Sky Movies HD ran a poll to find out the greatest British Film of all time and people decided The Italian Job was it! And no, it’s not the Mark Wahlberg version either, although that one had cooler mini’s in my book. Anyway, here’s that poll and other ones that were conducted and alot of it looks like the waiting line, on pension day in the local post office!
The top ten Greatest British Actors of All Time are:
1. Anthony Hopkins 12.19%
2. Laurence Olivier 10.09%
3. Michael Caine 9.09%
4. David Jason 8.89%
5. Sean Connery 8.59%
6. Alec Guinness 8.09%
7. Richard Burton 5.49%
8. Ian McKellen 4.80%
9. John Mills 4.10%
10. Peter Sellers 3.20%
(Others = 25.47%)
The top ten Greatest British Actresses of All Time are:
1. Judi Dench 24.78%
2. Helen Mirren 14.49%
3. Maggie Smith 10.09%
4. Julie Walters 9.69%
5. Elizabeth Taylor 6.49%
6. Kate Winslet 5.39%
7. Julie Andrews 4.00%
8. Emma Thompson 3.90%
9. Margaret Rutherford 3.30%
10. Helena Bonham-Carter3.00%
(Others = 14.87%)
The top ten Best British Supporting Actors (aged 50 or under) are:
1. Colin Firth (50) 16.18%
2. Ewan McGregor (39) 15.78%
3. Hugh Grant (50) 9.49%
4. Ralph Fiennes (47) 6.39%
5. Daniel Craig (42) 5.20%
6. Jude Law (37) 5.19%
7. Clive Owen (46) 5.00%
8. Christian Bale (36) 4.50%
9. Michael Sheen (41) 4.10%
=Simon Pegg (40) 4.10%
10. Orlando Bloom (33) 3.90%
(Others = 20.17%)
The top ten Best British Supporting Actresses (aged 50 or under) are:
1. Keira Knightley (25) 18.58%
2. Kate Beckinsale (37) 15.28%
3. Catherine Zeta Jones (41) 14.79%
4. Rachel Weisz (40) 9.99%
5. Anna Friel (34) 7.59%
6. Emma Watson (20) 6.99%
7. Minnie Driver (40) 4.90%
8. Thandie Newton (38) 3.10%
9. Emily Blunt (27) 2.60%
10. Gemma Arterton (24) 2.60%
(Others = 13.58%)
The top ten Best British Films of All Time are:
1. The Italian Job (1969) 15.18%
2. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) 7.49%
3. The Full Monty (1997) 5.79%
4. Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince (2009) 5.69%
5. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) 5.59%
6. =Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 5.49%
=Love Actually (2003) 5.49%
=Trainspotting (1996) 5.49%
7. Chariots of Fire (1981) 4.80%
8. Gandhi (1982) 4.70%
9. Brief Encounter (1945) 4.60%
10. The Wicker Man (1973) 3.70%
(Others = 25.99%)
The top ten Best British Directors of All Time are:
1. Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, The Birds) 25.67%
2. Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) 15.58%
3. David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago) 12.19%
4. Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later) 10.39%
5. Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception) 7.19%
6. Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Sherlock Holmes) 5.09%
7. Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) 4.20%
8. Ken Loach (Looking for Eric, Kes) 3.70%
9. Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) 3.60%
10. Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement) 3.30%
(Others = 9.09%)
