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Tom Hanks is unanimously credited as the movie's biggest winner.

Keanu gets two of the three closing votes, with Bullock making it close.

Bernie takes the room, with Debbie as the lone dissenting pick.

The Mini Coopers decisively win as the movie’s signature stars and lasting appeal.

The panel splits among the theme song, Mr. Miyagi, and Sato.

They agree Will Smith wins the movie, with Kevin James making a strong case as the closest challenger.

Bill and the others ultimately credit Mann's style as the reason they keep returning to the movie, while also noting Foxx as a strong on-viewing winner.

They give Vaughn the win for being the most entertaining presence, while praising Matt O'Leary's performance too.

They explicitly name Rebecca De Mornay as the movie's winner.

They conclude that Jennifer Jason Leigh wins the movie, though Bridget Fonda is praised as the era's defining presence.

They end by giving the overall win to Sacha Baron Cohen.

The hosts unanimously treat Downey as the clear winner of the movie.

After considering Stiller, Diaz, and Dillon, they ultimately choose Cameron Diaz as the person who won the movie.

They close by declaring Arnold the winner of the movie.

They close by agreeing that Sharon Stone is the movie's biggest winner.

By the end they decide the band and its songs are the real winners, with HBO’s cable replay value also credited.

They agreed Petersen is the movie’s winner because the role launched his career and the whole film centers on him.

They conclude that Minnesota itself is the big winner of the film’s portrayal and legacy.

They conclude Sheridan is the real winner because the film launches him into a major long-term career trajectory.

They conclude Brosnan won the movie, while noting the franchise itself also benefits from the film’s success.

They explicitly agree that Fincher won the movie, though they also note Zodiac’s myth got a boost from the film.

The final winner pick is Billy Jacoby, with a side mention of Warren Beatty.

They agree Michelle Pfeiffer wins the movie.

They end by giving the win to Kosinski, arguing the movie means the most for his career.

They close by giving the win to Rob Reiner rather than Cusack.

The hosts choose Jack Black as the film’s winner because the role helped define his career, though Cusack gets significant credit too.

They close the rundown by naming Beatty as the movie’s winner.

All three hosts ultimately give the movie to Pacino, with McConaughey getting some support as well.

Bill gives the win to LeBrock for holding the whole movie together, while Kyle leans toward Hall.

When they closed with the winner, they gave the movie to Jim Carrey rather than Weir.

Bill explicitly picked Redford as the movie’s winner for closing out that creative renaissance with this film.

They ended by giving the movie win to Redford.

They concluded Redford won the movie, arguing he comes out smelling like gold even though Newman is terrific.

They agree Leslie Nielsen won overall because the role changed his career, with Stucker also earning major praise.

By the end, they settle on Costner as the overall winner because the movie is built around his star vehicle.

They explicitly name Coogler as the overall winner, with Jordan close behind.

Bill and Craig both identify James Caan as the movie’s winner.

They ended by saying Heath Ledger won the movie, and that the film is defined by his performance and legacy.

They explicitly gave the movie to Natasha Henstridge, with Madsen discussed as the alternate.

All three hosts pick Alec Baldwin as the movie's winner.

In the closing judgment, they say Scorsese won because the film got him back on track creatively.

They ultimately give the win to Samuel L. Jackson because the film boosts him from star turn to major franchise-level force.

Roger Ebert's take is read aloud and the room agrees Melanie Griffith won the movie.

They give the movie to Seagal overall because his performance and this era led to Under Siege and peak-watchability.

At the end-of-episode wrap-up, they say Bronson won the movie even if the performance is somewhat one-note.

They close by declaring Charles Bronson the winner of the movie.

Bill lands on Mimi Rogers as the winner, while acknowledging Bracco as the other major standout.

They conclude Seth Green probably won the movie for lasting recognition and career momentum, with Embry as the sentimental alternative.

The room ultimately says the movie belongs to Damon and Affleck together because they wrote it, starred in it, and made it happen.

After some back-and-forth, the hosts end by saying Shaq is the movie’s biggest winner.

The consensus is that Tony Scott’s direction is the real winner, with Duvall close behind as the key performance.

At the end, they picked Fred Willard as the movie's winner, with Higgins as the main alternate.

They say Stallone clearly won the movie as writer, star, and breakout creator of the franchise.

They agree Mike Myers is the main winner because of how well the movie serves his comedy and career.

At the end, they agree the movie is won jointly by Belushi and Aykroyd.

They mostly credited Gudegast, while also joking that the movie itself may have won by exceeding expectations.

They conclude that Peter Berg wins because the film leads directly to the TV series and shapes the franchise.

Bill picks screenwriter William Monahan, while Chris makes a case for Goodman, who is ultimately framed as the movie's key force.

They end by choosing Demi Moore as the movie’s ultimate winner because she gets the most out of the film’s provocative material.

They choose Crystal because the film helped establish him as a movie star while Hines was already the bigger physical presence.

They agree De Niro is the winner, with Stiller as a possible alternative.

They named Ari Aster as the winner because the film’s success gave him the career runway for later projects, while also saluting Collette.

The group agreed Hopkins won the movie overall, even while saying Foster deserved the Oscar.

They decide JoBeth Williams most strongly carries the movie, while acknowledging Spielberg got the larger share of credit.

They say the filmmakers and the audience won, though the cast did not financially benefit much.

They conclude that arm wrestling itself is the big winner because the film made the sport memorable for decades.

They ended by naming Michael Keaton the winner of the movie.

They ultimately say Notre Dame wins the movie, though they note Goldsmith's score is the other major winner.

They gave the overall movie win to Wes Anderson, while acknowledging Fiennes' performance as Oscar-worthy.

They give the win to Stiller because the movie cemented White Goodman as an iconic character and boosted his run.

They said Tarantino won the movie overall, with Jackson as the runner-up because of his towering performance.

They crowned Costner as the movie's winner, with Will Patton getting an honorable mention from the producer.

In the final wrap-up they agree Hugh Grant wins the movie, while also noting Julia Roberts and Richard Curtis as notable winners.

The episode ends with James Cameron getting the overall win for making the movie work at scale.

They agree Costner wins the movie overall, with Vin Scully acknowledged as a strong honorable mention.

At the end, they say the tornadoes won the movie, while also praising Hoffman as the performance that will age into the most fascinating one.

They ended by naming Mike Myers the overall winner of the movie, while acknowledging Heather Graham and Rob Lowe as notable secondary winners.

They agreed Leslie Nielsen won the movie because the role turned him into a true movie star and spawned sequels.

Bill says the dad won the movie, while Sean argues Sandler won it for his career and production-company launch.

They ultimately give the movie to Walter Matthau, while acknowledging Tatum O'Neal as a strong alternative.

They debate a few candidates, but settle most comfortably on Indiana as the big winner of the film.

At the end they explicitly agree that Paul Newman wins the movie.

At the end, they crown Sean Penn as the movie's winner.

They name Michael J. Fox as the winner, while also crediting Doc Brown’s character as a major reason the movie works.

They conclude Hoffman is the lasting winner of the movie because his performance is what people remember most.

They ultimately gave the win to Schrader, while acknowledging George C. Scott’s powerful performance.

They explicitly declare Tom Cruise the winner of Magnolia.

They ultimately give the edge to Turner because she has the bigger, funnier, and more varied role.

They decide the director wins for making a strong, memorable prison-crime thriller and effectively launching this subgenre.

The room leans slightly toward Coogler/Kugler, though they acknowledge a split with Stallone.

After debate, the room awards the movie to Harrison Ford over Tommy Lee Jones.

At the end they agree Pacino is the clear winner of the movie.

The hosts unanimously name Denzel Washington as the winner of the movie, not Hanks or Demi.

The hosts ultimately pick Jennifer Lawrence as the winner of the movie, while acknowledging Bradley Cooper as the soul of it.

At the end of the rundown, they explicitly award the movie to Denzel Washington.

They conclude that Josh wins the movie, though one host also credits chess itself.

They close by saying Barkin is the clear winner of the movie because she is its sex, soul, and center.

They ultimately chose Aniston as the biggest winner in the post-breakup aftermath, with Pitt as a plausible alternate answer.

At the end, the hosts agree that Richard Gere is the movie's winner, with Winger as the main alternate answer.

Rickman is declared the winner because the movie would not work with a lesser villain, though Costner is also discussed in relation to the film’s success.

After briefly considering evil as the winner, they land on Gregory Peck as the movie's strongest presence.

They close by naming Malkovich as the overall winner because his performance drives the movie.

They debate a few candidates, but Carpenter is treated as the overall winner of the movie.

They agree Sean Astin clearly won the movie and is the standout performance.

Bill and the others conclude Kasdan wins because the movie feels like a deeply personal generational classic.

They agree the movie belongs most to Palminteri, with C mentioned as a possible but lesser alternative.

They say Viola Davis wins the movie because her performance makes the whole film pop.

They agree that Murray wins the movie, even while acknowledging Coppola’s directing triumph.

When they ask who won the movie, the room answers Denzel.

They close by agreeing that Sarah Michelle Gellar wins the movie because she is so strong and memorable in every scene she's in.

They conclude that Kubrick won because the movie somehow worked and delivered a final unforgettable line, while jokingly crediting the Illuminati in passing.

The room ends by giving the movie itself to Chevy Chase.

The hosts unanimously declare Tom Cruise the winner of the movie.

They ended by agreeing that Al Pacino won the movie.

They end by saying DiCaprio won the movie, while still feeling he should have won for The Departed that year.

After considering both leads, Jennifer Lawrence lands on Jeff Daniels as the movie's winner for her.

They credited the Bond franchise as the main winner, while noting Mads Mikkelsen’s stealthy villain performance.

They split the win between Sevigny and Beckinsale, with both women viewed as the movie's central force.

They agree Favreau wins the movie, with Roy Choi and the various food elements also treated as winners.

They close by choosing Redford's Gage as the movie's winner.

After some back-and-forth, they land on Ray Allen as the movie’s winner because it permanently elevated his cultural status.

They conclude that Blumhouse wins because the movie helped establish the company’s model and brand.

They ultimately give the movie to Damien Chazelle as the director and author of the whole project.

They close by agreeing Meg Ryan is the winner of the movie, while Nora Ephron is also credited for the film's larger impact.

Both Chris and Bill land on Burt Reynolds as the winner, with the setting and landscapes also credited.

When they close by naming the winner, Hawk gets the final nod over the score.

They debate the career impact but settle on Giamatti as the movie's winner, with Payne as a close alternate case.

At the end they agree Michael Rooker is the movie's winner over Stallone.

They close by agreeing that Will Smith won the movie.

They agreed Denzel won the movie, with Dakota Fanning and Tony Scott also receiving major praise.

They close by naming John Candy the winner of the movie.

The room says De Palma wins overall, even while calling this Travolta’s best performance.

The room concludes that Gere is the ultimate winner because the role launched him into superstardom.

They ultimately declare Bart the Bear the movie’s winner, though Hopkins is the human alternative they discuss.

The hosts agree Danny McBride is the winner for the movie, while also noting Seth Rogen’s long-term cultural and business upside.

After a producer tiebreaker, they go with Jack Lemmon as the movie's winner.

The hosts agree Rebel Wilson wins the movie because she is the funniest and most entertaining presence throughout.

They close by giving the overall win to JC Chandor for pulling off such a difficult movie on a tiny schedule and budget.

In the final winner check, they give the movie to Spielberg, with Hanks as the next-strongest answer.

Both hosts agree Kurt Russell is the movie's winner and the most watchable part of the whole thing.

They close by saying Pacino won the movie, while noting Hoffman also benefits a lot from the experience.

The room names Travolta as the winner of the movie, while noting Olivia Newton-John also benefited enormously from it.

Bill and Juliet each landed on different winners, but the room’s final consensus favored Brendan Fraser over Matt Damon.

They conclude that the soundtrack edges out Pac for the overall win if the soundtrack is eligible.

They explicitly give the movie to Kathy Bates, with Reiner mentioned as the other big winner by implication.

They close by saying the music, the film, and even humanity can all be seen as winners, so the category is effectively shared.

Bill picks Connery, Craig also picks Connery, and Chris agrees Costner's case is strong but not enough to beat him.

They ultimately give the movie to Sutherland for the key performance, while noting Redford’s larger victory through directing and awards.

They agree Oliver Stone won the movie, with a brief alternative argument made for Lee Harvey Oswald.

They ultimately give the movie to Spielberg, citing the film's impact, his profit participation, and the way it powered the rest of his career.

They ultimately agree Scorsese wins the movie because Goodfellas crowns his career and legacy.

Arnold is named the official winner, though Kyle makes a strong case for Bill Duke as the real soul of the movie.

They end by agreeing that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the clear winner of Commando.

They conclude Lundgren's Drago is the film's biggest winner, with one joking aside that America might have won instead.

They ultimately agree Fincher is the winner, while also noting Freeman’s performance as a strong secondary case.

They explicitly named Tom Cruise as the movie's winner, while giving Coughlin a strong honorable mention.

In the closing winner discussion, the hosts pick Michael J. Fox as the person who won the movie because the replacement casting made the film work.

After debating Mendes, Bardem, and the Broccoli family, they agree the franchise and Bond himself are the ultimate winners.

They end by agreeing that Jeremy Renner won the movie, with Affleck's directing also credited for the overall success.

The hosts explicitly conclude that Tarantino wins the movie, while also crediting Waltz as the performance that made it work.

The final consensus lands on Tommy Lee Jones as the movie’s winner because his character gives the film its soul and emotional frame.

They directly agree that Robin Williams wins the movie, with some support for Robert Sean Leonard as a secondary choice.

They ultimately give the movie to Segel because he wrote and stars in it, though Kunis gets a strong shout as the breakout.

They land on Dave Grusin's score as the thing that most wins the movie, since it most strongly gives the film its lasting identity.

They ultimately agree that Tarantino won because the movie cemented his voice and set up the next phase of his career.

In the final judgment, the room names Bruce Willis as the winner, with Rickman and McTiernan also argued as possible answers.

After considering the whole field, they agree Spielberg won the movie, with Shaw singled out as the strongest alternate case.

The final winner of the movie is Sorkin, with the hosts crediting the script, dialogue structure, and its synergy with editing and score.