final, claiming 1st place in a seven-round tournament out of 161 nominations. Hear it for yourself here.

Best Album Opener of the '50s Tournament:

Charles Mingus - "Better Git It in Your Soul" (Mingus Ah Um, 1959)

"Better Git It in Your Soul" beat "Blue Train" 6-5 in the final, claiming 1st place in a four-round tournament out of 20 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Closer of the '50s Tournament:

John Coltrane - "Lazy Bird" (Blue Train, 1958)

"Lazy Bird" beat "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" 5-2 in the final, claiming 1st place in a three-round tournament out of 15 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Opener of the '60s Tournament:

The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" (Let It Bleed, 1969)

"Gimme Shelter" beat "Like a Rolling Stone" 21-14 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 105 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Closer of the '60s Tournament:

The Beatles - "A Day in the Life" (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

"A Day in the Life" beat "Tomorrow Never Knows" 18-7 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 70 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Opener of the '70s Tournament:

The Who - "Baba O'Riley" (Who's Next, 1971)

"Baba O'Riley" beat "London Calling" 27-20 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 115 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Closer of the '70s Tournament:

The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Who's Next, 1971)

"Won't Get Fooled Again" beat "Riders on the Storm" 19-13 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 99 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Opener of the '80s Tournament:

Round One: Part Four (tie break).

Best Album Closer of the '80s Tournament:

Pixies - "Gouge Away" (Doolittle, 1989)

"Gouge Away" beat "Decades" 14-13 in the final, claiming 1st place in a six-round tournament out of 130 nominations. Hear both the finalists for yourself here.

Best Album Opener of the '90s Tournament:

Round One: Part Four.

Best Album Closer of the '90s Tournament:

Round One: Part One.